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{{Short description|American construction company}}
{{Short description|American construction company (founded 1884)}}
{{Primary sources|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox company
{{Infobox company
| name = Kiewit Corporation
| name = Kiewit Corporation
| logo = Kiewit_Logo.svg
| logo = Kiewit_Logo.svg
| logo_size = 245px
| logo_size = 245px
| type = [[Private Company|Private]], [[Employee-owned company|Employee-owned]]
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| slogan =
| slogan =
| foundation = 1884 (Kiewit Brothers)
| foundation = {{start date and age|1884}} (Kiewit Brothers)
| location = [[Kiewit Plaza]]<br>[[Omaha, Nebraska]], U.S.
| location = 1550 Mike Fahey St, Omaha, NE, U.S.
| key_people = Rick Lanoha<br><small>(CEO)</small>
| key_people = Rick Lanoha ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]])
| num_employees = 28,000 <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://fortune.com/fortune500/peter-kiewit-sons/|title=Peter Kiewit Sons'|website=Fortune|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref>
| num_employees = 31,100 <ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kiewit.com/ |title=Peter Kiewit Sons' |website=Kiewit |access-date=16 Aug 2024}}</ref>
| num_employees_year = 2021
| num_employees_year = 2023
| industry = [[Construction]], [[mining]], [[engineering]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Kiewit Sons' |url=https://fortune.com/company/peter-kiewit-sons/fortune500/ |website=Fortune |access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
| industry = [[Construction]], [[mining]], [[engineering]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Peter Kiewit Sons' |url=https://fortune.com/company/peter-kiewit-sons/fortune500/ |website=Fortune |access-date=25 May 2021}}</ref>
| products =
| products =
| revenue = US$10.3 billion (2020)<ref name="F500"/>
| revenue = US$17.1 billion (2023)<ref name="F500"/>
| net_income = {{profit}} US$419 million (2020) <ref name="F500"/>
| net_income = {{profit}} US$419 million (2020) <ref name="F500"/>
| homepage = [http://www.kiewit.com/ www.kiewit.com]
| homepage = {{url|http://www.kiewit.com/}}
}}
}}


'''Kiewit Corporation''' is an American privately held construction company based in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] founded in 1884. It ranked 243th place in [[Fortune 500]] for United States.<ref name="F500">{{Cite web|title=Peter Kiewit Sons' {{!}} 2021 Fortune 500|url=https://fortune.com/company/peter-kiewit-sons/fortune500/|access-date=2020-09-18|website=Fortune|language=en}}</ref> [[private company|Privately held]], it is one of the largest construction and engineering organizations in North America.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/more-on-braidy-construction-jobs-planned/article_f083b790-a199-11e8-82dc-631edf2eb2ca.html|title=More on Braidy: 1,500 construction jobs planned|last=Editor|first=Glenn Puit|website=The Independent Online|language=en|access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> It is an employee-owned company.<ref name=”NYT84”>{{cite news |last1=Greenhouse |first1=Steven |title=Kiewit breaks with tradition |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/13/business/kiewit-breaks-with-tradition.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=13 July 1984}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Aratani |first1=Lori |title=Clark Construction makes its mark across D.C. region |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/clark-construction-makes-its-mark-across-dc-region/2013/05/26/3b3273c8-c48f-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The Washington Post |date=26 May 2013}}</ref>
'''Kiewit Corporation''' is an American privately held construction company based in [[Omaha, Nebraska]] founded in 1884. In 2021, it was ranked 243rd on the [[Fortune 500]].<ref name="F500">{{Cite web |title=Peter Kiewit Sons' {{!}} 2021 Fortune 500 |url=https://fortune.com/company/peter-kiewit-sons/fortune500/ |access-date=2020-09-18 |website=Fortune |language=en}}</ref> [[private company|Privately held]], it is one of the largest construction and engineering organizations in North America.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dailyindependent.com/news/more-on-braidy-construction-jobs-planned/article_f083b790-a199-11e8-82dc-631edf2eb2ca.html |title=More on Braidy: 1,500 construction jobs planned |last=Puit |first=Glenn |website=The Independent Online |date=17 August 2018 |language=en |access-date=2018-12-09}}</ref> It is an employee-owned company.<ref name=":1" />


