Jason Tutterow knows how to have a blast on the job. His company, Carolina Drilling, specializes in explosions that bust up stubborn rock below cities across the southeast. He clears the way for sewer and water pipes. It’s work few consider fun: The projects run long, are often very tough and need more employees than other construction gigs.

Since 2017, Central Texas Stone and Aggregate, LLC, has been on a mission to increase its production of rock and aggregate to support construction jobs throughout central and southern Texas under the guidance of General Manager Cole Bland.

Nothing’s more foundational to every new building project than, well, the foundation. Before a frame ever goes up, a project has to start on sure footing. Unfortunately, most jobsites are more like building on sand than solid rock. Some land is replete with soft silt and clay. Sites in urban areas can contain fill soil from multiple earlier builds. In both cases, a contractor must stabilize sites before construction gets off the ground.

In Idaho, you can find forest for miles. These trees are a resource and a way of life for many who live there. Being surrounded by endless forest can transport you back to a simpler time. But there's another thought that it can bring to mind — finding a way to survive. Located in the woods of Clearwater County, McLaughlin Logging found the sweet spot between maintaining their family-founded identity and embracing innovation as a way to thrive.

Ever wonder how mushrooms make their way into your dinner entree? You may picture people walking in a forest harvesting fungi off rotting logs or shaded marshy meadows. You probably don’t imagine heavy construction equipment. The truth is, growing mushrooms en mass takes a lot more work than foraging a forest. Many steps and man-hours go into those hearty, earthy delicacies.

If you traveled the interstate near Nashville in fall 2019, you might have seen a whole semi convoy transporting new Doosan® machines. Enter the orange wave.

Set in a neighborhood northwest of Philadelphia, Ray’s company, Gill Quarries, mines six days a week while churning out recycled concrete, cut stone, rock products and more. Surrounded by rows of suburban homes, the quarry always shuts down by 4 p.m., and teams try to limit the digging on weekends.

Rusty Moody’s dad built his construction business on the oil industry. Rusty built his on the back of another hot commodity: Amazon.com.

The logging industry has a long, rich history in the province of Ontario. Foleyet Timber, based in Timmins, Ontario, has been part of the Canadian logging industry for 56 years.

The Yakima Valley has the largest variety of fresh-grown produce in the Pacific Northwest because of local farmers and growers like Brad Ziemke, owner of Ziemke Farm Fresh Produce.