Tag: Colorado contractors

Business
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
Business
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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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
Kali Grubaugh with Crash, one of the four dogs in the Bradley Excavating office.
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
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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
The scene near a bank of the Animas River where a contractor was killed after his skid steer toppled into the river. Credit: Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
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