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From digging graves as a boy to relocating a construction business during the recession, Tim Humerick built a career staring down the odds
Tim Humerick has spent little of his life doing things he didn’t want to do. There was the one time he got a job in high school at Kroger that lasted all of a couple of weeks. “It was kind of hard to get hours at my other job during the winter, so I went […]
January 18, 2016
Business
Wisconsin contractor is a role model for the industry and his community
Although different contractors can have vastly different motivators, the successful ones all share a similar internal drive – one that spurs them on to not only provide a comfortable life for themselves and their families, but to also be at the top of their game. For Sean McDowell of McDowell Construction in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin, […]
November 17, 2015
Business
Spreading his love for the work has been key to this California excavation contractor’s success
Although a star football player in high school, Dave Spurr had the sense to realize that only a rare few ever rise to the top in that profession. When he looked around at where he might make his mark, construction seemed a good bet. Out of high school, Spurr built houses, drove the water truck […]
October 6, 2015
Business
R.J. Allen made emissions regs work for them and now this California contractor doesn’t chase work
Andrew – or Andy – Allen chuckles when asked how he got his start in construction. “I guess you could say I was born and raised in the company,” he says about the firm his parents founded. Allen started in the company shop, cleaning and maintaining equipment, and then operating it. Although he took some […]
August 11, 2015
Business
California contractor sees latest emissions-compliant construction equipment as a competitive advantage
Andrew Allen, president of R. J. Allen Inc, has a different perspective on California Air Resources Board regulations, which require a certain percentage of a contractor’s equipment fleet be compliant with the latest emissions regulations. Allen, one of 12 finalists for the 2015 Contractor of the Year program, sees using Tier 4 Interim and incoming […]
January 26, 2015
Business
Best of the Best: Here are the 12 finalists in our 2015 Contractor of the Year awards
Equipment World announces its 2015 finalists for the Contractor of the Year program, now in its 15th year. Each of the 12 finalists will be the guest of program sponsor Caterpillar during a event-filled weekend at the Wynn Resort in Las Vegas, including an industry roundtable, awards banquet and attendance at the NASCAR Kobalt Tools […]
December 3, 2014
Business
Don’t mistake our Contractor of the Year program as just another giveaway
Yes, our 12 finalists get a free weekend in Las Vegas. And it’s true they get VIP treatment from sponsor Caterpillar at the NASCAR Las Vegas race: tent hospitality, driver autographs, pit tours are all included. But what really makes this program dear to the hearts of past finalists is the chance to interact with […]
September 8, 2014
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