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this template message this article needs additional citations for verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . january 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message mcguire and hester type esop industry engineering pipelines grade pave concrete mechanical landscape founded 1926 1926 headquarters oakland california united states key people michael hester president website mcguireandhester.com mcguire and hester is an engineering design and construction company . mcguire and hester has two offices located in oakland and sacramento california . contents 1 history 2 projects 3 awards 4 references 5 external links history edit in the 1890s michael j. mcguire emigrated from ireland to california . in 1926 he started installing sewers for houses in oakland . in 1931 michael j. mcguire asked his friend mike hester to be his business partner . the company mcguire and hester was founded in 1947 . a year later michael j. mcguire died and mike hester purchased all the shares in the company . by the 1970s second generation expanded operations from just construction to grading and paving concrete and mechanical work . in the 1990s the company added landscaping architectural concrete and aggregate divisions operations to the existing ones . they also started working on the projects that are not only located in california but oregon and nevada as well . in 2003 mcguire and hester company became 100 % employee owned esop company . 1 projects edit alameda county courthouse downtown oakland ca laid all the underground utilities at the oakland army base and naval supply depot oakland ca installed a section of the hetch hetchy water system san francisco ca created a prototype for the california aqueduct canal ca beautified market street san francisco ca beautified the powell street cable car and turntable san francisco ca embellished napa downtown mall napa ca reconstructed the 12th street dam area near lake merritt oakland ca 2 palo alto medical foundation san carlos center sitework including landscape concrete and green roof 3 awards edit star 101.3 coolest place to work in the bay area 2014 san francisco business times largest commercial contractors in the bay area 2014 largest commercial contractors in the greater bay area 2015 4 largest east bay private companies 2014 5 mercury news group best place to work 2014 american society of civil engineers construction project of the year 2014 dorsey drive interchange project 6 american public works association project of the year 2013 del paso boulevard streetscape bay area news group top workplaces 2012 2015 7 esop association total communications runner up program award 2010 8 references edit mcguire and hester company history . retrieved 2015 01 20 . lake merritt fix . san carlos clinic rises san francisco business times . san francisco business times . retrieved 2016 03 29 . devcon webcor skanska dpr turner construction lead bay area commercial construction san francisco business times . san francisco business times . retrieved 2016 03 29 . asi grocery outlet 24 hour fitness rank as top 3 largest east bay private companies san francisco business times . san francisco business times . retrieved 2016 03 29 . 2014 project awards banquet . american society of civil engineers sacramento section . retrieved 2016 03 29 . bay area news group top workplaces 2015 mcguire and hester . topworkplaces . retrieved 2016 03 29 . the esop association honors members for excellence in employee ownership communications the business journals . the business journals . retrieved 2016 03 29 . external links edit mcguire and hester web site asce 2014 awards banquet retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title mcguire and hester & oldid 712577792 categories companies based in oakland californiacompanies established in 19471947 establishments in 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