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While Quigley concedes he can’t always make the lowest offedr on aggressively competitiveconstruction bids, clientsa continue to call on his 30-year-old companyy because of their relationship with Terry’s Electric. “We’ve got a good reputatioj in the industry. We’ve alwaysw done right by our If we’ve had a job, we’ve come throughh for them,” Quigley said, who credits his employees with beinf a key factor inthe company’s success.
The companyh — which has completed projects such asthe 360,000-square-foot Orlando Magic RDV Sportsplex and the 1,338-suite Caribe Royale Resort & Convention Centeer — most recently finished the 100,000-square-foogt KOA Elementary School in Poinciana. The openinh of Walt Disney World was a major factor in choosingthe company’s said Quigley, who moved to Florida from Kansas City, Mo., in 1978. In Quigley sold the business to a utilitiee companyin Hartford, Conn., and then bought it back in December 2006. Thougy Terry’s Electric finished 2008 with $38.
5 millionn in revenue, Quigley said he has been forceds to cut back significantly due to the effect of the economy onconstruction and, more specifically, the residentiapl market. Quigley said the company, whichh previously brought in about $1 million a month in residential is now lucky todo $100,000 a month. Currently, the company’sz biggest project is International Drive’s 34-storh Peabody Orlando expansion, which will keep workersd busy untilSeptember 2010. The project includes a new 750-roomj hotel tower, 650,000 square feet of convention spacew and a privatewatet park.
Looking ahead, Quigley said severall hotel projects are in the and he has utility work to fall back on for including FloridaPower & Light, Progress Energy and the Orlando Utilities Commission. Quigley also findw comfort knowing his company is faring better than most of itscompetitorw — which makes him optimistic about its ability to perseverwe through the down economy. In fact, Quigley hopes to retire next leaving his namesake company in the hands of his Threeof Quigley’s seven all of whom have worked for the company at some currently work for Terry’sd Electric. His stepson, Mark Neveu, recently was promoted to presidentt ofthe company.
And Quigley’as wife, Jeanne, is the company’s executivw vice president.