"This part of the world is very important to Hill," notes Richter, explaining that Hill has 400 people already in the region, with more to come. "Success in the Middle East will help us to grow in Eastern Europe, the Far East, China, Korea and other parts of the world."

Hill is already a presence in Bucharest, where it is overseeing the renovation and expansion of 106 schools; in the Balkans, where it is managing water treatment facilities; in Abu Dhabi, where it is supervising the tallest high-rise, an 84-story skyscraper called Sky Tower; among numerous other international projects.

Locally, the company is managing the 57-story Comcast Center, which upon completion will be Philadelphia's tallest skyscraper. Hill has also managed the construction of the National Constitution Center and the Battleship USS New Jersey Memorial and Museum.