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Welcome To USC

Our USC team’s collective experience spans more than 250 years. Whether it’s cultivating long-term relationships and exceeding client expectations or completing an array of challenging general contractor, construction management and builder/developer initiatives on time and within budget, our goal remains the same: We strive to work with integrity while keeping collaboration and community top of mind.

At USC, we’re on a mission to bolster and empower the communities where we live and work. As an award-winning, NYS Certified M/WBE (Minority- and Woman-owned Business Enterprise), we’re blessed to be a role model in this space—leveraging our success in the industry and paying it forward by contributing to nonprofit organizations that address issues affecting priority populations within our community.

Safety first, last & always

Safety is our number one priority and we work diligently to maintain a culture where injuries are not accepted as part of doing business. Our dedication to creating a safe and health-minded working environment ensures that you can be proud of how your project is built, start to finish.

-Gary Black, executive vice president

Our Delivery Methods

Integrity | Collaboration | Community

USC is committed to meeting our client’s needs by offering a full range of services through a variety of delivery methods, including general contracting, construction management and builder/developer services. In addition, we work closely with our subcontracting arm, which has long-provided value engineering and the following self-perform capabilities: acoustical ceilings; drywall; insulation; air barrier systems; and metal stud/wood framing.

Company Insights

An anti-racism statement on behalf of USC

The tragic events in Minneapolis and countless other incidents of police brutality and injustice across the U.S. have left so many of us feeling outraged and vulnerable. We share your anguish and are devastated that these incidents remain part of an ugly, long-standing history tracing back centuries, where black people in our country have been oppressed, marginalized, discriminated against and murdered because of the color of their skin.

At USC, we condemn and denounce acts of violence against the black community and believe we must find effective ways to hold law enforcement accountable, so that peace and healing can envelope our communities. We support all people who experience hatred and violence based solely on who they are or what they look like. And while we’ve always worked to foster and promote diversity and celebrate the power of inclusion, we believe that social justice isn’t the responsibility of any one person or company.

We aren’t suggesting we have all the answers; however, as dialogue and demonstrations intensify, we are acutely fixed on renewing our commitment to justice and thinking critically about who we are as members of the Rochester community and beyond.

Please join us on this journey as we work to affect positive change across our footprint and bolster our company’s vision: Empowering communities where we live and work, where safety, quality of life and opportunities are equitable and shared by all.

Now more than ever, we are reminded about our purpose and why pursuit of this anti-racism ideal should be embraced by everyone. Those with power, platform and agency must make room for those who have been socially excluded or marginalized, and allow their voices and influence to help redesign the systems that will result in a noticeable change within our communities. We have much to do. Let’s roll up our sleeves and get to work—together.

-Melissa Geska, president