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No job too big or too small for Eric Juarez Construction By Julie Buntjer The Globe
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Eric Juarez works at a job site earlier this month where he and his team installed new windows and replaced some siding at an apartment complex in Worthington.
WORTHINGTON — At a time when there is a real shortage of people who work in the trades industry — contractors, plumbers, electricians — Worthington High School graduate Eric Juarez has found his niche in renovating properties and a dream of building homes. Juarez earned his general contractor’s license in March 2022, eight years after getting his start in the local construction industry. “I’d just freshly graduated from high school and I was looking for part-time work,” shared Juarez from a job site where he and his team installed new windows and were replacing some siding. “My brother used to work at Lampert (Lumber) as a salesperson and he kind of got me in connection with a general contractor. It went from there, and I fell in love with the job.” His love for the job stems from taking something in need of repair and making it look new again. “I like to see something go from nothing to something,” Juarez said. “We could take a house that looks old and deteriorated and needs work, and then we show up and do all this magic that we do and you come up with a new house.” Juarez worked for and with several local general contractors during the past nine and a half years. About five years into his construction experience, he began dreaming of one day owning his own business. That became a reality in January, and he’s had a busy year thus far.
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