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SEPTEMBER 2015 PA R K E R C O U N T Y T O D AY Continued from page 23 26 Financial savings for customers with Shannon’s new creation reach nearly $4,500 on average, he said. “Not only are we going to be 19 to 38 percent cheaper than the local competition on dumpsters and containment systems, but if we can train the subcontractors to take their trash and throw it in the dumpster, they are going to save approximately another $2,200 in clean up.” As an added bonus, Shannon is offering “green” incentives for his clients. “We can actually set up a separate container [for recyclables],” he said. “For instance, in new construction they use a lot of steel studs. We will give a credit for that. We will actually haul the metal to the scrap yard and make it a recyclable pr oduct instead of throwing them into the landfill. ” Although Shannon’s latest invention dates to last month, he is a veteran in his field, with extensive knowledge in both disposal services and contracting. Shannon and his wife, Amanda, moved from Texas to Arkansas in 1999 so he could pursue a career as a subcontractor with State Farm. The two landed in Hot Springs Village, a destination retirement community with big opportunities that also served as a great place to raise Hunter. Seeing a need for another custom-home contractor in the area, Shannon resolved to build a couple of homes on the side to test the market. Met with success, he eventually left State Farm to build luxury homes in the Ouachita Mountains area fulltime. During his tenure in Arkansas, Shannon also began pursuing what is now his mainstay — disaster relief and disposal services. Christmas Day 2011, Shannon’s father succumbed to prostate cancer. Not wanting his mother to be alone, he and his family moved back to Texas, dissolving his Arkansas-based company and forming Diamond L Enterprises. While Shannon quit building homes upon opening his new business, he said the decision was strategic. “We’re pretty heavily involved in disaster recovery and clean up, like