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Mosko’s son, George, founded Mosko's United Con-
struction Co. Ltd. in 1958 and laid the groundwork for
the subsequent expansion before welcoming his own
sons, James, Milton and John, into the business in the
1970s. James Mosko is the group’s incumbent presi-
dent and – along with his two brothers and some other
key members of the executive staff – now steers an
enterprise that’s evolved into a variety of functions in-
cluding bulk materials, building supplies, general and
specialized construction, marinas, rental properties
and tourist facilities.
“My grandfather (James Sr.) was more of an artist,
rather than a businessman, and a good friend of his
said ‘James, you really need to be in your own busi-
ness,’” Mosko said. “My dad (George) was more of the
business-driven person and he was dynamic in that
respect.
“He was very conscious to take the business to the
next level.”
As it turned out, the evolution from the grandfather’s
operation to the one that exists today occurred incre-
mentally. Where the business’ first generation was in
building and carpentry, the second branched off into
concrete and the third worked in marine construction,
which was followed by heavy earth moving and then
by golf course building and other similarly connected
endeavors.
Three years ago, that same need-filling mindset led to
the formation of yet another outfit.
“We’d look around and think, ‘Hell, if no one else
around here is going to do it, we might as well do it
ourselves,” Mosko said. “We were having trouble with
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