With COVID-19 in the rearview mirror and summer just around the corner, visitors from around the globe are expected to flock to Little Italy. While tourism is
Bret Barnhart’s roots in the
construction business go deep. Way deep. His great grandfather started an excavating business with a pair of mules. His dad spent a lifetime in the business.
And so beginning at the age of 10, Bret worked for his dad and granddad, starting as early as they did. He relished every opportunity to work alongside the men who loomed so large in his eyes.
But when it came time to try his hand at his own business, Bret knew he had to go it alone.
A truck, trailer and a backhoe
So in 2002 Bret bought a truck, trailer and backhoe and started scrapping for work. The knowledge and old-school discipline he learned from his dad and grandad quickly paid off. Within a year his business was sustainable and developing a growing client list.