Former Teacher Finds Success in Construction

Equipment WorldLynn Watson was an elementary school teacher for five years before making a career switch to construction.

He would come home during the summer to earn some extra cash while helping his father, Foster, at his construction business.

The business, Watson Excavating, began as a side job for Foster.

In 1972, the Army Corps of Engineers contacted him to assist with cleaning out creek beds after a flood ravaged the community of Turbotville, Pennsylvania.

When Foster's welding job wouldn’t give him the time off work to complete the project, he quit, and Watson Excavating was born.

Lynn Watson’s commitment, precision and safety on residential jobs have opened up opportunities in commercial site development as well.Equipment WorldBut as Foster’s business started to grow beyond what he could manage himself, Lynn could also see that a career in teaching could get repetitive and was looking for a more challenging occupation. So, Lynn joined the business full time in 1980, and Foster retired shortly after in 1984.

“I hired one guy, and we started out with just the two of us and three pieces of equipment – a backhoe, an excavator and a bulldozer,” says Lynn. “And over the years, we just kept growing by bits and pieces.”