Business View Magazine | Volume 8, Issue 10

110 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10 By 2019, Fosler Construction had installed around six megawatts of solar capacity, making it approximately the 150th largest solar contractor in the country. Last year, the company installed around 40 megawatts of capacity and that number climbed to 72 megawatts as of 2021. “Today, our focus is completely on renewable energy,” Fosler notes. “We’re continuing to grow, and opened an office in East Syracuse, New York, in January. We are expecting to complete about $60 million of projects this year, having bid projects in Kentucky, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Alabama, Mississippi, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New York, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Ohio.” The company has found value in working with the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Millwrights which provides trained, educated and skilled workers. “Of course, there’s an increased cost to be a union contractor as we’re competing against the non-union companies