New General Manager for HC Contractors
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HC Contractors, a heavy civil construction company and subsidiary of UIC Commercial Services, promoted Travis Malin to the position of General Manager.
In his new role, Malin oversees HC Contractors’ strategic direction, which includes a focus on innovation through adoption of new technologies to improve productivity and efficiency.
Malin has more than thirty-five years of experience in the field, including fifteen years at HC Contractors. His career began as a teenager, clearing and right-of-way projects before transitioning into heavy civil construction. Since then he has led dozens of large-scale road, highway and bridge construction and rehabilitation projects, representing more than $475 million in infrastructure improvements in Alaska.
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