The Rise of Southeast Connections: Diversification and Focus on Employees Fuel Growth

Investments, diversification and adaptability come together to help drive big growth in directional drilling market for Georgia-based contractor

The Rise of Southeast Connections: Diversification and Focus on Employees Fuel Growth

Pipe welders Mason East (left) and Everado Mejia seal a gas pipeline that will be installed underground using a directional drill to supply natural gas in Waynesboro, Georgia.

In 1996, Southeast Connections — then called Southeast Communications — employed one work crew. It owned only a mini-excavator, a trencher and a bucket truck. And it focused solely on installing fiber-optic lines for telecommunications companies, primarily around Atlanta.

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