==History==
==History==
The company was founded in 1884 as Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors by Peter and Andrew Kiewit, who were of Dutch descent. Their father, John Kiewit, emigrated from [[The Hague]] in 1857, where he learned the trade of brickmaking. John Kiewit established a [[brickyard]] in Omaha, Nebraska where his sons worked and learned the skills for their masonry business. Early projects included the seven-story Lincoln Hotel in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] as stone masons and the [[Bekins Van Lines, Inc.|Bekins]] warehouse as general contractor.<ref name="McKee">{{Citation| last =McKee| first =Jim| date =June 23, 2013| title =Jim McKee: Peter Kiewit became builder to the world| newspaper =[[Lincoln Journal Star]]| url =https://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-peter-kiewit-became-builder-to-the-world/article_43c5e00a-2c2c-5ac3-8dac-d09facfb1fa1.html| accessdate =April 13, 2019| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130706085429/https://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-peter-kiewit-became-builder-to-the-world/article_43c5e00a-2c2c-5ac3-8dac-d09facfb1fa1.html| archivedate =July 6, 2013}}</ref><ref name="Kiewit early years">{{cite web |url=https://www.kiewit.com/about-us/history/early-years/|title=Kiewit: The Early Years |website=kiewit.com
The company was founded in 1884 as Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors by Peter and Andrew Kiewit, who were of Dutch descent. Their father, John Kiewit, emigrated from [[The Hague]] in 1857, where he learned the trade of brickmaking. John Kiewit established a [[brickyard]] in Omaha, Nebraska where his sons worked and learned the skills for their masonry business. Early projects included the seven-story Lincoln Hotel in [[Lincoln, Nebraska|Lincoln]] as stonemasons and the [[Bekins Van Lines, Inc.|Bekins]] warehouse as general contractor.<ref name="McKee">{{Citation |last=McKee |first=Jim |date=June 23, 2013 |title=Jim McKee: Peter Kiewit became builder to the world |newspaper=[[Lincoln Journal Star]] |url=https://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-peter-kiewit-became-builder-to-the-world/article_43c5e00a-2c2c-5ac3-8dac-d09facfb1fa1.html |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130706085429/https://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-peter-kiewit-became-builder-to-the-world/article_43c5e00a-2c2c-5ac3-8dac-d09facfb1fa1.html |archive-date=July 6, 2013}}</ref> It is an employee-owned company.<ref name=":1">{{cite news |last1=Aratani |first1=Lori |title=Clark Construction makes its mark across D.C. region |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/clark-construction-makes-its-mark-across-dc-region/2013/05/26/3b3273c8-c48f-11e2-914f-a7aba60512a7_story.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=26 May 2013}}</ref>
|publisher=Kiewit Corporation |access-date=April 13, 2019 |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20170903122034/http://www.kiewit.com/about-us/history/early-years|archivedate =September 3, 2017}}</ref> It is an employee-owned<ref>[https://kiewit.com/about-us/ "Kiewit: About Us"], Kiewit Corporation. Retrieved 1/30/20</ref> company.


The original brothers dissolved their partnership in 1904 and the founding Peter Kiewit continued as a [[sole proprietorship]]. In 1912, two of his sons, Ralph and George Kiewit, joined their father as partners in the firm. One of their constructions was the [[Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4]] building, erected in 1913.<ref name=obd>[https://omahabydesign.org/old-firehouse-new-life-exploration-by-design/ "OLD FIREHOUSE, NEW LIFE | EXPLORATION BY DESIGN"] – OmahaByDesign.org</ref> When the founding Peter Kiewit died in 1914,<ref>The Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1914</ref> his son Ralph led the company. George and Ralph Kiewit left the company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|first=J.|title=Kiewit: An Uncommon Company|publisher=Write Stuff Enterprises, Inc.|year=2009|isbn=9781932022360|pages=23}}</ref>
The original brothers dissolved their partnership in 1904 and the founding Peter Kiewit continued as a [[sole proprietorship]]. In 1912, two of his sons, Ralph and George Kiewit, joined their father as partners in the firm. One of their constructions was the [[Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4]] building, erected in 1913.<ref name=obd>[https://omahabydesign.org/old-firehouse-new-life-exploration-by-design/ "OLD FIREHOUSE, NEW LIFE | EXPLORATION BY DESIGN"] – OmahaByDesign.org</ref> When the founding Peter Kiewit died in 1914,<ref>The Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1914</ref> his son Ralph led the company. George and Ralph Kiewit left the company.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |first=Jeffrey |last=Rodengen |title=Kiewit: An Uncommon Company |publisher=Write Stuff Enterprises, Inc. |year=2009 |isbn=9781932022360 |pages=23}}</ref>


