I'm Tom Patton, founder and President of Evergreen Surety, an independent bonding agency based in Colorado that serves contractors, developers, and energy producers throughout the United States and Canada. I built Evergreen Surety on a straightforward premise: contractors and developers deserve a bonding partner who is fully focused on their needs. Not a generalist. Not a processor. A dedicated specialist who understands surety at a level that actually moves the needle for growing businesses. We only do surety. That focus is our competitive advantage, and it shows up in the results we get for our clients. Over more than a decade in independent agency work, I have developed deep relationships with a wide range of surety carriers. That access allows us to obtain bonds that other agencie...