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Why this Colorado excavation contractor refuses to call his staff “employees”
Although it’s often said that you can’t please everyone all the time, Bradley Grubaugh says he’s sure going to try. With 35 years of construction experience, Bradley knew a thing or two about how to keep both clients and employees happy when he formed Bradley Excavating in Colorado Springs in 2002. With a scope of […]
May 4, 2016
Safety
Roofer killed by fall on Colorado jobsite
A construction worker in Colorado was killed last week after suffering a fall. According to a report from KDVR TV, 39-year-old Tereso Zamarippa-Hernandez was one of two roofers working atop the Village at the Peaks Mall in Longmont August 31 when he fell through a hole in the roof covered with plywood. He fell to a concrete […]
September 7, 2015
Workforce
Construction crew uncovers Native American remains likely hundreds of years old in Colorado
During the installation of a drainage pipe at a new housing development in Colorado, a construction crew was forced to place a call to the local coroner after discovering a skull. According to KKTV News, archaeologist Thomas Carr examined the skull and excavated the site, located in Fountain, for several hours, eventually uncovering an entire […]
August 10, 2015
Roadbuilding
Three highway funding bills fail within one week in the Colorado Legislature
Potential funding for Colorado roads went three up and three down in the Legislature this week. The failure of all three bills leaves the state’s roads without any extra help from legislators next year, the Colorado Business Journal reported. The funding failures began Monday as the House State, Veterans and Military Affairs Committee voted Senate […]
May 8, 2015
Roadbuilding
Colorado DOT sets strategic blueprint for the next 25 years
The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) March 19 officially adopted the 2040 Statewide Transportation Plan (STP)—a plan officials say outlines the department’s “needs and strategic actions” during the next 10 and 25 years. “The 2040 Statewide Transportation Plan serves as an excellent starting point for moving CDOT into the position of becoming the best DOT in […]
March 24, 2015
Business
Succession planning: How one future contractor takes preparation to assume the family business seriously
In the past, second- and third-generation contractors often assumed the helm of the company because it was all they’d known, and what they were expected to do. They had years of experience in the field, but often had limited decision-making skills and little management experience. The focus on succession planning has often been on steps […]
March 4, 2015
Safety
Worker survives 30-foot fall, is rescued in special extraction by Colorado firefighters
A team of firefighters in northern Colorado engineered a “technical rescue” after a construction worker survived a 30-foot fall earlier this week. According to a report from the Denver Post, the worker fell around 9:30 a.m. Tuesday morning at a building jobsite in Greeley. When firefighters responded to the scene they found the man in […]
February 12, 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
Workforce
BuildColorado.com matches contractors with skilled workers, recruits new workers to construction
A new website has launched that seeks to both find and train up new workers for Colorado’s construction industry as well as match skilled workers to firms that are hiring. Though contractors across the country are struggling to find enough skilled workers to meet demand, the Associated General Contractors of America told The Denver Post firms in […]
September 11, 2014
Safety
Contractor drowns when skid steer topples into river in Colorado
A contractor was killed in Durango, Colorado earlier this week after the skid steer he was operating toppled into the Animas River. The contractor, identified as Charles William Huntoon Jr., 32, was the owner of CH Propterty Service and was clearing brush near the bank of the river, according to a report from The Durango Herald. A […]
August 7, 2014
Business
Colorado contractors say “huge shortage of tradesmen” is severely impacting business
Contractors in Colorado say that while there is plenty of work to go around, they are falling behind on jobs they have while unable to take on new jobs due to a serious shortage of skilled workers in the state. Doug Dohn of Dohn Construction in Fort Collins told the Coloradoan that none of his current […]
May 7, 2014
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