The founder's youngest son, Peter Kiewit Jr., joined the firm in 1919. He led the firm from 1924 until his death in 1979. Peter Jr. turned the firm into one of the largest construction companies in the world. He was also very active in the Omaha area, including leadership of the [[Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben]].<ref name="McKee" />
The founder's youngest son, Peter Kiewit Jr., joined the firm in 1919. He led the firm from 1924 until his death in 1979. Peter Jr. turned the firm into one of the largest construction companies in the world. He was also very active in the Omaha area, including leadership of the [[Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben]].<ref name="McKee" />


In 1931, Peter Kiewit incorporated the company as Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co. The firm began building transportation projects during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="McKee" /><ref name="Kiewit early years" />
In 1931, Peter Kiewit incorporated the company as Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co. The firm began building transportation projects during the [[Great Depression]].<ref name="McKee" />


Walter Scott, was also a key figure in the growth of Kiewit. Scott was initially hired to work on the tower project at the Nebraska State Capitol and spent the remainder of his career at Kiewit becoming chief engineer.<ref name="McKee" />
Walter Scott was also a key figure in the growth of Kiewit. Scott was initially hired to work on the tower project at the Nebraska State Capitol and spent the remainder of his career at Kiewit becoming chief engineer.<ref name="McKee" />


==Notable projects==
==Notable projects==
*Throughout the 1920s the company built several historic buildings around Nebraska including the [[Livestock Exchange Building (Omaha, Nebraska)|Livestock Exchange Building]] (1926), the Lincoln station (Nebraska, 1926–2012), the [[Nebraska State Capitol]] Tower (1927), [[Joslyn Art Museum]] (1928), and [[Union Station (Omaha)]](1929).<ref name=NYT84>{{cite news |last1=Greenhouse |first1=Steven |title=Kiewit breaks with tradition |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/13/business/kiewit-breaks-with-tradition.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The New York Times |date=13 July 1984}}</ref><ref name="McKee">{{Citation| last =McKee| first =Jim| date =June 23, 2013| title =Jim McKee: Peter Kiewit became builder to the world| newspaper =[[Lincoln Journal Star]]| url =https://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-peter-kiewit-became-builder-to-the-world/article_43c5e00a-2c2c-5ac3-8dac-d09facfb1fa1.html| accessdate =April 13, 2019| archiveurl =https://web.archive.org/web/20130706085429/https://journalstar.com/news/local/jim-mckee-peter-kiewit-became-builder-to-the-world/article_43c5e00a-2c2c-5ac3-8dac-d09facfb1fa1.html| archivedate =July 6, 2013}}</ref>
*Throughout the 1920s the company built several historic buildings around Nebraska including the [[Livestock Exchange Building (Omaha, Nebraska)|Livestock Exchange Building]] (1926), the [[Lincoln station (Nebraska, 1926–2012)|old Lincoln station]] (1926), the [[Nebraska State Capitol]] Tower (1927), [[Joslyn Art Museum]] (1928), and [[Union Station (Omaha)]](1929).<ref name="NYT84">{{cite news |last1=Greenhouse |first1=Steven |date=13 July 1984 |title=Kiewit breaks with tradition |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/07/13/business/kiewit-breaks-with-tradition.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The New York Times}}</ref><ref name="McKee"/>
[[File:Inside Union Station (Omaha).JPG|thumb|Inside Union Station (Omaha)]]
[[File:Inside Union Station (Omaha).JPG|thumb|Inside Union Station (Omaha)]]
*Between 1951-1966, Kiewit built [[Thule Air Base]] for the U.S. military in Thule, Greenland.<ref name="McKee" /> Located on the northwest coast of Greenland, the base features a 10,000 foot runway.<ref name=NYT84 />
*Between 1951 and 1966, Kiewit built [[Thule Air Base]] for the U.S. military in Thule, Greenland.<ref name="McKee" /> Located on the northwest coast of Greenland, the base features a 10,000 foot runway.<ref name=NYT84 />
*In 1969, Kiewit began construction of the [[63rd Street tunnel]] between Manhattan and Queens.<ref name= NYT84 /> The initial project was part of a $2 billion dollar program to improve the [[New York City Transit Authority]] and [[Long Island Railroad]] facilities in [[New York City]].<ref>{{cite news |title=To Break Ground For 63rd St., East River Tunnel |url=https://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201969-1971/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201969-1971%20-%200628.pdf |access-date=25 May 2021 |publisher=New York Leader-Observer |date=20 November 1969}}</ref>
