D
ustin Hanson comes from a long line of entre-
preneurs.
The lineup includes everyone from his
mom and dad to his aunts and uncles; so, Hanson
says he was destined to run his own business. "I
think it was natural that it was a progression that
we were going to head in from Day 1," Hanson
says. "It didn't take me long to realize that I didn't
like working for someone else."
With a strong family history by his side and a
growing passion for the landscaping industry, Han-
son ventured out on his own and formed Hanson
Landscape almost overnight in 2005 in Big Rock,
Illinois.
Seeing green
After quitting his job, Hanson, followed by five
other crewmembers, started Hanson Landscape on
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By learning from past
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landscaper turns the
impossible into reality
BY PATTY VAUGHAN
The
Perfect
Storm
(Left) Dustin Hanson, Ryan Kovarik and Brandon Hanson