However, his construction businesses collapsed in 2008.
Jim Cole, the job developer at Catholic Charities, said many men find jobs in construction businesses.
"Most of our community is working in the construction businesses," he said.
The latest poll of construction businesses flagged up rising pay and materials costs.
They accuse the state-run enterprises, especially large farms, construction businesses and oil companies, of discriminating against Uighurs in hiring.
One businessman in particular, U Tay Za, owns an airline and a soccer team and has interests in the teak, tourism, telecommunications and construction businesses.
Kinney started business as a funeral home company in New Jersey, diversifying into parking lots and construction businesses in the New York City area.
The effect cut across all industries, although it seemed to be worst for retail stores, financial firms, construction businesses, and service-sector firms.
Mr. Dunmire specializes in selling H.V.A.C. businesses, a subset of the construction industry that tends to be somewhat easier to sell than other construction businesses.
The corporation runs a series of energy and construction businesses, and redistributes more than $200 million a year in profits to the Eskimos.
The Halliburton Company said yesterday that it would reorganize to separate its engineering and construction businesses from its oil-field- services business.
