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Success Stories

Vermont’s G. W. Tatro Construction named 2016 Contractor of the Year

Greg and Dawn Tatro, owners of G. W. Tatro Construction, were named Equipment World’s 2016 Contractor of the Year at ceremonies in Las Vegas this weekend. The Tatros, who perform both civil and mountain ski infrastructure work out of Jeffersonville, Vermont, received some of the highest client recommendations that Equipment World editors had heard in […]

March 8, 2016

Business

Announcing the 12 finalists in our 2016 Contractor of the Year awards

We are proud to announce the 2016 finalists for our Contractor of the Year program, now in its 16th year. Sponsored by Caterpillar since 2000, the Contractor of the Year program honors 12 finalists during a weekend event that includes the March 6th NASCAR Kobalt Tools 400 race at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Held […]

November 25, 2015

Business

Contractor of the Year contest honors industry’s best; nominations due Oct. 2nd

The Equipment World Contractor of the Year contest is now open for nominations. The program honors 12 finalists each year, sending them and their guests to Las Vegas for a weekend that includes an industry roundtable, focus group, awards banquet and a day at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway watching the NASCAR Kobalt 400. All […]

August 6, 2015

Business

When the Marcellus Shale provided the opportunity, West Virginia contractor Dwaine Doss was ready

Most contractors understand you don’t waste daylight. But by the time the sun breaks over the mountains of central West Virginia, Dwaine Doss has already put in hours of work. When your customers are the top dogs drilling for gas in the Marcellus Shale, starting time is typically 4:30 a.m. Quitting time? Don’t ask. Long […]

November 1, 2014

Contractor of the Year

Reputation built upon speed, technology and old school skills makes Jeremy Hiltz our 2014 Contractor of the Year

Although Jeremy Hiltz started his own company in 1996, his roots in construction go much deeper. When he was just five years old he would get up early, creep downstairs, grab his lunch pail and wait for his dad by the door, hoping to get a ride to the jobsite. “I was pretty low maintenance,” […]

May 1, 2014