Aspen Earthworks

What Aspen Earthworks does

Reno, Nevada-based Aspen Earthworks is a privately held, founder-owned civil construction contractor specializing in mass excavation and full-lifecycle site development across Northern Nevada. Founded in 2016 by Ryan Dustin — a 25-year industry veteran who began in construction at age 12 — the company operates as a single-vendor provider covering nine integrated service lines: earthwork, demolition, retaining walls, underground utilities, site preparation, concrete, paving, trucking, and snow removal. Customers span commercial developers, residential developers and home builders, municipal and government clients, and large-scale industrial projects; engagement is project-based, with quote-driven pricing and a 48-hour estimate response commitment.

The company's technical platform rests on what it describes as the largest GPS-integrated heavy equipment fleet in Nevada, drawing on TopCon Positioning Systems, Komatsu equipment, Propeller drone-based site mapping, and industry-standard construction software (HCSS, Procore, Sage) to deliver precision earthmoving and code-compliant installation of underground utilities, water/sewer mains, drainage, and conduit. The fleet represents tens of millions of dollars of specialized equipment, with hundreds of pieces deployed daily. A six-day work week is positioned to compress site-prep timelines by roughly 33% versus conventional five-day operations.

Revenue is generated through project-based one-time contracts on a custom-quote basis; there is no disclosed pricing publication, no subscription or recurring SaaS revenue, and no institutional or venture capital backing in the input data. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales targeting general contractors, developers, and municipal entities, supplemented by website-driven inbound via an "estimate request" form, a Google Business listing, an Instagram/Facebook/LinkedIn social presence, and community-engagement referral channels. Headcount is reported in the 200-300+ range; the company is actively hiring across field and operational roles.

Name

Aspen Earthworks

Legal name

Aspen Earthworks

Website

https://aspenearthworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Aspen Earthworks is a Reno, Nevada-based civil construction contractor providing mass excavation and full-lifecycle site development for commercial, residential, industrial, and municipal clients across Northern Nevada, operating nine integrated service lines backed by a GPS-enabled heavy equipment fleet.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Site Development & Excavation Services

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Water and Sewer Line and Related Structures Construction (237110), Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction (237990)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600), Water, Sewer, Pipeline, Comm & Power Line Construction (1623)

akta.pro primary industry

Mass Excavation & Bulk Earthmoving (Cut/Fill, Grading) (IMAFAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

Keywords

• Mass excavation services
• Site development construction
• Underground utility installation
• Concrete paving services
• Demolition site preparation

Headquarters

HQ city

Reno

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Civil Construction Services: Full-service site development including earthwork, demolition, underground utilities, concrete, paving, trucking, and snow removal for residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal projects. Revenue is generated through project-based contracts, likely as one-time service fees tied to specific construction projects.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Aspen Earthworks is a full-service civil construction and site development company that performs mass excavation, grading, demolition, retaining wall construction, underground utility installation, site preparation, concrete work, asphalt paving, material trucking, and snow removal for commercial, residential, industrial, and municipal projects across Northern Nevada. The company operates a six-day work week with a 300+ person contractor team and deploys GPS-enabled heavy equipment to deliver site preparation projects through their complete lifecycle.

Product overview

Aspen Earthworks is a civil construction and site development company offering a comprehensive suite of excavation and site preparation services. The company operates as a single unified service offering centered on full-lifecycle site development, encompassing Earthwork Services (mass excavation, grading), Demolition Services, Retaining Wall Services, Underground Utilities Services, Site Preparation Services, Concrete Services (sitework and flatwork), Paving Services (asphalt), Trucking Services (water hauling, material transport), and Snow Removal Services. These nine core service areas work together to deliver projects from initial site evaluation through final paving and finishing, serving residential, commercial, industrial, and municipal clients across Northern Nevada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Earthwork Services

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Karma BoxcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit partnership for community service. Aspen Earthworks collaborated with Karma Box on a highway clean-up project along I-80 near the Truckee River, removing four 14-yard dumpsters of trash.
• Junk KingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJunk removal company partnered with Aspen Earthworks on the Karma Box highway clean-up project.
• Lifestyle HomesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome builder partnered with Aspen Earthworks on the Karma Box highway clean-up project.
• Truckee River Clean-up (One Truckee River)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing partnership for environmental stewardship. Aspen Earthworks provides volunteers and heavy equipment to keep the Truckee River free from trash and debris. Company notes they are in a unique position because debris is often unreachable without heavy equipment.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Clyde Companies: Intermountain West civil construction group with divisions performing earthwork, site preparation, and underground utilities. Comparable family of services to Aspen with similar regional Western U.S. focus.
• Teichert Construction: California/Nevada-based heavy civil and site preparation contractor offering earthwork, grading, underground utilities, and paving. Direct competitor to Aspen in Northern Nevada and the broader Western U.S. site prep market.
• Staker Parson Companies: Western U.S. site preparation and materials contractor offering earthwork, grading, excavation, and underground utilities as part of its heavy civil services. Direct competitor profile to Aspen in the regional site prep market.
• Sundt Construction: Employee-owned general contractor with a strong heavy civil and earthwork division serving the Western U.S. Performs similar site preparation, excavation, and underground utility work to Aspen.
• Ames Construction: Privately held heavy civil and earthwork contractor performing mass excavation, grading, and site development across the Western U.S. Directly comparable in service mix and project type to Aspen Earthworks.
• W.W. Clyde & Co. Utah-based heavy civil contractor specializing in earthwork, grading, and site development. Comparable regional direct peer performing the same core mass excavation services as Aspen in an adjacent Western U.S. market.

Regional players

• Las Vegas Paving Corporation: Nevada-based heavy civil and paving contractor offering earthwork, grading, underground utilities, and asphalt paving. Operates in the same state with comparable services but primarily serves the Las Vegas market rather than Northern Nevada.
• K.G. Walters Construction Co. Site preparation, excavation, and utility contractor serving Northern Nevada and California. Direct regional peer performing essentially the same earthwork and underground utility services as Aspen in the Reno/Sacramento corridor.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction Incorporated: NYSE-listed national heavy civil contractor with a large earthwork, grading, and site preparation practice. Operates across multiple geographies and competes with Aspen on larger Northern Nevada projects while also serving as a broader incumbent in the same industry.
• Sterling Infrastructure Inc. NASDAQ-listed infrastructure services company whose E-Infrastructure Solutions segment includes heavy civil, site preparation, and underground utility work directly comparable to Aspen's core services.

Market position

Strengths2 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/aspenearthworksinc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aspen-earthworks
• Instagraminstagram.com/aspenearthworks

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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