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Applications, nominations for 2019 Contractor of the Year awards now open
The 2019 Contractor of the Year contest is now open for applications and nominations. Don't miss the October 5 deadline. Learn more on Equipment World.
August 22, 2018
The first 50 contractors to apply will receive this Cat hat.
Contractor of the Year
Do-whatever-it-takes attitude drives R&S Contractors’ success
The people at R&S Contractors have an exceptional work ethic and it shows on the job. See how they handle business to ensure satisfaction on Equipment World.
July 23, 2018
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Contractor of the Year
Keeping 140-year legacy alive drives Ohio railroad contractor Fritz-Rumer-Cooke
Fritz-Rumer-Cooke got its start in 1879 building stone structures in Central Ohio. Pride and compassion fuel Cooke as a business owner. More here.
June 29, 2018
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Husband and wife contracting team challenge conventional wisdom about skills, equipment finance, next generation of construction
2018 Contractor of the Year award goes to Solid Earth Civil Constructors. Rae and Don Peters' discuss the rewards and challenges of owning their own business.
June 8, 2018
Matt, Rae, and Don Peters of Solid Earth Civil Constructors
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Mobile mentality, networking skill built Hutzel’s Concrete Construction into a trusted Ark. institution
A general contractor on a housing project started Jim Hutzel on his path. Jim worked for him, and the GC liked what he saw in the young man. “Why don’t you pour my concrete?” he asked him.  So, Jim began pouring footings in the 1970s, during a residential boom that lasted about four years. He followed […]
April 25, 2018
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Family unity and taking the big risks bring long-term success to La.’s HD Truck & Tractor
In 1972, Hiram DuRousseau Sr. decided he wanted more out of life. He bought a tractor, bush hog and box blade. “You can’t go wrong cutting grass,” says the family patriarch. Both Hiram Sr. and his wife, Jeanette, already had jobs. He was a plant shift worker, she worked at AT&T. But both used their […]
March 23, 2018
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Colorado’s Solid Earth Civil Constructors named 2018 Contractor of the Year
Solid Earth Civil Constructors Owners: Don and Rae Peters Location: Pueblo, Colorado Annual revenues: $3- to $5-million Years in construction: 36 Year company founded: 1996 Number of employees: 15 Type of work: Heavy civil and concrete A landscaping design/build company that grew into a heavy civil and concrete construction firm took top honors in […]
March 5, 2018
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In wake of father’s death, a son takes family construction business to new heights
To say that Richard Preston grew up in the construction business is an understatement. “I was always on the jobsite with my dad,” Richard says. “As early as elementary school he would have me straightening things up.” As Richard grew older, his responsibilities at Preston Construction increased, including superintending jobs in his parents’ brief absences […]
February 21, 2018
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Fifth-generation construction family prevails with hard work, community spirit and Texas attitude
If you can’t work hard, you won’t last long in Texas. It’s just part of the culture, and something the world saw this summer when Hurricane Harvey dumped 5 feet of rain along the Texas Gulf Coast. Just east of Beaumont, KAT Excavation and Construction was swamped by that deluge. Flooded shop and offices. Water […]
January 22, 2018
KAT Excavation and Construction
Contractor of the Year
Precision excavation, machine tech key to Tenn. contractor’s growth
Joe Palmer wasn’t exactly your typical teen. Midway through his senior year in high school, Palmer took his savings from the many jobs he’d been working and bought a new set of wheels: a dump truck. With that truck and some compact equipment, Palmer started his company, doing hauling and light demolition. By the grand […]
December 25, 2017
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Contractor of the Year
Loyalty, love for the work keep Sawyer Construction’s 60-year-old family business going strong
Marka Sawyer tells a story about her son, Tom: “When we put him on a bus to go to his first day of kindergarten, he got upset. ‘I don’t want to go to school,’ he said. ‘I want to stay and work with dad!’” For Tom Sawyer, it’s always been about construction. His grandfather and […]
December 8, 2017
Tom Sawyer COY
Contractor of the Year
Blacktop Paving finds success by keeping it clean in a dirty business
Asphalt paving may be the dirtiest job in construction. Raymond de Vre’s solution – and one of the reasons he’s been so successful in the business of asphalt paving – is that he keeps it clean. In the Lake Tahoe area, where de Vre’ runs Blacktop Paving, multi-million dollar homes are the norm. De Vre’ […]
November 15, 2017
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