Peter Kiewit Sons'
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Kiewit Corporation, an employee-owned, private company, is a Fortune 500
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. The company also has significant mining
and off-shore operations, but also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.
to keep it locally owned. Under the terms of his will, the employees bought the paper in 1979. 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. Starting in 1985, Peter Kiewit also constructed a nation-wide fiber optic network that it later spun off as Level 3 Communications
.
, and long-term employees are often compensated with common stock which, in good business cycles, pays decent 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.
Operations Manager: Jim Paben
Fortune 500
The Fortune 500 is an annual list compiled and published by Fortune magazine that ranks the top 500 U.S. closely held and public corporations as ranked by their gross revenue after adjustments made by Fortune to exclude the impact of excise taxes companies collect. The list includes publicly and...
contractor based in Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
. It is one of the largest contractors in the world. Recent projects have included several bridge retrofittings
Seismic retrofit
Seismic retrofitting is the modification of existing structures to make them more resistant to seismic activity, ground motion, or soil failure due to earthquakes. With better understanding of seismic demand on structures and with our recent experiences with large earthquakes near urban centers,...
in the San Francisco
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
Bay Area, Interstate H-3
Interstate H-3
Interstate H-3 is an intrastate Interstate Highway located on the island of O'ahu in the state of Hawai'i in the United States. H-3 is also known as the John A. Burns Freeway...
project in Hawaii
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, and building the world's largest geodesic dome
Geodesic dome
A geodesic dome is a spherical or partial-spherical shell structure or lattice shell based on a network of great circles on the surface of a sphere. The geodesics intersect to form triangular elements that have local triangular rigidity and also distribute the stress across the structure. When...
at Henry Doorly Zoo
Henry Doorly Zoo
The Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo is a zoo in Omaha, Nebraska, located at 3701 South 10th Street.It is accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums and a member of the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. Its mission is conservation, research, recreation, and education.Omaha's Henry Doorly...
in Omaha. The company also has significant mining
Mining
Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, from an ore body, vein or seam. The term also includes the removal of soil. Materials recovered by mining include base metals, precious metals, iron, uranium, coal, diamonds, limestone, oil shale, rock...
and off-shore operations, but also contracts small grading (dirt moving) projects for residential or commercial development.
History
The company was 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. In 1963, he bought the Omaha World-HeraldOmaha World-Herald
The Omaha World-Herald, based in Omaha, Nebraska, is the primary daily newspaper of Nebraska, as well as portions of southwest Iowa. For decades it circulated daily throughout Nebraska, and in parts of Kansas, South Dakota, Missouri, Colorado and Wyoming. In 2008, distribution was reduced to the...
to keep it locally owned. Under the terms of his will, the employees bought the paper in 1979. Walter Scott, Jr.
Walter Scott, Jr.
Walter Scott, Jr. is an American civil engineer, philanthropist, and former CEO of Peter Kiewit Sons' Incorporated. Scott was the 1997 recipient of the Horatio Alger Award and consistently ranks among the wealthiest Americans. He sits on the Board of Berkshire Hathaway, and is a childhood friend...
, 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. Starting in 1985, Peter Kiewit also constructed a nation-wide fiber optic network that it later spun off as Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications
Level 3 Communications is a telecommunications and Internet service provider headquartered in Broomfield, Colorado.It operates a Tier 1 network. The company provides core transport, IP, voice, video and content delivery for most of the medium to large Internet carriers in North America and Europe...
.
About
Kiewit Corporation is subdivided into regional companies and divisions and further subdivided into geographical districts. The company is employee-ownedEmployee-owned corporation
An employee share ownership plan is the practice of companies giving staff members shares in their company as part of their salary....
, and long-term employees are often compensated with common stock which, in good business cycles, pays decent dividends. Most divisions operate under union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
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.
Central
- Kiewit Western Co., Littleton, ColoradoLittleton, ColoradoLittleton is a Home Rule Municipality contained in Arapahoe, Douglas, and Jefferson counties in the U.S. state of Colorado. Littleton is a suburb of the Denver-Aurora Metropolitan Statistical Area. Littleton is the county seat of Arapahoe County and the 20th most populous city in the state of...
