Marks Clearing & Grading says it has 215 people, 265 machines and a $135 million backlog
Tyler Marks started the company in 2018 with one Bobcat. The figures come from its post on a Triangle Business Journal profile of the founder, and the backlog is the company's estimate.
Tyler Marks started with one Bobcat, grading driveways and taking small clearing jobs. That was 2018.
Marks Clearing & Grading now says it employs 215 people, runs 265 pieces of equipment, and carries an estimated $135 million backlog of work for 2026. Those are the company's figures, from a post on March 3, 2026, about an Executive Voice profile of founder and president Tyler Marks in the Triangle Business Journal.
The backlog is the company's estimate. Its post does not say which contracts make it up.
The company now calls itself a turnkey sitework contractor for large residential and commercial work within about 75 miles of Raleigh. It handles the clearing, grading, underground utilities, curb and paving.
The profile also covers the land under the work. MC&G Capital, the company's land arm, buys land, gets government approvals for it, develops it, then delivers finished lots to national homebuilders. That lets the company carry a project from raw ground to a lot a builder can start on. In October 2025, then chief executive Gregg Marks said the arm was self-developing around 14 projects under contract.
The post says the profile credits the growth to people and culture. The goal it points to is scaling responsibly while protecting the values of faith, family and excellence.
About this story
By Sotwire Desk. Based on Marks Clearing & Grading's own announcement, with public records where cited. Erin O'Brien of Marks Clearing & Grading confirmed this account to Sotwire.
Key facts
- Marks Clearing & Grading
- Wendell, NC
- Company news
- Client confirmed
- Erin O'Brien
- 215 (company figure, March 3, 2026)
- 265 pieces (company figure, March 3, 2026)
- An estimated $135 million of work for 2026 (company estimate; contracts not specified)
- 2018, by Tyler Marks, with one Bobcat
- Within about 75 miles of Raleigh
- Turnkey sitework for large residential and commercial work: clearing, grading, underground utilities, curb and paving
- MC&G Capital: buys land, gets government approvals, develops it and delivers finished lots to national homebuilders
- Around 14 under contract, self-developed (Gregg Marks, October 2025)
- Triangle Business Journal Executive Voice profile of founder and president Tyler Marks
Key events
- Then chief executive Gregg Marks said MC&G Capital was self-developing around 14 projects
- The company posted its figures with the Executive Voice profile
- The company announced John Dodd as vice president of commercial operations
- The company named Tim Clay chief executive