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Seal Coating: Invest in the Long Term

As a commercial property owner or manager, it’s likely that you are doing some repairs and patching, if not resurfacing your parking lots and other paved surfaces right now. As you work with your commercial paving contractor, talk with him or her about protecting your investment and extending the life of your asphalt and concrete paved surfaces. Many commercial paving […]

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Vacation Season: Hitting the Highway

For the first time in years, Americans are headed to the highways instead of the sky ways for family vacations and travel. Because of the lowest fuel prices in two decades, more families are choosing to drive to their destination and enjoy the intimate family time in a car. Those of us who grew up in the 70’s and 80’s […]

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Asphalt and NASCAR

NASCAR is one of the most popular motor sports in America. Created in 1948 by Bill France, Sr., NASCAR ran it’s first officially sanctioned “Strictly Stock” race in 1949 at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, beginning a quick rise for NASCAR to position itself as one of America’s favorite spectator sports and a multi-billion dollar industry, sanctioning over 1,500 races annually. […]

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Sealcoating: Pros and Cons

As a commercial property owner, it is important the you maintain the property in a fully functional way. Just as the heat and air must perform properly, so must the parking lot. A crumbling and pothole laden parking lot is not going to help you keep long-term tenants. While patching and crack filling might get you through one more season, […]

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What Is Excavation?

What is Excavation?

To most, commercial excavation in Minnesota would simply be moving dirt around.  But it is far more than that.  Excavation can involve anything from digging for a swimming pool to completely digging up and resurfacing an asphalt or concrete commercial parking lot.  Commercial paving contractors in Minnesota operate heavy machinery to make these things happen and precise measurements and time […]

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Paving Contractors Minnesota

The Woes of a Worn Parking Lot

In business, there is not much more important than first impressions. When clients arrive at your office, are they impressed with a beautiful building but put off by the fact that your parking lot is patched together and dotted with potholes and cracks? That amazing building won’t be nearly as impressive as your clients stumble across the broken asphalt that […]

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The Long History of Concrete and Cement

We would all like to believe that concrete was created accidentally by Fred Flintstone and his bumbling buddy, Barney Rubble as in the 1994 movie, The Flintstones. It is true that the first version of the material was indeed a natural “accident” nearly 12 million years ago, but common usage of the “self-cementing” compound wasn’t until around 700 BC. Since […]

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