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What began in 1884 with two hardworking brothers has grown...
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What began in 1884 with two hardworking brothers has grown...
- About Us
- Establishing Initial Foundation For Robust Success
- Driving Through The World Crisis
- Enlisting in “Military Buildup”
- Focusing on Infrastructure Expansion in Peacetime
- Fostering Transition in Leadership
- Gaining More Growth Momentums
- Current Business Performance Under The Leadership of Rick Lanoha
- The Bottom Line
Kiewit has its roots dating back to 1884, when Peter Kiewit and his brother Andrew founded their own company – so-called Kiewit Brothers – as a masonry contracting partnership. That turned out to be a logical move for two sons of a brickmaker, who moved to the booming city a half dozen years before. As the close of the century approached, Kiewit Br...
With the company assets up to $125,000, he began selling shares of company stock to key managers to conserve cash while motivating employees’ morale – such a philosophy of “employee ownership” then proved critical to the business’s future success. As Peter Kiewit became the majority shareholder and president of the firm, the Great Depression landed...
Following the Great Depression was the World War. As storm clouds gathered in Europe, America’s leaders began to prepare for war and amidst that period, Kiewit was awarded a $7.5-million military buildup contract at Fort Lewis, Washington. During that time-restrained and demanding Fort Lewis project, Peter’s great leadership abilities and temperame...
If not for the Great Depression, Kiewit Corporation might remain a local masonry contractor. Yet, “thanks” to a couple of political-economic events that forced it into new lines of work, the giant was ready to branch out when the time came to construct the U.S. interstate highway system. In fact, Kiewit is the (lead) contractor behind some of the m...
“Before you can go on to a position of greater responsibility, someone must be trained to do your job, unless the job you are doing is not an essential one. If any of you fellows wants to admit that your job is not essential, you do not need to do anything about trying to see that anyone else is trained for your job,” stated the ever-great Peter Ki...
Under the leadership of Walter Scott and succeeding CEOs, Kiewit continued to foster its prosperity, capturing more contracting opportunities in the public sector as well as strongly expanding into significant markets within the private sector. The giant has been making significant investments in new ventures outside its core businesses, with an em...
Having started his career with Kiewit as a part-time employee and held many key leadership roles onwards, Rick Lanoha stepped into the role of CEO in January of 2020, becoming the sixth executive to lead the company. Meanwhile, Rick also sits on the board of Valmont Industries, Inc and is a member of the Business Roundtable. “The Kiewit organizatio...
Growing from its roots of basic commercial building construction, Kiewit has been disrupting various segments within the sphere and stands as one of the most highly regarded contracting firms. This could be attributable to the fact that this behemoth remains faithful to the corporate goal set in 1946 by the late Peter Kiewit: “To be the Best Contra...
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Execution Excellence. Kiewit has more than 135 years of experience building projects of all types, sizes and complexities across North America. Innovating execution methods to deliver safe, high-quality projects is the foundation of our business and success. We self-perform the vast majority of our work, averaging over 50 million direct-hire ...
WORDS: Sean O’Keefe. Brothers Peter and Andrew Kiewit grew up in Omaha, Nebraska, as the children of a hard-working Dutch immigrant and small businessman, John Kiewit. As teenagers they worked in their father’s brickyard and learned masonry as a trade, eventually deciding to start Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors in 1884.
Oct 20, 2022 · Kiewit Corporation Founder/s. Peter and Andrew Kiewit, who were of Dutch origin, established the company in 1884 as Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors. John Kiewit, their father, immigrated from ...
Oct 24, 2022 · Who is the founder of Kiewit Corporation? Peter and his brother Andrew Kiewit started Kiewit Brothers Masonry Contractors in 1884. Their first projects were mainly about masonry and included sewer systems in Omaha and the original Lincoln Hotel at Ninth and P streets in Lincoln. The Peter Kiewit Foundation started in 1979 with a $50 million ...
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.
