Scott R. Ingalls With Scott as president since 2014, P&CG has experienced the largest expansion and revenue growth in our company’s history. The sheer volume of paper in his ofce is testament to his intimate involvement with the growth of every line of work. His fnger is on the pulse of the entire organization. Scott has steered the company from turbulence to success by following the advice and philosophies of the leaders who came before him, including his former ofce mate, Jack Streeter, and his uncle, Dick Ash. Scott was born in 1962 in Ithaca, N.Y., to parents still in college. His childhood was spent farming, fshing, and playing sports. A small kid with something to prove, Scott found an outlet in athletics, where he began to form his management style. At 11 or 12, Scott began spending weekends with Uncle Dick—mainly building his uncle’s estate— which consumed all his teenage weekends and forged his work ethic. Scott’s construction career began at the age of 16, working summers as a runner delivering jobsite materials. He had his frst collision within the frst two weeks, when he T-boned the president of a local high society club, earning the nickname Crash. At only 18, he ran his frst project, the Brighton street lighting project, which involved painting the light poles and harps. Scott hired four of his college buddies to help him meet the quota of 25 poles per day. His ingenious plan for the crew to paint with car wash mitts allowed them to complete 50 to 75 poles by noon each day (with more silver paint on themselves and their trucks than on the poles), so they could spend their afternoons watching the girls sunbathing at Charlotte Beach. Scott’s unique approach made the project the most proftable one for the company to date, and the paint held up well. Fast forward some 45 years: P&CG recently repainted these poles and then in 2025, won the contract to replace them. Infuenced by his uncle, Scott earned an associate’s degree in civil engineering technology from Monroe Community College in Rochester. He began his P&CG career in 1983 at Valley Sand & Gravel as pit manager. After the birth of his frst child in 1986, he left the company to travel the country building recreational facilities. In 1991, a local heavy highway contractor hired him as a dispatcher, and from there, he advanced to construction management. In 1998, he returned to the company as vice president of KBH. Scott so admired Jack’s quiet, open style of leadership. He spent as much time as possible learning from him and attributes his advancement in the company to Jack’s mentoring. Four years later, he became executive vice president, and in 2014 he was named president. To this day, when Scott encounters trying times, he reaches back to fnd a lesson Jack left behind. Scott understands our success has come by aligning with people who ft our philosophy. We’re not here for everyone, and we don’t want to be. We look for those who look beyond themselves. Maintaining a merit-based philosophy—where compensation is based on the value employees bring instead of the title they hold—is vital to continuing operations into perpetuity as the company’s founders had envisioned. Although Scott has invested tirelessly in the company, retirement is not on the horizon. His work is not fnished. Only when the transfer of leadership responsibilities to the next generation is complete will he turn his focus to the next chapter. Scott plans to spend his retirement with his wife, Laurie, grandchildren, and fur babies, while continuing to help others in a diferent capacity. He hopes to squeeze in some fshing and golfng. 14 The Next Hundred Years