*In 1969, Kiewit began constructing the [[63rd Street Tunnel]] between [[Manhattan]] and [[Queens]] in [[New York City]].<ref name= NYT84 /> The initial project was part of a $2 billion program to expand the [[New York City Subway]] and [[Long Island Rail Road]].<ref>{{cite news |title=To Break Ground For 63rd St., East River Tunnel |url=https://fultonhistory.com/Newspapers%2023/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201969-1971/Forest%20Parkway%20NY%20Leader%20Observer%201969-1971%20-%200628.pdf |access-date=25 May 2021 |publisher=New York Leader-Observer |date=20 November 1969}}</ref>
[[File:East_Side_Access_Progress-_May_21,_2014_(14390036692).jpg|alt=A tunnel cavern located north of the new Grand Central LIRR station, with two tubes diverging from the cavern. A railroad switch will be installed within the cavern, connecting the tracks that run through the tubes.|left|thumb|A tunnel cavern deep under Park Avenue, which will house a switch to the north of the new LIRR station]]
[[File:East_Side_Access_Progress-_May_21,_2014_(14390036692).jpg|alt=A tunnel cavern located north of the new Grand Central LIRR station, with two tubes diverging from the cavern. A railroad switch will be installed within the cavern, connecting the tracks that run through the tubes.|right|thumb|A tunnel cavern for the [[East Side Access]] project in New York City]]
*Between 1980 and 1985, the company built the mile-long $750 million dollar [[Fort McHenry Tunnel]] in Baltimore Harbor.<ref name= NYT84 />
*Between 1980 and 1985, the company built the mile-long $750 million [[Fort McHenry Tunnel]] in Baltimore Harbor.<ref name= NYT84 />
*In the 1990’s, Kiewit was part of a joint venture to build the $517 million dollars [[T-Mobile Park]] in Seattle, home of the [[Seattle Mariners]] baseball team. The project was completed in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lester |first1=David |title=Safeco Field Builders Take on Keechelus Dam |url=http://www.svid.org/images/04.20.02%20Safeco%20Field%20Builders%20Take%20on%20Keechelus%20Dam.pdf |access-date=17 May 2021 |publisher=Yakima Herald-Republic |date=20 April 2002}}</ref>
*In the 1990s, Kiewit was part of a joint venture to build the $517 million [[T-Mobile Park]] in Seattle, home of the [[Seattle Mariners]] baseball team. The project was completed in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lester |first1=David |title=Safeco Field Builders Take on Keechelus Dam |url=http://www.svid.org/images/04.20.02%20Safeco%20Field%20Builders%20Take%20on%20Keechelus%20Dam.pdf |access-date=17 May 2021 |publisher=Yakima Herald-Republic |date=20 April 2002}}</ref>
*Kiewit Infrastructure South is part of the team constructing the 11.5 mile and six-station extension of [[Washington Metro]] in Washington D.C.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Jim |title=DC Metro Extension's Precast Supplier Banned from Federal Contracts |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/50581-dc-metro-extensions-precast-supplier-banned-from-federal-contracts |access-date=17 May 2021 |publisher=Engineering News-Record |date=5 November 2020}}</ref> Phase one opened in July 2014 with five stations opening in Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aratani |first1=Lori |title=New audit faults lack of effective oversight, new problems with phase 2 of Silver Line |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/trafficandcommuting/new-audit-faults-lack-of-effective-oversight-new-problems-with-phase-2-of-silver-line/2020/03/05/cf17f61a-5f0d-11ea-b29b-9db42f7803a7_story.html |access-date=17 May 2021 |work=The Washington Post |date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
*Kiewit Infrastructure South is part of the team constructing the 11.5 mile, six-station Phase II of the [[Washington Metro]]'s [[Silver Line (Washington Metro)|Silver Line]] in Virginia.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Parsons |first1=Jim |title=DC Metro Extension's Precast Supplier Banned from Federal Contracts |url=https://www.enr.com/articles/50581-dc-metro-extensions-precast-supplier-banned-from-federal-contracts |access-date=17 May 2021 |publisher=Engineering News-Record |date=5 November 2020}}</ref>



