Contractors

When South Dakota was inundated with heavy rain throughout 2019, a stretch of US Highway 81 found itself underwater. Prairie State Trucking Inc. stepped in to perform a temporary grade raise in 2019, and in 2022, worked alongside Bowes Construction to perform a permanent grade raise.

Warehouses account for around 40% of Schlouch Inc.’s book of work. But being a part of this warehouse revolution, Schlouch says, is still a relationship game.

The history of the Journey Group, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, dates all the way back to 1910 when the company was known as Sioux Falls Construction.

Steven Skiba started North Star Contracting Inc. in 1998. In 2008, the company expanded into asphalt. Now, it hopes to offer opportunities in the construction industry to the next generation.

Working for the family business, Aztec Paving, was never a question for Pat Ferry, nor his father, Bob. The third-generation business has operated in San Diego for 51 years.

When American Pavement was hired to repair the parking lot, the company decided full depth reclamation (FDR) was the best course of action so Amazon would have a new pavement from the subgrade up.

Bituminous Roadways Inc., Minneapolis, is celebrating 75 years in business. Today, the company employs more than 220 people during the paving season. However, it all began with a three-man crew in 1946.