Dalton Newbold Celebrates 3 Years at Grade Tech by Supporting the Parkinson’s Foundation
Dalton Newbold, Junior Estimator and Drone Operator, is celebrating 3 years with the company this month. To commemorate that milestone, he is supporting an organization that hits close to home, the Parkinson’s Foundation. The national organization aims to make life better for people with Parkinson’s disease by improving care and advancing research toward a cure. Dalton lost his grandpa to Parkinson’s disease a year and a half ago. He saw [...]
Proud To Be American: Grade Tech Stands Behind Our Country’s Roots
The challenges we are facing as a country today are unprecedented. Our way of life and our history are being attacked by our own people. The woke movement is tearing down our country and making it weaker, destroying or dismissing the things that made this country great. Rather than attacking the foundation of our country for the mistakes we made in the past and trying to “mend fences” for stuff [...]
Amanda Williams Celebrates 3 Years at Grade Tech by Supporting the Rocky Mountain Roundup, Wheeling for a Cause
Grade Tech Executive Assistant Amanda Williams is celebrating 3 years with the company this month. To commemorate that milestone, she is supporting Rocky Mountain Roundup, Wheeling for a Cause, a trail ride event that raises money to help a child in the local community. This year’s event, which was held on July 22 in Preston, Idaho benefitted a little girl named Holland who has Spina Bifida and needs help with [...]
Shooting for the big bucks — why patience and perseverance pays off big
In the construction business, we often see the money chasers going after the bug bucks. You know who they are—they’re the guys that jump from job to job, moving to wherever and whoever will pay them the most. They stay for a couple of months or maybe a year, then they’re off and running again looking for their next big score. The problem with chasing the bug bucks, however, [...]
A Bucking Good Time at the Oakley Rodeo
A great time was had by Grade Tech employees and their family members who attended the 87th Annual Oakley City PRC Independence Day Rodeo at the Oakley Recreation Center on July 4th weekend. Grade Tech sponsored the event, which is sanctioned by the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA), and invited employees and families to take in the activities throughout the weekend. The weekend featured a full-blown rodeo with a [...]
Debunking the Myth that You Need a College Degree to Be Successful
The house you live in—was it built by someone with a college degree? The roads you drive on or the cars you drive—did the men and women who built them have college degrees? In most cases, the answers to each of these questions is a resounding “NO”! The fact is that you don’t need a college degree to be successful—what you need is: drive/ambition a willingness to work hard and [...]
Gabriella Velasquez Celebrates 3 Years with Grade Tech by Supporting Utah Volunteers of America’s Homeless Youth Services
Gabriella Velasquez, Assistant Office Manager for Grade Tech, is celebrating 3 years with the company. In honor of Gabi’s dedication and contribution to the company’s success, Grade Tech is donating $1,000 to Gabi’s charity of choice—Utah Volunteers of America’s Homeless Youth Services. The group provides several programs for homeless and at-risk youth and young adults, including those who experience mental illness. The various programs provide shelter and basic necessities, life [...]
David Barlow Celebrates 2 Years at Grade Tech
David Barlow, Foreman of Operations at Grade Tech, is celebrating two years on the job—this time, that is. You see, David worked for Grade Tech several years ago, starting his first “real job” at the age of 18. He met Rory Hall, Grade Tech Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, and his grandmother, Millie, while mowing their lawns when he was 16 years old. He left to start his own landscaping [...]
Grade Tech Sponsoring Golf Tournament to Benefit University of Utah Burn Camp
Friday, June 10, 2022 - We are proud to announce that we are sponsoring and participating in the 12th Annual Doc Weaver & Mike Kibbie University of Utah Burn Camp Charity Golf Scramble today at The Old Mill public golf course in Holladay. Grade Tech is sponsoring a hole, giving away raffle prizes— Yeti coolers, hats, gift cards and fillers—and has entered a foursome in the tournament. Brad Richardson explained [...]
New Video Provides a Unique Look at What Makes Rory Hall Tick
Ever wonder what makes Grade Tech successful, what it’s like to work at a company like Grade Tech, or how to build a successful (and fulfilling) career without a college degree? Rory Hall, Grade Tech’s Chief Operating Officer and Co-founder, provides a unique look into his personal motivation, passion for the job, and philosophy of success in a new, candid video. Rory and his dad (and fellow Grade Tech co-founder), [...]