A two-year recovery after a car wreck gave Udell Dooley time to consider his future. Combining his love of the outdoors with his mechanical interests, he decided to buy a backhoe and start Dooley’s Backhoe Service.At first, he took every job that came his way and found himself working in his home state of Missouri as well as Kansas. New to the business, he kept his eyes open, eager to learn. He quickly recognized that businesses focused on a few niches prospered more than those that did everything.“I also discovered that two older excavating contractors in the area would soon
