Name: Laurence Ufford
Title: President
Company: Trumbull-Nelson Construction Company, Inc.
Location: 200 Lebanon Street, Hanover, NH 03755
Place of Birth: Claremont, NH
Family: Wife (Shelley) and 5 Children (Carolyn, Jay, Matthew, Christian, Alex)
College: Dartmouth College (BA), Columbia University (MBA)
First job unrelated to my current field: Dishwasher at YMCA Summer Camp on Lake Champlain (15 years old)
First job in current field: Summer laborer during high school for Trumbull-Nelson (17 years old).
What our firm does now, and plans for the future: Trumbull-Nelson is a construction management firm, providing construction services across a whole range of different types of work, from residential, institutional and commercial (schools, office buildings, manufacturing) to utility (sewage and water treatment facilities).
Future plans: Expand market area.
Hobbies: Hunting, fishing, traveling, gardening, yard work.
Favorite Novel: Huckleberry Finn
Favorite Film: Mister Smith Goes to Washington.
Favorite Website: Cabela's
Keys to Success: Hard work, honesty, respect for others, and a sense of humor.
Person(s) I most admire (outside of business): Franklin D. Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, Ronald Reagan.
If I had to choose a different profession, what would it be?: That's a tough one: I have always wanted to be a teacher or a farmer..