The Nugget Newspaper // April 22, 2020 // Partners in Construction 9 Striving for excellence in construction, renovation By Jim Cornelius editor in chief A family connection to Black Butte Ranch led Mike Dyer into the construction business in Sisters, where he has built a rep- utation for creativity and expert craftsmanship. While Mike was growing up on the beach in Corpus Cristi, Texas, his future wife, Jill, was growing up vacationing at Black Butte Ranch. The couple met in college in Lubbock, Texas. Mike9s education and early work experi- ence was in a field unrelated to construction 4 and he found he did not enjoy it. On a visit with Jill9s parents at the Ranch, he was introduced to a local builder, and in 1998, he went to work for the well-regarded contractor.