Give Us The Dirt

Burns Dirt Construction was founded in 1977 in Columbus, Mississippi with two dump trucks. Today, they are a leading construction company in the southeast specializing in turnkey site packages for heavy highway, large industrial, commercial, and resident projects. From paving driveways to major highways, their crews are fully equipped to handle any sized project. Today, […]

On the Give Us The Dirt podcast, we’ve been used to hearing stories of men and women that have grown up playing in the dirt and that have made a career in construction, literally reshaping the landscape of our communities. Although our guest today doesn’t necessarily fit that mold, the work that he’s doing is […]

We have some new friends in town today! Gulf Stream Construction was founded in Charleston in 1963 and has honored a tradition of responsibility and excellence as they’ve provided top quality site and infrastructure construction services across the coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia. This family-owned business does a little bit of everything, but […]

Today, we have a special guest who came all the way from Maine to Give Us The Dirt. Herb Sargent is a third-generation business owner and currently serves as President & CEO of Maine-based Sargent Corporation. Only a few years shy of 100 years in business, Sargent has become one of the premier heavy civil […]

  We have two industry legends with us today. Combined, these men have nearly 100 years of service with one of the southeast’s leading contractors, Barnhill Contracting. Most of us will probably have a hard time wrapping our minds around that level of accomplishment – it’s something so rare we simply have no frame of […]

You might be great at your job, but how would you translate your skills to another profession? The mission to do that might feel overwhelming. Our military veterans face the same problem when they leave the service and try to find jobs in the civilian world. They have so much experience – specialized experience – […]

We always love talking to folks in the site development business, to learn about what makes them successful, and advice they can share for the rest of us. Today on Give Us the Dirt Podcast, we’re talking to Daniel Hensley and Tory Jasinkski, two guys at the heart of their company in the site development […]

Whether you have dreamed of a future in construction or want to hear experts talk about their field, today’s episode of the Give Us the Dirt Podcast is for you! We have gathered a panel of leaders from the HGC team to discuss the everchanging climate of the construction industry, from the challenges in the […]

We’ve been blessed on the Give Us the Dirt Podcast to talk to some pretty high-profile guests about achieving the American Dream. But others, who are just as personally and professionally successful, prefer to fly under the radar even though they have a lot to boast about. Tim Davis is one of those people. Tim […]

We know construction can be a dirty business! But we’re “digging deep” with today’s guest on our Give Us the Dirt Podcast with a guy who sees glamor and respect in every job in construction. Aaron Witt calls himself the “Chief Dirt Nerd” of his company, BuildWitt. He tells the stories behind the projects and […]