8 Partners in Construction // The Nugget Newspaper // April 22, 2020 Robinson & Owen is a Sisters powerhouse By Jim Cornelius editor in chief Robinson & Owen Heavy Con- struction is a full-service excava- tion, grading and rock produc- tion company based in Sisters. The company was started in 1996 by Rod Robinson and Mi- chael Owen and has a 25-year history of completing private and public projects throughout Oregon. Rod and Mike started working together in logging operations in 1986. As the logging industry de- clined, they decided to turn their experience and expertise in oper- ating heavy equipment into their own business. And they took their ethic with them. As Mike puts it: