How did a small African-American-owned homebuilder from Alabama end up as one of the leading construction companies in Philadelphia, Pa., whose projects have included major sites like the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts and Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles?
Angelo R. Perryman, the second-generation president and CEO of Perryman Building and Construction Services, uses the mantra that originated with his father, Jimmie Lee Perryman Sr., to describe the secret of the company's success: “A quality job performed by quality people counts.” But beyond the bricks and steel, his business achieved its status through a step-by-step process of education, perseverance and family involvement.