ROZIER COMPANIES:

A LEGACY OF RELATIONSHIPS,
RELENTLESSNESS & UNWAVERING RESOLVE

Prepping for foundation on our
first Sonic Drive-In, 1976

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Laying the foundation for the first Rozier project: circa 1977. Greenwood, MS.

1975

Mike Rozier, Sr. 1975

ROZIER FOUNDATIONS

In 1975, Jaws premiers in theaters, and Captain and Tennille’s “Love Will Keep Us Together” takes the airwaves by storm. Across the nation, you’ll find people wearing mood rings, solving Rubik’s Cubes, and seeking answers in the brand-new Magic 8 Ball. In Greenwood, Mississippi, you’ll find a young Mike Rozier returning home from Mississippi Delta Community College to work at his family’s overhead door business and as a building superintendent.

Rozier Overhead Doors provided commercial and residential doors for businesses and families all over the Delta. At his father’s business, Mike learns the importance of building relationships. “I watched my father invest his time and efforts into connecting with people,” Mike said. “I watched and learned from him, and working in the family business really set the foundation for my own multi-generational business that I went on to start.” So this is where it all begins: in the Delta, in the age of disco, with a man determined to build something more.

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Young Michael helping out on the job site

The first Rozier Sonic
in Amory

THE BIRTH OF A BUSINESS

Mike Rozier is 22 years old. A new father with mouths to feed and bills to pay, Rozier branches off from his father’s overhead door business to start Mike Rozier Construction. Fresh-faced Mike opens his first office on Highway 82 in Greenwood. He develops a relationship with the franchise owner of some local Sonic Drive-Ins, and he builds the first of what will eventually become 26 brick and mortar locations. “You could say it all started with a Sonic in Amory, Mississippi,” Mike said, “and you wouldn’t be wrong.”

Mike always brings his sons, Michael and Craig, to the job site. Here, they watch their father connect with clients and subcontractors. They watch him put in long hours in the Delta heat. They play with Tonka trucks and toy cranes as real, mud-crusted heavy equipment looms over them. Here, a new family business begins. “When I look back on it, those Sonic days were the beginning of something really special.” Mike said.

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The Demopolis Sonic, 1978

GOOD WORK AND GROWTH

Rozier’s ambition continues to grow, and so does his business. He completes his first out-of-state project, a Sonic Drive-In in Demopolis, Alabama. Already, Mike Rozier Construction faces unprecedented growth and the challenges that accompany. It’s time to buckle down, do right by the client, and deliver on this big project.

“Moving our business to more out-of-state projects so early on really is a testament to the relationships we built,” Mike said. “We built one Sonic, and the client liked the way that we did business and built structures.” Ultimately, the Demopolis Sonic catapults the growth of Mike Rozier Construction into an industry stronghold in the Southeast.

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Mike, Roy + Ronnie Rozier,
Amory, MS

ALL IN THE FAMILY

As the family business grows, so does the family involvement. After over a decade of monumental growth, Mike’s brother, Ronnie, joins the Mike Rozier Construction team. All the while, Mike and Craig are still tagging along and watching their father build Mike Rozier Construction into a leading commercial construction company. A decade has passed since Mike Rozier built his first Sonic, and now the team is adding cotton warehouses, schools, and farm shops to their long list of commercial projects. “For us, Mike Rozier Construction has always been a family business,” Mike said. “Having my brother and then eventually my sons join me in this endeavor has been so humbling and rewarding. We wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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A DOLLAR STORE DEAL

After over twenty years of excellence in commercial construction, Mike Rozier Construction establishes a longstanding relationship with Dollar General and builds its first Dollar General store in Mike’s hometown of Greenwood, Mississippi. “Every project we’ve won is because of a relationship,” Mike said. “We’ve always worked to make sure our clients know they can count on us. We call to check on them before problems arise, and we try to anticipate the needs of their projects.”

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Michael, Jr. with Mike +
Ronnie, 1998

Michael, Jr. with Mike + Ronnie, 1998

THE NEXT GENERATION

Mike Rozier’s oldest son, Michael, decides to follow in his father’s footsteps. “I grew up on the jobsite, so the desire to continue in the family business came natural to me. It’s in my blood” Michael said. After working several summers striping parking lots and helping on his father’s construction projects, Michael decides that the family business was the business for him. Even in college, Michael helps with building plans for Mike Rozier Construction. Early memories of Tonka trucks and Delta sun evolve into strong aspirations to build something worthwhile. “I knew we were building something special. I knew that I could make the family business my lifelong career. I wanted to keep the relationships my father had established, and I wanted to establish new ones, too.”