(headquarters) - Kiewit Western Co., Rifle, ColoradoRifle, ColoradoThe City of Rifle is a Home Rule Municipality in Garfield County, Colorado, United States. The population was 6,769 at the 2000 census. Rifle is a regional center of the cattle ranching industry located along Interstate 70 and the Colorado River just east of the Roan Cliffs, which dominate the...
- Kiewit Western Co., Omaha, Nebraska
- Kiewit New Mexico Co., of Albuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque, New MexicoAlbuquerque is the largest city in the state of New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat of Bernalillo County and is situated in the central part of the state, straddling the Rio Grande. The city population was 545,852 as of the 2010 Census and ranks as the 32nd-largest city in the U.S. As...
- Kiewit Southern Co., Little Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock, ArkansasLittle Rock is the capital and the largest city of the U.S. state of Arkansas. The Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 699,757 people in the 2010 census...
- Kiewit Western Co., Chicago, Illinois
Eastern
- Kiewit Constructors Inc., Woodcliff Lake, NJ
- Kiewit Western Co., Chicago, IL
Eastern Canada
- Construction Kiewit Cie, Boisbriand, QC
- Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Milton, ON
- Peter Kiewit Sons Co., St. John's, NL
- Ganotec Inc., Trois-Rivières, QC
Kiewit Building Group
- Kiewit Building Group Inc., Anchorage, AlaskaAnchorage, AlaskaAnchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States...
- Kiewit Building Group Inc., Centennial, ColoradoCentennial, ColoradoThe city of Centennial is a Home Rule City located in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States, and part of the Denver-Aurora metropolitan area. The city was to have a total population of 100,377 in 2010 census. Centennial is the tenth-most populous municipality in the state of Colorado and its...
- Kiewit Building Group Inc., Honolulu, HawaiiHonolulu, HawaiiHonolulu is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Hawaii. Honolulu is the southernmost major U.S. city. Although the name "Honolulu" refers to the urban area on the southeastern shore of the island of Oahu, the city and county government are consolidated as the City and...
- Kiewit Building Group Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
- Kiewit Building Group Inc., Washington D.C.
- Kiewit Building Group Inc., Austin, Texas
Kiewit Energy
- Kiewit Energy Company, Houston, TexasHouston, TexasHouston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ...
(headquarters) - Kiewit Energy Company, Calgary, Alberta
Kiewit Engineering
- Kiewit Engineering Co., Omaha, Nebraska
- Kiewit Engineering Co., Vancouver, WA
Kiewit Mining Group
- Kiewit Mining Group Inc., Omaha, Nebraska
- Black Butte Company of Point of Rocks, WyomingPoint of Rocks, WyomingPoint of Rocks is a census-designated place in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of three. According to the United States Census Bureau, it is one of only nine places nationwide with a population of three people...
- Buckskin Mining Company of Gillette, WyomingGillette, WyomingGillette is a city in and the county seat of Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 29,087 in 2010. Gillette is a city centrally located in an area involved with the development of vast quantities of American coal, oil, and coal bed methane gas...
- Decker Coal Company of Decker, MontanaBig Horn County, Montana- National protected areas :* Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area * Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument- Economy :Coal Mining and Agriculture both play major roles in Big Horn County’s economy...
- Walnut Creek Mining Company of Bremond, TX
Kiewit Power
- Kiewit Power Engineers Co., Lenexa, KansasLenexa, KansasLenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,190. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Kansas, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
- Kiewit Power Constructors Co., Lenexa, KansasLenexa, KansasLenexa is a city in the central part of Johnson County, located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States of America. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 48,190. As a satellite city of Kansas City, Kansas, Lenexa is included in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area...
Northern California
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Fairfield, CaliforniaFairfield, CaliforniaFairfield is a city located in Solano County in Northern California, USA. It is generally considered the midpoint between the cities of San Francisco and Sacramento, approximately from the city center of both cities, approximately from the city center of Oakland, less than from Napa Valley, 18...
