COGUN Building success

Details on Cogun Industries:
Work: General contractor for church-related buildings.Founded: 1970 by Jim Couchenour, who remains company chairman.Company name: Combination of Couchenour's name and the name of an architect who planned to join the new business but didn't.Headquarters: 11369 Market St., North Lima.Offices: Clearwater, Fla.; Charlotte, N.C.; Bluffton, S.C.; Atlanta; and Memphis, Tenn.Local projects: New Bethel Baptist Church in Youngstown, Old North Church in Canfield and Abundant Life Fellowship in New Waterford.Employees: 63, including 25 local.Revenue: $25.5 million in 2003.Future work: $45 million worth of work is in the drawing stage or in construction and $55 million worth of work is in preliminary design phases.Average project value: $2.4 million.Project range: $1 million to $6.5 million.
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