After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi School of Construction, Michael brings Mike Rozier Construction to Hattiesburg, Mississippi with an office on 40th Avenue near the university.

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THE GANG’S ALL HERE

Craig Rozier, Mike’s youngest son, joins the Rozier team as a project manager and estimator. After years working outside of the construction industry, Craig decides to join the family business for good. Craig finds his way back to the Delta, back to the job sites that have always felt like home. “This is where I’m from,” Craig said. “This is my family. This is where I can work on challenging projects and come up with solid solutions.”

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The Hattiesburg headquarters

LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION

Under Michael Rozier’s leadership, the Hattiesburg office moves to a brand-new, expanded location and hires a more extensive team. The team is working on projects like Delta Electric, Milwaukee Tool (the first of many projects), McDonald’s – Greenwood, MS, and Helena Chemical – Friars Point and delivering stellar results along the way.

“This was a real season of growth,” Michael said. “We hired 10 new employees during that time. And we are still so proud to be serving the Hattiesburg area and offering jobs to the people there.”

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The first Rozier cross:
Winona, Mississippi

A TOWERING TESTIMONY

Rozier builds the first of its three 120-foot crosses across the state of Mississippi. “The crosses have always been special projects for us,” Mike Rozier said, “They’re a chance for us to combine our construction capabilities with our ministry. After all, everything I have is from God. I don’t own any of it. This is just one small way that Mike Rozier Construction can point everything back to Him.”

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DEVELOPING RM

Rozier Companies expands its capabilities with the foundation of RM Development, a full-service development firm dedicated to Growing True with a mind for community. With four decades of commercial construction experience under their belt, the Mike Rozier Construction team decides to expand into the world of permits, zoning, and community growth. Michael’s passion for relationships and client satisfaction makes him the ideal person to man the helm of RM. “We wanted to keep building, but we also wanted to start handling the development side of construction,” Michael said. “We’ve been blessed with an incredible team, and we’re eager to keep growing communities together.”

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PetSuites
Memphis, TN

THE DOG DAYS OF ROZIER

RM Development establishes a relationship with PetSuites of America, a national pet resort chain dedicated to providing a premier, boutique pet care experience for both dogs and cats. The same principle that earned Mike Rozier his first Sonic job earns RM Development this major national client: “It’s always been about relationships, whether we’re building, developing, or maintaining,” Michael said. “It’s about being the people your clients can count on. It’s about being knowledgeable in your industry. Mostly, though, it’s about caring about people and communities on a really human level. When you care that much, you care to know better and do better. The rest always falls into place if you’ve got that relationship.”

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A REALLY BIG DEAL

As Rozier celebrates over 40 years of commitment in construction, it wins its largest client yet: Milwaukee Tools, which is contracted at $8.3 Million and 165,000 sq. ft. of renovations for their corporate headquarters. Additionally, Rozier celebrates the completion of its 400th Dollar General store in Grenada, Mississippi. 400 stores means 400 relationships built on a single handshake back in 1997. “To get to that point—400 stores—is really a testament to our people and our commitment to connecting with our clients,” Mike said. “That was something to celebrate and a reminder to really stay true to our motto, Never Stop Building.”

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Exterior of the
new Rozier office,
Greenwood

BACK TO HOME BASE

For the first time since Mike Rozier founded Mike Rozier Construction, the Greenwood office undergoes a renovation. “We were blessed to be able to refresh the space where it all began,” Mike Rozier said. “This place is always going to be special to us. It’s where we have Monday morning Bible studies with our team. It’s where we sat in 1975 and dreamed of making an impact. Now, we’re making that impact, and we don’t plan to stop growing or stop doing good for others.”

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MAIN X MEANS FOREVER

As Rozier approaches half a century as a construction industry stronghold, it adds yet another stellar company to its repertoire. Main X Solutions provides a turnkey maintenance service for commercial buildings. “We figured, we develop and build…we might as well maintain the buildings we love so much,” Michael said. “Main X is about taking pride in buildings. It’s about taking pride in relationships and doing whatever it takes to hold our projects to a standard of excellence.”

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