their backing, they will continue to utilize advancements in things like GPS and drone technology. “Whatever it takes elite construction company,” Curt says. “That’s our goal.” Lastly, SG will also continue to focus on training and developing their staff. That’s especially vital these days, as SG has become much younger in recent years. When Curt first joined the company, they had a lot of employees that had been there for 30 or even 40 years. Those senior team members have largely retired since, and been replaced with a new generation of younger staff. Nowadays, with roughly 30 years’ experience in the business, and 20 years with SG, he is in a smaller group of longer serving employees. Curt says that “it’s exciting to have a lot of young horses in the race now,” but what comes with that is a “lot of learning.” Fortunately, that’s also something that Colas emphasizes and promotes – “they like to provide a lot of training,” Curt says. “They like to develop their staff,” he explains. “They provide a lot of supervisory training. They give employees the opportunity to grow and develop professionally. They give people the opportunity to rise through the ranks. That’s always been important to them. As we bring up the next generation of employees, that’s going to keep being important.” SEPTEMBER 2022
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