About Judy Construction Company
Judy Construction Company was incorporated in 1974 in Cynthiana, Kentucky. Larry Judy, P.E. founded the corporation and was President of Judy until his retirement in February 2013. His son Steve has served as president since. Our longevity in the construction industry is a measure of our success. This success comes from a commitment to excellence and consistent quality. We have achieved these results from a hands-on management style and keeping a core of professional employees with varying fields of expertise. Our most valuable asset is our people. Judy Construction Company's current workforce contains more than 100 employees who have been with the company for more than 10 years. Our past projects include commercial and institutional buildings, industrial facilities, water and wastewater treatment facilities and highway construction. Construction projects range from $300,000 to $50,000,000.
In 1998 we were chosen by the Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District as their principal partner in the first design/build municipal wastewater treatment plant in the state of Kentucky.
Our general operating radius is within 350 miles of Central Kentucky. We currently have projects active in all regions of Kentucky, Tennesse and Virginia. In the past we have performed projects in Ohio and Indiana. We are also licensed in Alabama and North Carolina.
With the different types of projects that we perform, we have
found it beneficial to own a large variety of equipment. This
allows us to self perform many different phases of our projects.
Our fleet contains cranes, scrapers, excavators, front-end loaders,
dozers, articulating trucks, backhoes, compressors, pile hammers and
other specialized construction equipment.
About our Founder - Larry Judy
Larry Morgan Judy was born September 10, 1936 in Cynthiana, KY, the only child of Anna Clough McCauley Judy and Harry Morgan Judy. Raised on a farm in Harrison County, Mr. Judy attended Harrison County Schools and graduated in 1954. The following two years he farmed and worked in construction to earn money for college.
In 1956, he entered the University of Kentucky majoring
in
Agriculture Economics and later changed to Civil Engineering. Mr.
Judy graduated from the University of Kentucky in January 1961 with
a B.S. in Civil Engineering with the Structural Option. While at UK
he worked part time at the Kentucky Department of Transportation in
Bridge Design. In February 1961, he accepted employment with
the Kentucky Department of Highways in the Bridge Construction Division.
In October 1962, Mr. Judy was employed by Maxon Construction Company of Dayton, Ohio. At Maxon Construction he worked in the heavy construction division as an estimator and project engineer, and obtained his Professional Engineer's License in Ohio and Kentucky. Desiring to return to Kentucky and due to the age of his parents, he took a position with Hinkle Contracting in Paris, KY in April 1969. After one year, he was elevated to Division Manager of the firm's building and heavy construction division, and a year later was promoted to Vice President.
Mr. Judy left Hinkle in May 1974 and formed a corporation with the late Charles T. Martin in Cynthiana. In 1978 Mr. Martin sold his interest to Mr. Judy, and soon after, the name was changed to Judy Construction Company. The company has performed projects for the Kentucky and Ohio Departments of Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers, the US Postal Service, 3-M, and numerous municipalities. Judy Construction Company has constructed more than 150 water and wastewater treatment facilities in Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, Indiana, and Ohio. On August 3, 2009 Engineering News-Record ranked Judy Construction Company as the 135th largest Environmental Contractor in the US. In 1998 they were chosen by the Louisville-Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District as their principal partner in the first design/build municipal wastewater treatment plant in Kentucky, the Floyds Fork Wastewater Treatment Plant. In April 2001 Judy Construction Company contracted with the Logan Todd Regional Water Commission for the construction of the first regional and membrane water treatment plant in Kentucky.
Mr. Judy served two terms on the Kentucky Association of Highway Contractors board of directors, and as Chairman in 2004. In 1988 he served as president of the Associated General Contractors of Kentucky. In 2007 the AGC of Kentucky awarded Mr. Judy It's lifetime of excellence award. He served for years on the Construction Engineering Advisory Committee at the University of Kentucky, and was Chairman of the Advisory Committee. In 2006 Mr. Judy was awarded their lifetime achievement award. Mr. Judy served as a board member of the Kentuckians for Better Transportation. He is a member of the ASCE, NSPE, and the KSPE. Mr. Judy served 13 years on the Harrison Memorial Hospital Board of Directors, having served three years as chairman. He served more than 25 years on the Cynthiana-Harrison County Economical Development Board. Mr. Judy was awarded the 2003 Cynthiana-Harrison County Chamber of Commerce's "Businessman of the Year Award".
Larry and his wife, the former Clara Lou McGinley (Ludy), reside in Cynthiana and have been married for more than 50 years. They have two sons, Morgan and Steve, one granddaughter and five grandsons.