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ANCO IRON & CONSTRUCTION , INC . passion for working with local , minority and LGBTQ businesses .”
Nicholas Colina of Anco Iron & Construction , Inc .
confidence and experience necessary to succeed .”
Nick ’ s life partner , Matthew Borgman , has been a huge supporter of his career . “ Without Matthew , I would not be where I am today . He has been my rock — a constant in my life who has always encouraged me to be better . Without him , our success would not be possible .”
Nick has never regretted his decision to return to Anco . “ I wake up at 4 AM excited about what I get to do each day ,” he admits . “ It means more when it ’ s family and our whole team is family to us – it includes people we grew up with and brought into the construction industry . We show up , work hard , have fun , are kind and help others . We also don ’ t go after every project – we partner with clients who support who we are and who have the same integrity and
Nick is extremely grateful to all those who ’ ve made Anco ’ s long-term success possible and looking ahead , while he acknowledges that his life dream is to have Anco become a larger company with 1,000 employees , he also realizes that “ to go from where we were to where we are now is huge and I want to remain sustainable , so that we are not stressing as we ’ ve had to in the past . I don ’ t need to be a zillionaire . Helping others get opportunities has always led to more opportunities for our company , so we will continue to grow organically as we have been .”
With a 2-year backlog of projects , Anco ’ s recipe for success is clearly a winning one . “ Not many companies our size have that much work lined up , but my dad taught us from the beginning to do the right thing even when it costs money . In construction , it ’ s easy to hide things , but we were always told that if a mistake is made , you need to be honest about it and we ’ ll work together to fix it . So , we follow through on our promises and never take shortcuts or skimp on quality . We also choose to work with like-minded clients , and I believe that when you are good to others , blessings come your way .”
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