By Emily Nohr
Bill Persons came by contracting pretty naturally.
The owner of Rose-land Contractors watched his father work as a contractor. He saw each of his three brothers start their own businesses, too.
Persons, a Missouri native, started Rose-lan Contractors about 16 years ago. The Kansas City, K.S., company grew into a primarily water and sewer contractor that, at one time, was the largest manhole rehabilitation contractor in the nation, Persons said. The company won several awards, including the APWA Contractor of the Year Award twice.
“It really has been good to me,” Persons said. “I’ve enjoyed working with people. I’ve enjoyed everything about it.”
Now, 61-year-old Persons ends an era of contracting by retiring this year.
Along with his retirement comes a huge sale of his company’s belongings.
The auction will include excavators, track loaders, backhoes, dump trucks and semis with lowboys. Some smaller equipment will also be for sale, like generators, pumps, testing equipment, welders and cutting torches.
“We have something for everybody,” Persons said.
The auction will be held at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 23, at 10 at 820 Cheyenne Ave. Kansas City, K.S., 66105.
Emily Nohr
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