Stanley Orr Jr. grew up in Stayton and knew from a young age that he wanted own a business in heavy civil construction. After high school, he started his career as a carpenter apprentice.

He gained five years of experience in contracting and another five years as an inspector for the city of Portland. He described the latter as “an accelerated experience in heavy civil construction work, from a different perspective, one which most contractors do not have.”

In 2021, he started Turner-based ORR Inc. with his father, Stanley E. Orr Sr., and his uncle Paul Orr, both of whom have worked in the industry since the late 1980s.

“I’m very fortunate to have such experienced and skilled partners in the two of them. Many families cannot work together, but we all work together very well,” Orr Jr. said, adding he also wanted to show appreciation to his mentor, Bill Martinak.

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Eduardo Sanchez was a commercial license applicator before he started Open Sky Construction in November 2021, though his family-owned venture already had 15 years of experience and is growing steadily.

Based in Canby, his team of four specializes in outdoor features such as fences, concrete flatwork, decks, pergolas, paver patios and driveways, and retaining walls.

“I started my company because of a desire to experience new challenges and the idea of providing a better life for my family,” he said. “The thing I enjoy is communicating and getting to know different people every day along the way.”

Sanchez’s goal is simple: Deliver great results and exceed expectations. He said the biggest thing to keep in mind as a small business owner is to look at it as a marathon where failures will happen, but the successes will outnumber them.

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