==Leadership==
==Leadership==
Rick Lanoha is the current chief executive officer of Kiewit Corporation. His predecessors include Peter Kiewit, Bob Wilson, Walter Scott Jr. Ken Stinson and Bruce E. Grewcock. Prior to Grewcock’s retirement, on January 1st 2020, Lanoha had served as president and chief operating officer since 2016 and was elected to Kiewit’s board of directors in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.kiewit.com/about-us/history/|title = Home}}</ref>
Rick Lanoha is the current chief executive officer of Kiewit Corporation. His predecessors include Peter Kiewit, Bob Wilson, Walter Scott Jr., Ken Stinson, and Bruce E. Grewcock. Prior to Grewcock's retirement, on January 1, 2020, Lanoha had served as president and chief operating officer since 2016 and was elected to Kiewit's board of directors in 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.kiewit.com/about-us/history/ |title=Home}}</ref>


[[Walter Scott, Jr.]] was first elected to the Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated board in 1964.
[[Walter Scott, Jr.]] was first elected to the Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated board in 1964.
In 1979, he was elected president. When Peter Kiewit died later that same year, Scott was selected to succeed him as chairman.{{Citation needed|date=March 2021}}<ref>{{Cite book|last=Limprecht|first=Hollis|title=The Kiewit Story|year=1981|pages=viii}}</ref>
In 1979, he was elected president. When Peter Kiewit died later that same year, Scott was selected to succeed him as chairman.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Limprecht |first=Hollis |title=The Kiewit Story |year=1981 |pages=viii}}</ref>


==Expansions==
==Expansions==
In 1963, Peter Kiewit bought the ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'' to keep it locally owned. Under the terms of his will, the employees bought the paper in 1979.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}
In 1963, Peter Kiewit bought the ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]'' to keep it locally owned. Under the terms of his will, the employees bought the paper in 1979.{{Citation needed|date=September 2020}}


Starting in 1985 (Kiewit built MFS in the early 1990s; Level 3 was built in the 1997 to 1999 circa), Kiewit also constructed a nationwide [[fiberoptics|fiber optic]] network. This network was later spun off as [[Level 3 Communications]], which became the formal successor corporation to the original Peter Kiewit Sons'.<ref name="10-K 2000">{{cite web | url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1044430/000104443000000005/0001044430-00-000005.txt | title=10-K Form 2000 | publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission | date=17 March 2000 | accessdate=2 April 2015}}</ref>
Starting in 1985 (Kiewit built MFS in the early 1990s; Level 3 was built in the 1997 to 1999 circa), Kiewit also constructed a nationwide [[fiberoptics|fiber optic]] network. This network was later spun off as [[Level 3 Communications]], which became the formal successor corporation to the original Peter Kiewit Sons'.<ref name="10-K 2000">{{cite web |url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1044430/000104443000000005/0001044430-00-000005.txt |title=10-K Form 2000 |publisher=Securities and Exchange Commission |date=17 March 2000 |access-date=2 April 2015}}</ref>


