# Branch - Employee-Owned Construction Company > Branch is a 100% employee-owned construction company providing construction services throughout the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern United States. Branch was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Roanoke, Virginia. Its capabilities include heavy civil construction, general contracting, construction management, alternative delivery, site development, specialty fabrication, and mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services. ## Company - [About Branch](https://www.branchgroup.com/about/): Company overview, employee ownership, history, capabilities, and geographic footprint. - [Safety](https://www.branchgroup.com/about/safety/): Branch's safety culture, programs, performance, and employee-owner protections. - [Community](https://www.branchgroup.com/about/community/): Branch Gives, charitable contributions, sponsorships, in-kind donations, and employee volunteerism. - [Awards and Rankings](https://www.branchgroup.com/about/awards/): Company rankings, safety recognition, and project awards. ## Services - [All Services](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/): Overview of Branch's construction capabilities and delivery methods. - [Heavy Civil](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/heavy-civil/): Heavy highway, bridge, utility, earthwork, drainage, and concrete construction for public and private clients. - [Site Development](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/site-development/): Clearing, grading, earthwork, utilities, drainage, paving, and other work required to prepare sites for construction. - [Fabrication](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/fabrication/): Off-site fabrication of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing assemblies using building information modeling and controlled shop conditions. - [Construction Management](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/construction-management/): Professional oversight of project planning, preconstruction, design coordination, scheduling, budgeting, and construction. - [Alternative Delivery](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/alternative-delivery/): Design-build, progressive design-build, public-private partnership, and construction-manager-at-risk delivery methods. - [Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing](https://www.branchgroup.com/services/mechanical-electrical-plumbing/): In-house MEP design, installation, commercial service, controls, and specialty project capabilities. ## Markets - [All Markets](https://www.branchgroup.com/markets/): Overview of the industries and client sectors served by Branch. - [Healthcare](https://www.branchgroup.com/markets/healthcare/): Construction and renovation experience encompassing hospitals, medical offices, diagnostic centers, and specialized healthcare facilities. - [Education](https://www.branchgroup.com/markets/education/): K–12 and higher-education construction, including elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, universities, and athletic facilities. - [Transportation](https://www.branchgroup.com/markets/transportation/): Highway, bridge, interchange, roadway widening, airport, port, and other transportation infrastructure construction. - [Municipality and Government](https://www.branchgroup.com/markets/government/): Public-sector construction experience encompassing courthouses, fire stations, detention centers, public-safety facilities, and municipal infrastructure. ## Selected Projects - [Roanoke Memorial Hospital Expansion](https://www.branchgroup.com/project/roanoke-memorial-hospital-expansion/): A 500,000-square-foot healthcare expansion encompassing the 12-story Crystal Spring Tower, behavioral-health facilities, structured parking, and a pedestrian skyway. - [AutoZone Distribution Center](https://www.branchgroup.com/project/autozone-distribution-center/): Prime civil construction for AutoZone's 807,000-square-foot East Coast distribution hub on a 140-acre site in New Kent County, Virginia. - [Jamestown Parkway](https://www.branchgroup.com/project/jamestown-parkway/): Jamestown Parkway transformed High Point Road into a higher-capacity east–west corridor, connecting the I-74/US 311 Bypass in High Point to the Greensboro Western Urban Loop (future I-40) in Guilford County, North Carolina. - [Virginia Tech Student Athletic Performance Center](https://www.branchgroup.com/project/virginia-tech-student-athletic-performance-center/): A 24,890-square-foot renovation and addition that created a performance-nutrition dining facility while the surrounding university facilities remained operational. - [Amazon Distribution Center](https://www.branchgroup.com/project/amazon-distribution-center/): Sitework for a 3.8-million-square-foot Amazon distribution center on an 89-acre site in Suffolk, Virginia, encompassing earthwork, stormwater facilities, utilities, concrete, and paving. ## Leadership - [Corporate Leadership and Board of Directors](https://www.branchgroup.com/about/leadership/): Current Branch leadership, including Chief Executive Officer Josh Goyne, and the company's Board of Directors. ## News and Media - [Branch News](https://www.branchgroup.com/news/): Current company announcements, awards, project updates, leadership news, and community impact stories. - [Media Kit](https://www.branchgroup.com/news/media-kit/): Official company background, media resources, logos, and press information. - [Josh Goyne Named Chief Executive Officer](https://www.branchgroup.com/josh-goyne-named-chief-executive-officer-of-branch/): Official announcement naming Josh Goyne Chief Executive Officer effective August 17, 2026. ## Careers and Contact - [Contact and Office Locations](https://www.branchgroup.com/contact/): Branch office locations, business-development contacts, media inquiries, trade-partner information, and the corporate telephone number, 540-982-1678. - [Branch Careers](https://branchcareers.com/): Employment, internship, benefits, culture, and employee-ownership information for prospective Branch employees. ## Optional - [XML Sitemap](https://www.branchgroup.com/sitemap_index.xml): Yoast XML sitemap index of public Branch website content.