50 Most Powerful Minority CEO's & Corporate Executives

Pless B. Jones, SrFounder, President & Chief Executive OfficerP & J Contracting Company, Inc.P& J Contracting was founded by Pless Jones, Sr, who is presently the President and Chief Executive Officer.He is also currently President of the Maryland Minority Contractors Association. In 2008, P&J Contractingwas recognized as a Top 100 Minority Business Enterprise and Minority Business Enterprise of the Year bySmall, Minority and Women Owned businesses.P&J Contracting Company is a Maryland corporation with a current workforce of more than (75) full-timeemployees and a surety bonding level in excess of over thirty million dollars ($30,000,000). P&J’s executiveoffice is located in Baltimore, Maryland and has regional offices in New Orleans, Louisiana and Raleigh,North Carolina.P&J Contracting Company has been providing construction, renovation and demolition services, in the publicand private sector for over 30 years. Our company has a solid reputation for offering specialized demolitionservices to industrial, government and commercial clients. With regional offices and affiliates in six states, P&JContracting Company qualified professionals ensure that their work is completed safely, on time and withinbudget. Using specialized equipment, we are able to execute the demolition and removal of waste, equipment,salvage and other hazardous and non-hazardous materials.P&J Contracting Company is proud to be a driving force in improving the reputation of the demolition industryby our investment in our on-site equipment and re-investment of our profit into the latest demolition andrecycling equipment. Our commitment to recycling using our own crushers and recycling yard means that weconstantly improve the facilities that we offer and are able to pass the savings on to our clients.Over the past thirty years, P&J Contracting demolition jobs has spanned a number of different states, includingMaryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Louisiana. The scope of these jobs have ranged fromthe demolition of row houses and various apartment buildings to the implosion of the Raleigh ConventionCenter building, which included extensive Asbestos Abatement at 50 feet heights. Other projects have includedan ongoing contract with Baltimore City for On Call Emergency Demolition and Planned Demolition ofCondemned houses, and Bio Tech Demolition for East Baltimore Development Incorporated, which was thelargest private demolition and excavating contract awarded to a Minority Contractor in the City of Baltimore.Most recently, P&J Contracting was awarded the contract to demolish West Baltimore’s Uplands Housingproject, a 100-acre, $300 million residential redevelopment project.Mr. Jones wants to pass on the spirit of entrepreneurship to his five children. He has also demonstratedan ongoing commitment to the community by hiring local workers and using minority subcontractors. Hiscommitment to minority business enterprises goes well beyond the construction site. As President of theMaryland Minority Contractors Association, Jones continuously advocates and mentors for small minoritybusinesses by providing them support for obtaining industry certifications and training necessary to succeedin the construction industry.22