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TERO Worker of the Month
April 2023
Name: Dakota Rock
Employer: Suulutaaq
Position: Journeyman operator
Dakota Rock joined the TERO team
almost six years ago and has contin-
ually grown and learned many new
skills since the day he was referred
to one of our Oregon Department of
Transportation heavy highway con-
struction projects.
Dakota started as a general laborer
back in 2017 for Gage It Construc-
tion and since has learned many new
trades, such as trafoc control, pipe
laying and building MSE walls. His
newest trade is excavation and GPS
Dakota Rock
grade checks.
Recently, Dakota joined the 701
Operators Union as a journeyman operator. He is currently dis-
patched to the I-205 Abernathy Project in Oregon City. He has
been a key employee on the many ODOT projects he has been
referred to and has earned the April TERO Worker of the Month
award.
Dakota said that TERO has helped him and is the reason he got
into the heavy highway construction trades. He said TERO has giv-
en him the opportunity to join the 701 Operators Union with plenty
of support and guidance along the way. He also said that TERO is
a great way to get into the construction trades and make an above
average livable wage.
Great job, Dakota, TERO is proud to have you represent our
program.
For more information on the TERO Skills Bank and
any other TERO opportunities, contact the
TERO ofoce or the TERO director.
TERO Ofoce: 503-879-1488 or tero@grandronde.org
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TERO Indian Owned
Business Spotlight
Grand Ronde TERO main-
tains a list of certioed Indian
Owned Businesses (IOBs) that
contract or supply materials,
goods, services or art. Through
the IOB program, TERO pro-
vides consulting, connection
to resources, business scaling,
endorsements and more.
One of the current IOBs reg-
istered with Grand Ronde
TERO is Eugene William Con-
struction and Eugene William
Asphalt.
Eugene William Construction
Year Business Started:
2018 and 2022, respectively
Location of Business and Location Serviced: Eugene William
Construction and Eugene William Asphalt have their main ofoce and
equipment yard located along the Clackamas River in Carver and
also have an ofoce in Salem. Currently, most of their construction
work takes place in the Portland area.
What Your Business Performs: Eugene William Construction
is a small, civil construction contracting company that specializes in
underground utilities such as storm water drains, water main and
sanitary sewer. Eugene William Asphalt is a freight contracting
company that hauls asphalt oil from reonery to mixing plant.
How You Got Started: Eugene William Construction is the
product of Tribal members Kelly Eugene Ibabao and Martin Wil-
liam Wedeking. They have decades of experience in the construction
industry. The company has performed for several city of Portland
and TriMet contracts. Eugene William Asphalt is the tangent Kelly
and Martin founded from the outreach of McCall Companies9 search
for asphalt oil haulers. Kelly and Martin are very familiar with the
paving side of construction and have since established a promising
business relationship.
How Has Grand Ronde TERO Helped? Grand Ronde TERO
has assisted our business in various ways. TERO has helped us in
supplying Tribal members to our workforce as well as assisting in
consulting with various outside departments to provide additional
contracts and minority business opportunities.
For more information on the TERO Indian Owned
Business program, to get certioed or access other TERO
opportunities, contact the TERO Ofoce at:
503-879-2188 or tero@grandronde.org
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