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Article: Restructured fleet keys movie to heavy site work: Morris Excavating's shift from residential work to earthmoving meant a change in equipment, so it bought a different fleet. (Up & Comers).(Brief Article)
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- May 1, 2002
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Morris Excavating recently marked two significant milestones. A five-year growth plan saw the company double in size, and Morris moved into a new 21,600-square-foot facility.
The accomplishments are especially satisfying for company owner and president Jim Morris. "I grew up in the dirt-moving business," he says. "My dad started the company, and I grew up working for him. When he retired, I bought the business and have run it ever since."
The business started with one tandem-axle dump truck with a tag trailer, a track loader and a combination backhoe. "Most of the work we did was limited by the equipment we had, and that pretty much left us with small ...
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... ... were K-Five Construction Corp., which provided road fabric; Windy City Cartage, which hauled the gravel; and Morris Excavating, which took the track from KA to the park site. Also involved were Vulcan Materials Co., which donated gravel ...
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