(headquarters).
Northwest
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Vancouver, WA (headquarters)
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Anchorage, Alaska
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Poway, CaliforniaPoway, CaliforniaPoway is a city in San Diego County, California. Originally an unincorporated community in San Diego County, Poway officially became a city in December 1980. Even though Poway lies geographically in the middle of San Diego County, most consider its relative location as north county inland...
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Kapolei, HawaiiKapolei, HawaiiKapolei is an unincorporated community in Honolulu County, Hawaii, United States on the island of Oahu and is colloquially known as the "second city". Second to Honolulu in size, it is not a legal municipal corporation and thus not properly a city....
- Kiewit Infrastructure West Co., Renton, WashingtonRenton, WashingtonRenton is an Eastside edge city in King County, Washington, United States. Situated 11 miles southeast of Seattle, Washington, Renton straddles the southeast shore of Lake Washington. Founded in the 1860s, Renton became a supply town for the Newcastle coal fields...
Southwest
- Kiewit Western Co., Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
- Kiewit Western Co., Salt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City, UtahSalt Lake City is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Utah. The name of the city is often shortened to Salt Lake or SLC. With a population of 186,440 as of the 2010 Census, the city lies in the Salt Lake City metropolitan area, which has a total population of 1,124,197...
Southeast
- Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., Peachtree City, GeorgiaPeachtree City, GeorgiaPeachtree City is a city in Fayette County, Georgia, United States.Census estimates in 2005 indicated a population of 34,524. In 2007, the city announced a plan to formally annex an unincorporated area between Georgia State Route 74 and the border with Coweta County that is commonly referred to as...
- Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., Sunrise, FloridaSunrise, Florida-Overview:Sunrise is a city in southwestern Broward County, Florida, United States. It was incorporated in 1961 by Norman Johnson – a developer whose World Famous Upside-Down House attracted buyers to what was then a remote area...
- Kiewit Infrastructure South Co., Tampa, FloridaTampa, FloridaTampa is a city in the U.S. state of Florida. It serves as the county seat for Hillsborough County. Tampa is located on the west coast of Florida. The population of Tampa in 2010 was 335,709....
South Central
- Kiewit Texas Construction L.P., Fort Worth, TexasFort Worth, TexasFort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and...
- Kiewit Louisiana Co., New Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans, LouisianaNew Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
Western Canada
- Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Edmonton, Alberta
- Peter Kiewit Sons Co., Vancouver, British Columbia
Other companies
- Continental Fire Sprinkler of Omaha, NebraskaOmaha, NebraskaOmaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles north of the mouth of the Platte River...
Operations Manager: Jim Paben
- Aero Automatic Sprinkler Company of Phoenix, ArizonaPhoenix, ArizonaPhoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data...
- General Construction Company (Now a part of Kiewit Bridge and Marine) of Poulsbo, WashingtonPoulsbo, WashingtonPoulsbo is a city on Liberty Bay in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. It is the fourth largest city in Kitsap County and one of the main suburbs of Seattle in the Kitsap area. The population was 9,200 at the 2010 census....
- Mass. Electric Construction Co. - Industrial Group (MEC) of Boston, Massachusetts
- Mass. Electric Construction Co. - Transportation Group (MEC) of Dallas, TexasDallas, TexasDallas is the third-largest city in Texas and the ninth-largest in the United States. The Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex is the largest metropolitan area in the South and fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States...
- The Industrial Co. (TIC) of Steamboat Springs, ColoradoSteamboat Springs, ColoradoThe city of Steamboat Springs is a Home Rule Municipality that is the county seat and the most populous city of Routt County, Colorado, United States. The city is also known as "Steamboat," "The Boat," or "Ski Town USA". As of the 2010 census, the city population was 12,088.The city is an...
- Cherne Contracting Corporation of Minneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis, MinnesotaMinneapolis , nicknamed "City of Lakes" and the "Mill City," is the county seat of Hennepin County, the largest city in the U.S. state of Minnesota, and the 48th largest in the United States...