Kiewit Plaza

Kiewit Plaza is one of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska. Located at 3555 Farnam ST. at the corner of S 36th Street and home to the headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway[1] since 1962[2] when Warren Buffett dissolved his 6 partnerships into one big partnership headquartered in this building.

Named after Peter Kiewit's construction company, Peter Kiewit Sons', Inc., a company once considered as the most profitable construction company in the world[3] and once called "Colossus of Roads".[4]

References

  1. ^ Berkshire hathaway site, http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
  2. ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, p.240
  3. ^ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, P.894
  4. ^ Dave Mack, "Colossus of Roads", Omaha Magazine, July 1977