Getting to Know the Award Winners & Trade Show Hype

All the contractors interviewed had this in common.

This month is the annual Pavement Awards issue, where we take time to honor and recognize some of the most hard working, talented, and up-and-coming contractors working in the industry today.

One of the big benefits of preparing for this issue, for me, was getting to contact the winners, tell them the good news, and then talk to them about their company. Everyone has a story, and when you sit down and ask people to share it, usually, they are more than eager to talk about the work they do and who they do the work with.

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Family histories are entwined with so many of our winners this year, and it is important to recognize how much continuity and legacy play a part in small business ownership and development. From talking with our winners from 2023, you can’t own or run a business in this industry without the support and help of family. Sometimes that’s the found family on the jobsite, and sometimes it’s the family that you’re born into. Either way, none of our winners got here on their own, and each would say so.

They are teams of people waking up every day to put on their boots and gloves, and head out to do the work. Looking at this year’s winners, folks, the work is good.

Conexpo Is For Everyone Too

I took on the role as editor only seven months ago, and since day one there has been talk about "ConEXPO", and it has continued to loom larger than life over the past half of a year. This year's trade show will undoubtedly be one for the history books, due to the fact that the last show was cut short by the pandemic, and everyone was sent home early. In-person events have steadily been coming back ever since, all the while ConEXPO has been in its normal cycle of off-years.

The 2023 ConEXPO will be the first one for several of our editorial team, and we've been in the trenches since late October, planning our coverage well ahead of time, so that when the bell rings, we will be the number one stop for all the news you want and need. Whether or not you are able to be in Las Vegas this March, you'll be able to stay on top of the latest and greatest.

Not to mention that our parent company AC Business Media (ACBM), that houses all of the print magazine brands, as well as ForConstructionPros.com and IronPros. com, will have a booth of it's own! If you find yourself at the North Hall, come visit me and the rest of the ACBM team at booth #N12839. Myself and the other editors will be there from time-to-time when we aren't out covering the show for you!

It might seem like ConEXPO is a show that is only geared towards the “big guys” in the industry, but the more I see the educational session topics and pre-show product showcase listings, the more I think that contractors of any shape and size could benefit from the largest construction tradeshow in North America. I can’t wait to see it for myself, and hopefully see you there too! ■

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