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In for the Long Haul Behind the Resolve of an Extraordinary Leader

Julie Savitt - Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Eight years ago, few would have expected AMS Earth Movers (AMS), a regional hauling and material supply company based in Lake Villa, Illinois, to be a thriving business today. Read More

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AMS Recognized as Illinois Tollway's 2015 DBE Contractor of the Year

Julie Savitt - Tuesday, December 01, 2015

Thanks to everyone who made this award possible including our drivers and office staff. Read More

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The Illinois Tollway - Driving the Future - Featuring AMS Earth Movers

Tali Weitzman - Friday, November 07, 2014

As a single parent in 2008 with little background in the construction field, Julie Savitt became the sole owner of AMS Earth Movers, a certified disadvantaged, woman owned small business. Read More

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AMS Earth Movers Wins LCCA Safety Award

Tali Weitzman - Friday, March 15, 2013

Darren Becker (second from left) receives Safety Award on behalf of AMS Earth Movers from Lake County Contractors Association on February 28th, 2013. The award for Outstanding Safety Record for 2012 and the lowest workday ratio in the division.

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Who Are You Calling Sugar? - Janece Shaffer

Tali Weitzman - Thursday, July 19, 2012

Snapshot: Julie Savitt, President, AMS Earth Movers

Julie Savitt has a pink construction helmet. She knows her way around a semi-truck and can talk “stone” with the best of them. She is a woman in a male- dominated field who drew on the business lessons she learned from her grandfather – who was also in the Chicago construction field – to build a new kind of construction company: one that is happy, healthy, green and discrimination free. Today AMS Earth Movers is an award-winning, WBE certified company that specializes in the haul-in and haul-off of a variety of materials including aggregate, rock salt, brick, broken concrete, asphalt and topsoil.

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Family, strangers come to aid of Northbrook man

Tali Weitzman - Tuesday, May 15, 2012

By Nick Katz, Pioneer Press

Larry Strom says it’s easy to become cynical in life. But that has changed for him since he was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease.
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Entrepreneur Keeps on Trucking

Tali Weitzman - Saturday, May 12, 2012

By - Lynne Strang, Late Blooming Entrepreneurs
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The check is in the mail — maybe

Tali Weitzman - Monday, April 09, 2012

By: Claire Bushey, Crain's Chicago Business Read More

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AMS Earth Movers chosen as Safety Incentive Program Winner

Tali Weitzman - Thursday, December 15, 2011

AMS Earth Movers' own Dean DeVries has been chosen as the Safety Incentive Program Winner from the Mid-West Truckers Risk Management Association.

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Green Business League's "Green Business of the Year"

Tali Weitzman - Thursday, June 09, 2011

Chicago, IL - Julie Savitt, President of AMS Earth Movers, earned the Green Business League's "Green Business of the Year" award at the organization's annual meeting. Her accomplishment is unique for a hauling company - as she operates in the trucking industry - not typically considered environmentally progressive. Read More

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In for the Long Haul Behind the Resolve of an Extraordinary Leader

AMS Recognized as Illinois Tollway's 2015 DBE Contractor of the Year

Julie Savitt | November 16, 2016

Julie Savitt | December 1, 2015

Eight years ago, few would have expected AMS Earth Movers (AMS), a regional hauling and material supply company based in Lake Villa...

Thanks to everyone who made this award possible including our drivers and office staff. We would also like to thank the following GC's for giving us...

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