They have a training facility called Kiewit University in its new Omaha, Nebraska campus that trains employees from throughout the US.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Gonzalez|first=Cindy|date=March 12, 2021|title=Kiewit's downtown move triggers chain reaction|url=https://omaha.com/business/local/kiewits-downtown-move-triggers-chain-reaction/article_bc5362fe-6c35-11eb-afe8-57298f4f4aaa.html|url-status=live|access-date=2021-03-16|website=Omaha.com|language=en}}</ref>
They have a training facility called Kiewit University in its new Omaha, Nebraska campus that trains employees from throughout the US.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gonzalez |first=Cindy |date=March 12, 2021 |title=Kiewit's downtown move triggers chain reaction |url=https://omaha.com/business/local/kiewits-downtown-move-triggers-chain-reaction/article_bc5362fe-6c35-11eb-afe8-57298f4f4aaa.html |access-date=2021-03-16 |website=Omaha.com |language=en}}</ref>


==Other companies==
==Acquired companies==
*TIC Holdings (The Industrial Company), [[Steamboat Springs, Colorado]] (Acquired December 29 2008)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Press |first=The Associated Press {{!}} The Associated |date=2008-12-29 |title=Kiewit Corp. acquires competitor TIC Holdings |url=https://www.denverpost.com/2008/12/29/kiewit-corp-acquires-competitor-tic-holdings/ |access-date=2024-10-04 |website=The Denver Post |language=en-US}}</ref>
*Continental Fire Sprinkler of [[Omaha, Nebraska]]
*[[Weeks Marine]] of [[Cranford, New Jersey]] (Acquired January 3rd 2023)
*Aero Automatic Sprinkler Company of [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
*Jet Pipe Industries of [[Phoenix, Arizona]]
*General Construction Company (Now a part of Kiewit Bridge and Marine) of [[Poulsbo, Washington]]
*InEight, Inc (formerly Hard Dollar Corporation) of [[Scottsdale, Arizona]]
*Mass. Electric Construction Co. – Industrial Group (MEC) of [[Boston, Massachusetts]]
*Mass. Electric Construction Co. – Transportation Group (MEC) of [[Dallas, Texas]]
*The Industrial Co. (TIC) of [[Englewood, Colorado]]
*Cherne Contracting Corporation of [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]]


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official website|http://www.kiewit.com/}}
* {{official website|url=http://www.kiewit.com/}}


[[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1884]]
[[Category:Construction and civil engineering companies established in 1884]]

Latest revision as of 12:31, 4 October 2024

Kiewit Corporation
Company typePrivate
IndustryConstruction, mining, engineering[1]
Founded1884; 140 years ago (1884) (Kiewit Brothers)
Headquarters1550 Mike Fahey St, Omaha, NE, U.S.
Key people
Rick Lanoha (CEO)
RevenueUS$17.1 billion (2023)[2]
Increase US$419 million (2020) [2]
Number of employees
31,100 [3] (2023)
Websitewww.kiewit.com

Kiewit Corporation is an American privately held construction company based in Omaha, Nebraska founded in 1884. In 2021, it was ranked 243rd on the Fortune 500.[2] Privately held, it is one of the largest construction and engineering organizations in North America.[4] It is an employee-owned company.[5]

History

[edit]

The company was founded in 1884 as Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors by Peter and Andrew Kiewit, who were of Dutch descent. Their father, John Kiewit, emigrated from The Hague in 1857, where he learned the trade of brickmaking. John Kiewit established a brickyard in Omaha, Nebraska where his sons worked and learned the skills for their masonry business. Early projects included the seven-story Lincoln Hotel in Lincoln as stonemasons and the Bekins warehouse as general contractor.[6] It is an employee-owned company.[5]

The original brothers dissolved their partnership in 1904 and the founding Peter Kiewit continued as a sole proprietorship. In 1912, two of his sons, Ralph and George Kiewit, joined their father as partners in the firm. One of their constructions was the Omaha Fire Department Hose Company No. 4 building, erected in 1913.[7] When the founding Peter Kiewit died in 1914,[8] his son Ralph led the company. George and Ralph Kiewit left the company.[9]

The founder's youngest son, Peter Kiewit Jr., joined the firm in 1919. He led the firm from 1924 until his death in 1979. Peter Jr. turned the firm into one of the largest construction companies in the world. He was also very active in the Omaha area, including leadership of the Knights of Ak-Sar-Ben.[6]

In 1931, Peter Kiewit incorporated the company as Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co. The firm began building transportation projects during the Great Depression.[6]

