________________________________________________________________________________ Mark Cerrone , Inc .
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Mark Cerrone , Inc . champions people and processes to honor its legacy and ensure longevity
Mark Cerrone , Inc . ( MCI ) provides a diverse range of civil construction services including demolition and asbestos abatement , site preparation and earthmoving , landfill construction , railroad construction , land remediation , utilities and infrastructure improvements , asphalt and concrete paving , and marine construction services .
“ MCI was founded in 1999 by Mark Cerrone , a Niagara Falls native who worked for his uncle in a general site construction business as an operator ,” begins George Churakos , President . “ The company started off in residential construction digging basements with a backhoe and a dump truck . It evolved into commercial construction in 2003 doing a little over $ 1 million in sales until 2005-to-2007 when the company was doing between
$ 5 million and $ 6 million in sales . I learned the business inside out , taking over the estimating and project management of the company while Mark worked the field end of the business . Unfortunately , in 2007 , he was diagnosed with stomach cancer and died a few months after his diagnosis . Following Mark ’ s death , Vince Cerrone and I ran the company for Mark ’ s wife Candice , and then bought the business in December 2008 . From 2009-to-2012 , MCI was one of the fastest growing companies in Western New York exceeding sales of $ 65 million . Mark was my mentor , father figure , and godfather to my children . After his passing when we bought the company , I wanted to keep the name and legacy going . The company is currently owned by Vince and me and we have over 300 employees , with annual sales between $ 65 million and $ 100 million .”
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