About

LEADERS IN THE INDUSTRY

J. Lee Milligan founded his company in 1937 with one truck and a contract to haul dirt for $1.25 per hour on New Mexico’s Conchas Dam Project. From the outset, the intent was to provide a quality job for a fair price and create a safe, stable-working environment for the company’s employees. This one-man operation has evolved to its current position as a well-established and well-respected company that offers quality material and services at a competitive price.

Through prudent management and a dedicated work force, the company has become one of the largest heavy highway construction firms in the area. JLM’s primary business focus was and remains directed at the heavy construction trades in the panhandle and South Plains of