“In Memory”

On September 1, 2010, Iola Haugan passed away after 51 years of marriage to Gil Haugan, Sr. Together, Iola and Gil started Gil Haugan Construction one year after their marriage. Iola handled everything with the business and Gil, Sr. took care of the actual construction work. Before the times of accounting and document management software, Iola recorded and tracked all business records in her hand-written notebook. These records were always complete, up-to-date, and done this way for over 30 years.

Her honesty and integrity with Owners, Architects, subcontractors, and suppliers was well-known. Iola always knew what payment was due, who from, and what was due or not due to vendors and why. Tough, but fair, was commonplace.

For Iola and Gil’s small business to grow and become one of the top contracting firms in the area, takes enormous hard work and dedication. Their strong bond allowed employees to believe in the company’s potential, and client’s to believe in the company’s ability to complete a project satisfactorily.

Iola’s principles of hard work, honesty, and integrity drive Gil Haugan Construction today. To know our past is to know our future.