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== History ==
== History ==
Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.<ref name="ENR">{{cite web|url=http://www.enr.com/articles/23288-ceo-john-fish-has-big-audacious-goals-for-suffolk-construction|title=CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction|publisher=ENR Southeast|first=Richard|last=Korman|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> The following year, Fish's son, [[John Fish (businessman)|John F. Fish]], was named [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of the company. By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.<ref name="Bostonmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/this-man-is-building-a-1-billion-construction-empire/|title=This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire|publisher=Boston Magazine|first=James|last=Burnett|date=October 2003|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.<ref name="ENR"/>
Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.<ref name="ENR">{{cite web|url=http://www.enr.com/articles/23288-ceo-john-fish-has-big-audacious-goals-for-suffolk-construction|title=CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction|publisher=ENR Southeast|first=Richard|last=Korman|date=June 2, 2010|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> Immediately thereafter, Fish seeded Suffolk with an $80,000 loan and transferred full leadership and management to his 23-year-old son, [[John Fish (businessman)|John F. Fish]], who has led the company as president and CEO since its founding.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/06/28/little-boy-who-couldn-pushes-boston-dream-big/PWsjjY5yrKbgNlFHJ9BgTP/story.html|title=John Fish Went From Struggling Boy to Olympic Bidder|publisher=Boston Globe|first=Jack|last=Thomas|date=June 29, 2014|access-date=August 5, 2017}}</ref>
By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.<ref name="Bostonmag">{{cite web|url=http://www.bostonmagazine.com/2006/05/this-man-is-building-a-1-billion-construction-empire/|title=This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire|publisher=Boston Magazine|first=James|last=Burnett|date=October 2003|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref> In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.<ref name="ENR"/>


Suffolk reached an agreement with Boston's carpentry union in 1993, in which it agreed to use union workers in downtown Boston, but would remain non-union in other areas.<ref name="ENR"/> In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1999/11/15/story4.html|title=Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union|publisher=Boston Business Journal|first=Scott|last=Van Voorhis|date=November 15, 1999|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>
Suffolk reached an agreement with Boston's carpentry union in 1993, in which it agreed to use union workers in downtown Boston, but would remain non-union in other areas.<ref name="ENR"/> In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/1999/11/15/story4.html|title=Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union|publisher=Boston Business Journal|first=Scott|last=Van Voorhis|date=November 15, 1999|access-date=June 19, 2017}}</ref>

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Suffolk Construction Company
Company typePrivate
IndustryConstruction
Founded1982[1]
FounderEd Fish
Headquarters
Boston, Massachusetts
Key people
John F. Fish CEO
Michael Azerela CFO, Executive Vice President
Kimberly Steimle Vaughan CMO, CPO[2]
Revenue$2.5 billion (2016)[3]
Number of employees
1,200 (2016)[3]
Websitewww.suffolk.com

Suffolk Construction Company stylized as Suffolk[4] is an American construction contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts[5] with additional locations in California, Florida, New York and Texas.[6][7] The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, gaming, healthcare, gaming and government sectors.[8][1] Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country.[9][8] In 2016, Forbes reported that the company is the 183th largest private company in the U.S.[3] That same year, Suffolk was ranked 27th on Engineering News-Record's "Top 400 Contractors" list.[10]

History

Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.[11] Immediately thereafter, Fish seeded Suffolk with an $80,000 loan and transferred full leadership and management to his 23-year-old son, John F. Fish, who has led the company as president and CEO since its founding.[12]

By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.[13] In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.[11]

Suffolk reached an agreement with Boston's carpentry union in 1993, in which it agreed to use union workers in downtown Boston, but would remain non-union in other areas.[11] In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.[14]

In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction.[8] Suffolk acquired the San Diego-based ROEL Construction in January 2011 in an effort to expand its growth in California.[15][16]

In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, Massachusetts.[17] In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project.[18] Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the General Electric's Boston headquarters building in December 2016.[19]

Notable projects

References

  1. ^ a b "Company Overview of Suffolk Construction Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  2. ^ "Leadership". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  3. ^ a b c "America's Largest Private Companies #183 Suffolk Construction". Forbes. 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  4. ^ Chesto, Jon (May 10, 2017). "Fusing Tech and Construction at Suffolk". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  5. ^ "Globe 100: Top 100 places to work, 6. Suffolk Construction Co". Boston Globe.
  6. ^ Reidy, Chris (January 30, 2013). "Suffolk Construction Opens a New York Office". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  7. ^ "Where We Work". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  8. ^ a b c Ross, Casey (September 24, 2009). "Building a Bigger Builder". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  9. ^ Slowey, Kim (December 19, 2016). "Suffolk Construction To Manage Main Building of GE's $200M Boston Headquarters". Construction Dive. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  10. ^ "ENR 2016 Top 400 Contractors 1-100". ENR. May 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  11. ^ a b c Korman, Richard (June 2, 2010). "CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction". ENR Southeast. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  12. ^ Thomas, Jack (June 29, 2014). "John Fish Went From Struggling Boy to Olympic Bidder". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
  13. ^ Burnett, James (October 2003). "This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire". Boston Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  14. ^ Van Voorhis, Scott (November 15, 1999). "Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  15. ^ "Suffolk Construction Acquires San Diego Firm". Boston Business Journal. January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  16. ^ "Suffolk Construction Acquires ROEL Construction of San Diego". ENR California. January 14, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  17. ^ "Boston's Suffolk Construction Co. Is Selected to Build Wynn Everett Casino". WBUR. January 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  18. ^ "Suffolk 'Virtually' Breaks Ground on Boston Headquarters". ENR New England. September 30, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  19. ^ Carlock, Catherine (December 16, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Wins $200M GE Headquarters Project". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  20. ^ "Mullins Center 10th Anniversary Commemoration". Daily Collegian. December 13, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  21. ^ O'Leary, Mary (October 21, 2009). "360 State Street Project ' Going Like Clockwork'". New Haven Register. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  22. ^ "San Francisco's Newest Residential Tower Breaks Ground at 340 Fremont". The Registry. April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  23. ^ a b c "Suffolk Construction Sizzles in Hot South Florida Market". ENR Southeast. July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  24. ^ "Millennium Tower and Burnham Building". Bldup. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
  25. ^ Carlock, Catherine (August 10, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Issues $1B in Bids for Wynn's Everett Casino". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
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