Opinion: Do research before hiring a contractor
Randy Hutchinson
Randy Hutchinson is the President and CEO of the BBB of the Mid-South, serving 28 counties in Tennessee, Mississippi and Arkansas. He graduated from Western Maryland College and has an MBA from Wilmington College.
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A local consumer filed a complaint with the Better Business Bureau after paying $60,000 to have a garage built. He said the contractor did shoddy work, never came back to finish the job after receiving the final payment and left the consumer’s property a mess.
The contractor didn’t respond to us when we sent him the complaint.
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