The Daily Dig
Fortis Construction launched a new Industrial Business Unit on September 21, 2026. The company positioned the expansion to support clients in energy, technology, and domestic manufacturing.
The unit itself will focus on two key sectors, emerging energy and manufacturing. Fortis describes both as markets where projects are growing increasingly complex.
Fortis is an employee-owned general contractor with offices in Oregon and Utah. Their existing markets include data centers, industrial commercial, healthcare, and education.
They've built projects in multiple U.S. states and around the globe.
Power Play
Matt Laccinole leads the new unit. He brings 30 years of experience developing teams and leading heavy industrial and manufacturing projects.
He has also supported business growth through strategic client execution solutions and taken part in acquisition and integration efforts.
Laccinole pointed to the company's track record on complex builds. "Fortis has built a reputation for creating meaningful relationships and successfully delivering some of the most complex and technically challenging projects in the industry," he said. "The launch of our Industrial Business Unit is a natural evolution of that expertise."
CEO Rob Fallow framed the move around growth. "The Industrial Business Unit creates opportunities for our people, our clients and our business to continue growing together," he said.
Snapshot:
Company: Fortis Construction, Inc.
Company Type: Employee-owned general contractor
Offices: Oregon and Utah
Announcement Date: September 21, 2026
New Division: Industrial Business Unit
Unit Status: Launched
Expansion Positioning: Supporting clients in energy, technology, and domestic manufacturing
Unit Focus: Emerging energy and manufacturing
Unit Leader: Matt Laccinole
Leader Experience: 30 years developing teams and leading heavy industrial and manufacturing projects
Leader Background: Business growth through strategic client execution solutions; acquisition and integration efforts
CEO: Rob Fallow
Existing Markets: Data centers, industrial commercial, healthcare, education
Project Footprint: Multiple U.S. states and around the globe
TheJobWalk Thoughts
A separate unit with its own leader gives industrial owners a dedicated team to call. For subs and suppliers, that also means a new set of relationships to build. Reach out to the unit directly instead of waiting for a bid invite to show up on its own.
Energy and manufacturing jobs usually carry heavy process scope, equipment with long lead times, and demanding commissioning. That kind of work rewards subcontractors with documented industrial project history and clean safety records. Those are the firms most likely to clear prequalification when bid packages go out.
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