Specialty Construction - General Contracting - Design ... · JIM HOWARD James Howard joined Forte Specialty Contractors in June 2011, bringing with him over 35 years of specialty

Specialty Construction - General Contracting - Design Build - Management

THREE GENERATIONS OF EXCELLENCEFor 60 years the Acton family has

brought creativity to life. Their handiwork

at Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm,

Six Flags, and Sea World has created

lifelong memories for young and old

alike. An ability to create transformative

environments has garnered them

custom work at famous hotels and

themed restaurants allowing them to

leave their mark across the globe.

Hubert Acton is the family patriarch. After graduating from high

school, he served in the Army Air Corps as a belly gunner

during World War II. After the war was over, he spent time in

England and Ireland learning electronics. Upon returning to the

United States, he decided to follow in his father’s footsteps in

the plastering trade. He moved to California from Oklahoma

three different times, before finally having enough work to settle

in the Sunshine State. After several more years of independent

plastering work, he went to work for Disneyland. His tenure with

Disney ended up lasting for 18 years. Deciding to go back out

on his own after his successful run with Disney, he started Acton

Animation with his son, Kenneth Acton.

Along with further theme park projects along the West Coast, he

was instrumental in the building of Carowinds in Charlotte, North

Carolina, Astroworld the Six Flags theme park in Houston, and

Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia. He passed away in 1995.

Hubert and Kenneth had quite a storied history together and

have creations in the most celebrated theme parks in the world.

HUBERT ACTON STARTED ACTON ANIMATION IN 1967

Ken Acton, the second generation in this

creative family also began his adult life in the service of his

country. Just like his father before him, upon leaving the

Air Force in 1966, Ken followed in his father’s footsteps by

going to work at Disneyland. It wasn’t long before his father

convinced Ken to join in forming the new family venture,

Acton Animation.

In 1976, Hubert suffered a heart attack while working on

the Kings Dominion amusement park in Richmond, Virginia.

Ken rushed to his father’s side and assumed responsibility

for finishing the project while his father recuperated. It took

a whole year to complete, but both were able to return to

California after the park opened.

After the death of his father in 1995, Ken decided to relocate

Acton Animation to Las Vegas, Nevada. There was a

significant demand in the ever-changing gaming industry for

the imaginative designs, which the Acton Family has become

known for.

Heading up the third generation and continuing the Acton

legacy is Scott Acton. A successful entrepreneur who makes

his home in Las Vegas, Scott began his career working for

his father when he was only sixteen. After such a long family

history of doing projects for Disney, Scott decided to attend

“Disney University” where he learned the business and

leadership skills necessary to build a successful career.

In 2002, Scott decided to start his own company, naming

it after the most famous fountain in the world - the Trevi

Fountain in Rome, Italy. Trevi Manufacturing began as a

fledgling start-up with just two employees and revenues

of only $350,000. By 2004, it had grown to become a

manufacturer of cast stone products for home, garden, and

commercial construction generating $12 million in annual

revenues. That’s a 34-fold increase in only two years. As a

result of this success, in 2005 Scott was named the U.S.

Small Business Administration’s Small Business Person of the

Year for the State of Nevada.

TOOK THE REINS IN 1982KEN ACTON SCOTT ACTON

HEADED TO NEW HEIGHTS

f o r t e d e s i g n b u i l d . c o m

SCOTT W. ACTONScott Acton is a successful entrepreneur who, as a third generation craftsman, transformed a

fledgling start-up with two employees into a $12 million manufacturing company that he sold in

2007. Consequently, he was named U.S. Small Business Administration’s 2005 Small Business

Person of the Year in the State of Nevada.

Scott’s early work makes up several landmarks across North America, including parts of Knott’s

Berry Farm as well as many parts of Universal Studios and Disney. His first project in Las Vegas

was the pirate ships that provide Treasure Island its iconic presence on The Las Vegas Strip.

After many years in Las Vegas he has been involved in many of the new casinos in Las Vegas

and Macau.

LUKE JACKSONInspired by his father’s success as an accomplished ironworker and construction

businessman, Luke decided at an early age to follow in his footsteps and pursue a career

in commercial construction. Luke attended Boise State University, graduating with high

honors with a B.S. in Construction Management. During his degree program Luke interned at

NASA as a project engineer.

After graduation from Boise State, Luke was recruited by McCarthy Building Companies and

worked on some of the firm’s highest profile projects in the Southwest United States. Luke’s

training and experience at McCarthy earned him a position in The Venetian Development

Department for the construction of the $4 billion dollar mega-project, “The Palazzo”. As an

assistant project manager, Luke facilitated and managed the construction of projects such as Barneys

New York ($39 million), Walgreens at Palazzo ($9 million) and First Food and Bar ($12 million).

TIM McGARRY Tim McGarry is a lifelong Las Vegas resident. He is a 1982 graduate of UNLV, and obtained

a law degree from the University of San Diego in 1985. He clerked for the Honorable Joseph

Pavlikowski of the Eighth Judicial District Circuit until 1986 when he became an associate

attorney with Schreck, Jones, Bernhard, Woloson, & Godfrey. In 1989, he joined the partnership

Netzorg, Raleigh, Hunt, & McGarry – followed in 1992 by Raleigh, Hunt, & McGarry.

He retired from the full-time practice of law in 2007, and now is an advisor to the Engelstad

Family Foundation, as well as Chairman of the Miracle League of Las Vegas, an organization

that provides children with cognitive and/or physical disabilities the opportunity to play baseball.

