With an average project size of $143,000 and a clientele consisting exclusively of dentists and doctors, Patrick M. Crowley Inc. (Big50 1994) has some of the baseline characteristics of many upscale remodeling companies. But instead of residential kitchens and master suites, Crowley's projects involve reception areas, examining rooms, and laboratories. And instead of being executed during the standard workday, projects are usually carried out on nights and weekends, when clients -- and their patients -- are at home. More
