In the Lead: Best Minority-Owned Businesses 2026

Ugo Nwagbaraocha has spent 19 years building Diamond Discs International Construction Management into a dual-force in the construction industry — operating as both a general construction management firm and a national wholesaler of construction tools and equipment.

Tyrone Johnson, founder and president of Brothers Infrastructure Group, brings more than 25 years of experience as a project manager, program manager and engineer across the public and private sectors.

T.L. Reese Corporation began with a $500 porch demolition project on North 51st Street in Milwaukee on Oct. 1, 1992, operating then as Cream City Builders.

One 5 Olive is a Milwaukee-based real estate development firm founded by brothers David Griggs and Gregory Davis, who grew up in the city’s Rufus King neighborhood. The

Moua Construction has built its reputation on tackling the jobs others won’t — and doing them right.

Mavid Construction was founded in 2008 by Zoar Fulwilder and his uncle — in the middle of a recession.

MARS Solutions Group, a woman and minority-owned technology staffing firm based in Milwaukee, has grown into a five-time Inc. 5000 Fastest Growing Company in America and a three-time Milwaukee Future 50 organization.

Potawatomi Ventures is the economic development and diversification portfolio company of the Forest County Potawatomi Community.

Brothers James, Jalin and Clifton Phelps founded JCP Construction in 2008 as a small family business.

Nearly 20 years after designing and building his first house, Michael Emem leads Emem Group, a Milwaukee-based commercial real estate and consulting firm founded in 2018.

D&T Construction, a 100% Indigenous-owned general contractor based in Wisconsin, has built a reputation for quality craftsmanship and community impact over 14 years in business.

Founded by Carla Cross, Cross Management Services is a Milwaukee-based consulting firm offering community outreach, contract compliance, construction management and real estate brokerage services.

Quinn Long’s path to founding Clearcut Solutions began at age 9, tearing down a chimney alongside his father on one of Milwaukee’s historic multilevel bungalows.

Kenneth Bush has spent decades building something Rochester, Minnesota had never seen before — a minority-owned development, design and construction firm rooted in community.

Seven Generation Contractors LLC has spent four years building more than concrete structures — it has built a legacy rooted in responsibility and purpose.

Arrow-Crete Construction has built more than concrete infrastructure in southeastern Wisconsin.

For 16 years, ALLCON LLC has built more than structures — it has built opportunity.