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Contractor of the Year
This engineer âwanted to be the guy.â So he built a successful construction firm
John Kovacs never thought he was on a path to a career in construction. With an engineering degree from The Citadel and ambitions to work in Manhattan, Kovacs started his career with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and entered the agencyâs management training program. However, Kovacsâ opinion of contracting changed drastically [âŚ]
March 20, 2020
Contractor of the Year
Familyâs âdiversify or dieâ attitude grows playground installation business
Jim Davis Jr. awoke to his phone ringing on a Monday morning in 1993. He looked at the clock. It was 6 a.m. âLetâs go,â said his father, Jim Sr., on the other end. âI just graduated college yesterday,â his son replied. âYeah, now itâs time to go to work.â âHe didnât even give me [âŚ]
March 5, 2020
Contractor of the Year
With deep roots in construction, this small, tight-knit Georgia contractor has reached Hollywood heights
Don Logan knew what he wanted to do right out of high school, and it had nothing to do with going to college as his father wished. âMy father was in home building, and I liked being on his equipment,â Don recalls. So after graduation in 1995, he started doing a number of jobs, including [âŚ]
November 28, 2019
Business
Dedicated crews, âeverybody knowing how to do everything,â recipe for success at Mich.âs Total Asphalt Paving
When Bob Oliver joined his brother-in-lawâs paving firm in 1997, it wasnât his first rodeo. He had 11 years of experience with another asphalt firm, including work as an asphalt paving foreman. âIt really helped Total Asphalt when Bob came over because the company had primarily worked on smaller driveways and parking lots and he [âŚ]
August 1, 2019
Home
Key piece in his hometownâs development, Mo. contractor continues work of pioneer ancestors
A contractor hails from Washington, MO where clay spurred many of the townâs German settlers, who began arriving in the 1830s, to build kilns for firing bricks.
October 1, 2018
Business
Family unity and taking the big risks bring long-term success to La.âs HD Truck & Tractor
In 1972, Hiram DuRousseau Sr. decided he wanted more out of life. He bought a tractor, bush hog and box blade. âYou canât go wrong cutting grass,â 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 [âŚ]
March 23, 2018
Business
Fifth-generation construction family prevails with hard work, community spirit and Texas attitude
If you canât work hard, you wonât last long in Texas. Itâs 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 [âŚ]
January 22, 2018
Contractor of the Year
Former Marine built a successful excavation company with battlefield attitude
Maintaining a family feel while continuing to grow When Carl Jones got out of the U.S. Marine Corps in 1998, his direction was clear: he wanted to run equipment. It didnât matter that all he had to start with was an old backhoe. He knew how to keep it running, and before long, he added [âŚ]
October 6, 2017
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