RNGD Named to ENR’s 2026 Top 400 General Contractors
RNGD has been named to Engineering News-Record’s 2026 Top 400 General Contractors list, ranking #394 nationally on the strength of $253 million in 2025 revenue.
Published annually by ENR — the construction industry’s most-read trade publication — the Top 400 is widely regarded as the definitive ranking of America’s most active general contractors. Inclusion signals scale, stability, and the kind of project portfolio that owners, partners, and craft professionals look for when selecting a builder.
A Year of Consequential Work
RNGD’s return to the Top 400 follows a 2025 marked by high-visibility project delivery across the firm’s Gulf South and Southeast footprint. Highlights from the year include:
- The Lewter District in Huntsville, Alabama — a mixed-use development anchored by a new Class A office building delivered for 223 Washington
- BW Cooper in New Orleans — a major affordable housing development built in partnership with HANO, Providence Community Housing, and Columbia Residential
- West Tunnel Lofts in New Orleans — a historic adaptive reuse project with HRI Communities
- The Globalplex Second Dock Access Bridge — a critical piece of port infrastructure delivered with the Port of South Louisiana
- The LA-424 Washington Parish Bridge groundbreaking — a state infrastructure project launched alongside Governor Jeff Landry
The breadth of that portfolio — spanning commercial, multifamily, affordable housing, historic restoration, and heavy civil infrastructure — reflects RNGD’s positioning as a builder capable of moving across sectors with the same standard of execution.
Industry Context
The 2026 Top 400 reflects an industry navigating real headwinds. Total Top 400 revenue rose 11.8% year-over-year, but ENR reports that growth was heavily concentrated at the top of the list, with the 10 largest firms capturing 23.3% of total revenue and the top 100 firms capturing 73.4%. Contractors across the country are managing labor constraints, material cost volatility, and the ripple effects of a national data center construction surge that is reshaping competition for skilled trades.
For RNGD CEO Wes Palmisano, the ranking reflects something more fundamental than market dynamics. “We don’t build for rankings — we build to outwork, outthink, and outlast,” Palmisano said. “Earning a spot on the ENR Top 400 means the industry is catching up to what our people have been doing for years. I’m proud of where we landed. I’m more interested in where we’re headed.”
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