Three in the morning along the US-131 corridor, the lots outside Cadillac are blank white and the only things moving are amber lights. DEUCES Landscaping & Excavation, LLC works commercial ground at that hour — plowing lots, opening loading approaches, stacking and hauling snow off when the banks grow too tall to push any further. Winters here build in layers, and a lot cleared cleanly in December becomes a different problem by mid-February if nobody has been relocating the piles. Ice control goes down where tires and boots will polish the surface smooth. By the time the first employees pull in, the striping shows again and the curbs are findable.