5 Construction Companies Owned And Operated By Black Women
CTI Environmental
CTI Environmental is owned by chemical engineer and businesswoman Robin Thorne, who has more than 15 years of experience in regulatory compliance. The firm has branches in Long Beach, CA, Atlanta and Philadelphia. They have two primary divisions – regulatory compliance and construction management – and have relationships with several regulatory parties including the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health, as well as many fire departments.
Thorne is an executive supervisor on all projects and handles recruitment as well as business development for the company.
When interviewed for modern resource management platform WorkMax on obstacles she’s faced in her work, Thorne said, “Early in my career was just the respect level…I’ve gone into rooms where I’ve been ignored because the assumption was that I wasn’t the person in charge.”
The successful pioneer is paying it forward with her non-profit Demo Chicks, which provides resources and mentorship for young women interested in construction, demolition, architecture and engineering.
