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February 12 2023 Vol. I • No. 4
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Youth Movement Colorado Contractor Answers Industry Call
4Rivers Equipment and Wirtgen support the rapid growth of Prime Milling’s asphalt recycling operation located near Pueblo.
Andrew Cortese, 27, believes construction to be an attractive profession for young people whether they are interested in skilled labor positions or management. His company, Prime Milling, is utilizing Wirtgen cold milling machines from 4 Rivers Equipment as he builds a business he hopes will attract young talent along Colorado’s Front Range.
As construction leaders continue to trumpet the need for new, young talent in the industry, one 27-year-old Colorado man is answering that call in a big way. Andrew Cortese was 26 with an MBA from Colorado State University in hand when he left a job with an established milling contractor in Denver and struck out on his own. That was just 13 months ago in January 2022. One year later his company, Prime Milling, is rapidly becoming a major player in asphalt recycling
on the front range. “Yeah, the banks thought I was crazy at the time,” Cortese said. “They wondered why a guy my age with an MBA and undergraduate degrees in economics and business management would want to get in the construction business.” Now Cortese’s Pueblo-area company has a fleet of four Wirtgen milling machines as he looks forward to continuing the impressive growth curve in 2023. see YOUTH page 4
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