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Dredging

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AT CALLAN MARINE, THE DREDGING BUSINESS IS PERSONAL. THE

COMPANY’S PRESIDENT, MAXIE MCGUIRE, DISCUSSES THE VALUE

PROPOSITION OF INVESTING IN NEW EQUIPMENT AND KEY PERSONNEL.

By Eric Haun alveston-based Callan Marine possesses one of ? nding his way into the private sector. In his current role the youngest, most powerful dredge ? eets in as Callan Marine president, he’s helped the family-owned

America. “Our oldest dredge is 11 years old, so dredging and marine construction contractor prosper, we have a nice modern, new ? eet, which really growing from 14 employees a decade ago to 250 today—

G helps us in our performance,” said the company’s presi- many of them “hand-picked”.

dent, Maxie McGuire. “I’m very proud that we have one “All of our staff comes from seasoned positions, and of the newest ? eets in the industry.” about 75% of our management team, we’ve worked togeth-

McGuire and Callan Marine have plenty to be pound er somewhere along the line in my career. Behind the walls of. McGuire, a U.S. Air Force veteran with an Operation here where we are family-oriented, we are people-centric

Desert Storm tour under his belt, took a job with the U.S. and that makes chasing the vision that much easier.”

Army Corps of Engineers after discharge before eventually Today, Callan operates four cutter suction dredges 34 | MN May 2022