Walter Scott was also a key figure in the growth of Kiewit. Scott was initially hired to work on the tower project at the Nebraska State Capitol and spent the remainder of his career at Kiewit becoming chief engineer.[6]

Notable projects

[edit]
Inside Union Station (Omaha)
A tunnel cavern located north of the new Grand Central LIRR station, with two tubes diverging from the cavern. A railroad switch will be installed within the cavern, connecting the tracks that run through the tubes.
A tunnel cavern for the East Side Access project in New York City
  • Between 1980 and 1985, the company built the mile-long $750 million Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore Harbor.[10]
  • In the 1990s, Kiewit was part of a joint venture to build the $517 million T-Mobile Park in Seattle, home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. The project was completed in 1999.[12]
  • Kiewit Infrastructure South is part of the team constructing the 11.5 mile, six-station Phase II of the Washington Metro's Silver Line in Virginia.[13]

Leadership

[edit]

Rick Lanoha is the current chief executive officer of Kiewit Corporation. His predecessors include Peter Kiewit, Bob Wilson, Walter Scott Jr., Ken Stinson, and Bruce E. Grewcock. Prior to Grewcock's retirement, on January 1, 2020, Lanoha had served as president and chief operating officer since 2016 and was elected to Kiewit's board of directors in 2009.[14]

Walter Scott, Jr. was first elected to the Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated board in 1964. In 1979, he was elected president. When Peter Kiewit died later that same year, Scott was selected to succeed him as chairman.[15]

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In 1963, Peter Kiewit bought the Omaha World-Herald to keep it locally owned. Under the terms of his will, the employees bought the paper in 1979.[citation needed]

Starting in 1985 (Kiewit built MFS in the early 1990s; Level 3 was built in the 1997 to 1999 circa), Kiewit also constructed a nationwide fiber optic network. This network was later spun off as Level 3 Communications, which became the formal successor corporation to the original Peter Kiewit Sons'.[16]

They have a training facility called Kiewit University in its new Omaha, Nebraska campus that trains employees from throughout the US.[17]

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References

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  1. ^ "Peter Kiewit Sons'". Fortune. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Peter Kiewit Sons' | 2021 Fortune 500". Fortune. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
  3. ^ "Peter Kiewit Sons'". Kiewit. Retrieved 16 Aug 2024.
  4. ^ Puit, Glenn (17 August 2018). "More on Braidy: 1,500 construction jobs planned". The Independent Online. Retrieved 2018-12-09.
  5. ^ a b Aratani, Lori (26 May 2013). "Clark Construction makes its mark across D.C. region". The Washington Post. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e f McKee, Jim (June 23, 2013), "Jim McKee: Peter Kiewit became builder to the world", Lincoln Journal Star, archived from the original on July 6, 2013, retrieved April 13, 2019
  7. ^ "OLD FIREHOUSE, NEW LIFE | EXPLORATION BY DESIGN" – OmahaByDesign.org
  8. ^ The Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 10, 1914
  9. ^ Rodengen, Jeffrey (2009). Kiewit: An Uncommon Company. Write Stuff Enterprises, Inc. p. 23. ISBN 9781932022360.
  10. ^ a b c d Greenhouse, Steven (13 July 1984). "Kiewit breaks with tradition". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ^ "To Break Ground For 63rd St., East River Tunnel" (PDF). New York Leader-Observer. 20 November 1969. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  12. ^ Lester, David (20 April 2002). "Safeco Field Builders Take on Keechelus Dam" (PDF). Yakima Herald-Republic. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  13. ^ Parsons, Jim (5 November 2020). "DC Metro Extension's Precast Supplier Banned from Federal Contracts". Engineering News-Record. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Home".
  15. ^ Limprecht, Hollis (1981). The Kiewit Story. pp. viii.
  16. ^ "10-K Form 2000". Securities and Exchange Commission. 17 March 2000. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
  17. ^ Gonzalez, Cindy (March 12, 2021). "Kiewit's downtown move triggers chain reaction". Omaha.com. Retrieved 2021-03-16.
  18. ^ Press, The Associated Press | The Associated (2008-12-29). "Kiewit Corp. acquires competitor TIC Holdings". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2024-10-04.
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