Less than a month into his new job as president of Rogers-based Veit Cos., Tim Reimann has hit the ground running with an agenda that includes growing a specialty contracting business and maintaining safe work practices during a pandemic.

Reimann has 25 years of business leadership experience, most recently as vice president of operations at McGough Construction in Roseville. His resume includes a stint with the U.S. Navy, and his business experience runs the gamut from working with startups to leading multibillion-dollar corporations in the manufacturing, construction and service sectors, according to his bio.

He joins a company that was founded in 1928 by Frank Veit. Today, Veit Cos. has more than 700 employees, and offers specialty contracting services such as earthwork, foundations, demolition, underground utilities, hydraulic dredging and industrial cleaning.

In the following interview, Reimann talks about COVID’s impact on the construction industry, the future of waste management and demolition, and other topics.