Surry Business

Mount Airy-based John S. Clark Co. Inc. is the fifth-most-active general contracting company in northwest North Carolina, based on 2006 billings in the 12-county Triad region, the Business Journal of the Greater Triad reports in its Oct. 26 edition.

The weekly newspaper says John S. Clark Co. Inc. had industrial, commercial, retail and multi-family projects totaling $73.36 million last year. Ninety-six percent of the billings were for commercial projects, the Business Journal noted.

The Triad’s most active general contractors, based on last year’s billings in the region, are the Thompson Arthur Division of Apac Atlantic in Greensboro, New Atlantic Contracting Inc. in Winston-Salem, Samet Corp. in Greensboro and Shelco Inc. (founded by Surry County natives Ed and Charlie Shelton) in Winston-Salem.