President and chief executive officer, commercial paving and concrete contractor (Pave America platform) · PLM Paving & Concrete (a Pave America company) · Pewaukee, Wisconsin
Ryan Laughlin
Ryan Laughlin, president/CEO of Pewaukee-based PLM Paving & Concrete after Grove Mountain Partners' platform build and the later Pave America combination. Not sole founder; not legacy president-owner Theodore J. Balistreri.
Net worth
$3 million+
September 17, 2026
About
Ryan Laughlin leads PLM Paving & Concrete, the Pewaukee commercial asphalt, concrete and civil contractor whose local campus anchors a Southeast Wisconsin–to–Green Bay footprint.
Brought in by the prior owner to grow the business, he rose through sales, estimating and dispatch into COO/CFO and, around a Grove Mountain Partners investment, into president and then CEO.
Under that private-equity chapter, PLM consolidated Midwest paving companies, installed capital-budget and performance systems, and—per Grove Mountain's case study—roughly tripled overall earnings in under two years before a larger consolidator acquired the platform; operators and Grove retained equity. PLM's own history marks the 2023 join to Pave America, the national commercial paving consolidator, while keeping the Pewaukee operating identity.
The company traces roots to a 1966 striping business, a 1987 ownership change that created Parking Lot Maintenance, and a 2004 rebrand to PLM Paving and Concrete. Laughlin's story is the PE-operator chapter on that corridor—liquidity and scale as sitting platform CEO, not a sole-founder narrative.
Companies and affiliations
- PLM Paving & Concrete (a Pave America company)
Notable facts
PLM's first-party history says the company joined Pave America in 2023, lists the Pewaukee office, and recounts the 1966–2004 evolution from Parking Stripes / Asphalt Maintenance and Striping to Parking Lot Maintenance to PLM Paving and Concrete.
Grove Mountain Partners' PLM case study quotes Ryan Laughlin as president, describes his promotion to president then CEO after the investment, Midwest company consolidations, and roughly 3x overall earnings growth before a subsequent consolidator purchase with retained equity.
Pave America's podcast page identifies Ryan Laughlin as president/CEO of PLM Paving & Concrete, a Pave America company, discussing his path from sales/estimating/dispatch into the CEO role.
What questions can this profile answer
- What makes Ryan Laughlin notable?
- Ryan Laughlin leads PLM Paving & Concrete, the Pewaukee commercial asphalt, concrete and civil contractor whose local campus anchors a Southeast Wisconsin–to–Green Bay footprint. Brought in by the prior owner to grow the business, he rose through sales, estimating and dispatch into COO/CFO and, around a Grove…
- What is Ryan Laughlin's estimated net worth?
- Ryan Laughlin's estimated net worth is $3 million+ as of 2026-09-17.