Business View Magazine | January 2021

79 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE JANUARY 2021 The company completed 60 projects last year – doing that volume of work requires trusted relationships with a number of other companies. McAnany Construction, Little Joe’s Asphalt, Freeman Concrete, Phoenix Concrete, and Realm Construction have all partnered with Linaweaver Construction on successful projects. Mark also gives a supplier shout-out to Kansas City Winwater: “Tim Evans, our sales rep. with Winwater, has been great to work with through the years. His estimates and proposals to us are always right on and put together the way they should be. They’re very clear. He gives us good pricing every time; it’s just a great company. We also work with PRETECH Corporation for precast concrete structures. Kelly Poretta is our saleswoman for PRETECH; she works hard and is very efficient. We have a really good relationship with them.” Over the last decade, Linaweaver Construction has spent about $1 million annually on equipment. Of course, some of that expense is offset by liquidation of older equipment. The company also saves money by purchasing new machinery at auction. The equipment Linaweaver Construction uses now is a far cry from what Glen Linaweaver Sr. used when he was starting out. Of note, global positioning systems can be used to ensure precision. “So, then all we’ve got to do is plug it in our dozer and we’ve basically got plans right there on hand,” says Mark. “When you get the grade within six inches, you hit a button on your machine and it cuts the grade within a quarter to a half inch. You only have to be smart enough to use a computer, which most people are nowadays.” Equipment is stored on a site of nearly 200 acres in Lansing, Kansas, where the Linaweaver Construction offices and machine shop is located. A sister company, Mark Linaweaver Hauling LLC, was established in 1994 when Mark found that he needed more trucks and equipment to be able to keep up with construction projects. That entity currently includes nine trucks used primarily to L INAWEAVER CONSTRUCT ION, INC .