Kiewit Corporation

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Kiewit Corporation
Type Private
Founded 1884 (Kiewit Brothers)
Headquarters Omaha, Nebraska, USA
Key people Bruce Grewcock (President/CEO)
Industry Construction, Mining
Revenue $4.145 Billion USD (2005)
Net income ▲ $228.0 Million USD (2005)
Website www.kiewit.com

Kiewit Corporation, a private company, is a Fortune 500[citation needed] contractor, based in Omaha, Nebraska. It is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings in the San Francisco Bay Area, Interstate H-3 project in Hawaii, and building the world's largest geodesic dome at Henry Doorly Zoo in Omaha.[1] The company also has significant mining and off-shore operations, but also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.

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[edit] History

Founded in 1884 by Peter Kiewit, a bricklayer of Dutch descent, the founder's son, also named Peter Kiewit, headed the firm from 1924 until his death in 1979. During his life, it became one of the largest construction companies in the world. He was also very active in the Omaha area. He signed on the city's third television station, KETV, in 1957 and owned it in 1976. In 1963, he bought the Omaha World-Herald to keep it locally owned. Under the terms of his will, the employees bought the paper in 1979. Starting in 1985, Peter Kiewit also constructed a nation-wide fiber optic network that it later spun off as Level 3 Communications.

[edit] About

Kiewit Corporation is subdivided into regional companies and divisions (Kiewit Pacific, Kiewit Western, etc.) and further subdivided into geographical districts (Northern California, Southern California, Texas, etc.)

The company is employee-owned, and long-term employees are often highly compensated with lucrative common stock which, in good business cycles, pays high dividends. Most divisions operate under union contracts for non-managerial labor.

Most corporate decisions are made by field office executives; however, most administration is centralized at the corporate office in Omaha.

[edit] Districts and Subsidiaries

List of districts and subsidiaries [2]

[edit] Denver

[edit] Eastern

[edit] Eastern Canada

[edit] Kiewit Building Group

[edit] Kiewit Energy

[edit] Kiewit Engineering

  • Kiewit Engineering Co., Omaha, Nebraska
  • Kiewit Engineering Co., Vancouver, WA

[edit] Kiewit Federal Group

[edit] Kiewit Mining Group

[edit] Kiewit Offshore Services

[edit] Kiewit Power Constructors

[edit] Kiewit Power Engineers

[edit] Northern California

[edit] Northwest

[edit] Pacific Structures

  • Kiewit Pacific Co., Vancouver, WA

[edit] Phoenix

[edit] Southeast

[edit] Southern California

[edit] Texas

[edit] Underground

  • Kiewit Construction Company, Omaha, Nebraska

[edit] Western Canada

[edit] Other companies

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Henry Doorly Zoo Desert Dome", Kiewit Corporation. Retrieved 5/8/08.
  2. ^ Kiewit office locations

[edit] External links