Last week, as they’ve done once a year for two decades, four generations of Haseldens met and talked construction.
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They toured 242 Milwaukee Street in Cherry Creek, the BMC Investment development that broke ground a year ago, where Haselden Construction is the general contractor.
“There’s no better way to expose any kid to the construction business than take them out and show them what’s going on,” said Ed Haselden, the company’s board chair.
Before stepping down and handing the CEO reins to his younger brother Byron Haselden 10 years ago, Ed led the firm.
During his time, Ed and his brother Mike, who was chief operating officer, grew the company to $350 million in annual revenue from the $20 million Haselden posted in 1991 – the final year the now-96-year-old Jim was in charge.
Byron and co. have grown that number to $550 million in projected revenue for 2026 with hopes of being around $650 million by 2028. Four Haseldens, which Ed referred to as “gen three” of the family, work for the business.
“Gen four”, as Ed calls them, is next up. The oldest in that bracket is Ed’s 11-year-old grandson, who he said has already shown an interest in the trade.
“I do believe we have some of the gen fours who absolutely are showing signs of the builder’s gene,” he said. “And that just warms my heart to see.”
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