JIM HOWARDJames Howard joined Forte Specialty Contractors in June 2011, bringing with him over 35 years

of specialty contracting, manufacturing, and general contracting experience in sales, project

management, company management and design. During this time, Jim was the point man for

renowned architects, designers, and construction management firms throughout the world. This

experience lent itself in a unique way to Forte’s environment of thematic construction.

In his long career, Jim has completed such eventful projects as the Animal Kingdom for Disney

World in Orlando, “Aulani” the Disney Resort in Hawaii, Trump Plaza Atlantic City, the Mohegan

Sun Casino of the Wind and the Mohegan Sun Casino of the Sky, Choctaw Casinos in Oklahoma,

the Vanity Night Club at the Hard Rock, and “The Chandelier” for The Cosmopolitan Hotel in Las

Vegas. Possessing a deep resume in his education as well, Jim is a graduate of both Northwestern

University with a degree in Engineering, and Catholic University with a degree in Architecture.


WE START WITH THE FINISH IN MIND Forté operates with a smaller, hands-on team. This cohesive structure results in

superior workmanship and economical solutions.

We remove layers of administration and costly mark-ups associated with

dependence on numerous subcontractors. Forté assumes responsibility for the

entire project and executes most of the work with its own resources, yielding

efficient planning, fabrication, installation and quality control. Owners retain more

control over design quality and scheduling. It is simply a better value.

A DIFFERENT OWNER-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPForté’s success is built on innovation, quality, safety, service and teamwork. Our

client’s complete satisfaction is always achievable, so we make an equal effort

to build exceptional products and client relationships.

In the early stages of a project’s development, we lend Forté’s entire organizational

and project management experience to our clients. We assist owners in exploring

project feasibility before committing significant financial resources to extensive

programming and schematic design.

FURTHERING THE DESIGNWe offer owner representation to guarantee the effective planning and execution

of complex projects. We can introduce interior design firms with specialty

experience, which is appropriate to the owner’s project. Forté will also work with

the owner’s selected designer.

Forte’s unique experience enhances the design effort and makes possible

cutting edge exploration through the analysis of different materials and design

solutions to achieve the most creative project solution possible.

FORTE SPECIALTY CONTRACTORS

provides complete construction

services for projects ranging from

restaurants and nightclubs, to

museum exhibits and themed,

experiential venues.

Experience makes Forté what it is.

Our senior leadership brings more

than 150 years and 100-billion

dollars of project experience to

what you want to accomplish.

BEYOND YOUR TYPICAL CONTRACTOR

SERVICESPre-Construction

Consulting Services

Design Build

Specialty Construction

Experiential Retail

Metal Stud Framing/Drywall

Owner’s Representative

Construction Cost Audits

Cost Planning and Control

Project Delivery Systems

Programmatic Reviews and Advice

Claims Analysis

Project Management

Value Engineering


ASK YOUR PEERSA new kind of owner-contractor relationship is being developed

and Forte is on the forefront. Forte believes a client’s complete

satisfaction is always achievable, and the firm makes an equal

effort to build exceptional products and client relationships. The

connections we make reflect the quality of our work and our

client’s opinion of our work stands above anything we could

say about ourselves, so we welcome you to contact them

directly. They can share insights on project success, thoughtful

problem solving, professionalism and the other qualities that

build trust over time.

Roger Thomas Wynn Design & Development

734 Pilot Road Las Vegas, NV 89119 702-770-5000 [email protected]

Todd Lenahan TAL Studio

10801 West Charleston Blvd., Suite 440 Las Vegas, NV 89135 702-770-5000 [email protected]

Kevinn Donovan Venetian Hotel & Casino

3355 South Las Vegas Blvd. South Las Vegas, NV 89109 702-414-4315 [email protected]

Barrie Borovsky MGM Resorts International

4882 Frank Sinatra Dr. Las Vegas, NV 89158 702-590-5589 [email protected]


We are always expanding to meet our clients’ needs. We

are currently working in California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona,

New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, Colorado, Washington

and New York.

WHERE WE AREOFFICE LOCATION

CLIENTS

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA

5850 S. Polaris, Suite 1600 • Las Vegas, NV 89118

Wynn

Caesars Entertainment

Gordon Ramsay

Planet Hollywood

MGM

Sands

Palms

Margaritaville

Jabbawockeez

Michael Jackson

City Center

Luxor

Mandalay Bay

Target

Starbucks

Rock of Ages

AAA

Marshalls

FINAL


GORDON RAMSAY BURGRPlanet Hollywood, Las Vegas

RENDERING


IL FORNAIONew York - New York Hotel, Las Vegas


AAA CORPORATE OFFICELas Vegas, Nevada


MARGARITAVILLEFlamingo, Las Vegas


SUSHI SAMBAThe Palazzo, Las Vegas


BOURBON ROOMThe Venetian, Las Vegas


PHANTOM THEATERThe Venetian, Las Vegas


DOLLHEADSMiracle Mile Shops, Las Vegas


ARIA WEDDING CHAPELAria, Las Vegas


EXPANSIONCaesars Palace, Las Vegas


HERAEA Palms, Las Vegas

90’ ZODIAC DOMEWynn Macau, Las Vegas


THE SPAEncore, Las Vegas


STARBUCKSLas Vegas




5850 S. POLARIS, SUITE 1600 • LAS VEGAS, NV 89118 • PHONE. 702.697.2000 • FAX. 702.991.4208 • FORTEDESIGNBUILD.COM • NV LIC. #0074657

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Specialty Construction - General Contracting - Design ... · JIM HOWARD James Howard joined Forte Specialty Contractors in June 2011, bringing with him over 35 years of specialty