Suffolk Construction Company, Inc., received the highest gold ranking in the "Commercial Real Estate: General Contractor" category in the first annual Banker & Tradesman online readers' poll. Suffolk received additional high marks from the publication's readership—Suffolk was ranked Silver in the "Commercial Real Estate: Project Management" category and Bronze in the "Development/Construction: General Contractor" category.
The poll rankings were decided by publication subscribers who cast their votes as part of an online survey initiated in spring 2008. The publication described the survey as a subjective poll that measured its readers' loyalty and satisfaction with service providers in the banking and real estate professions.