mining welding founded 1884 kiewit brothers headquarters kiewit plaza omaha nebraska u.s. key people bruce grewcock president ceo revenue 12 338.0 million usd 2012 net income 581.0 million usd 2011 website www.kiewit.com kiewit corporation is an employee owned 1 fortune 500 contractor 2 based in omaha nebraska . privately held 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 . 3 along with significant mining and off shore operations the company also contracts small grading dirt moving projects for residential or commercial development . contents 1 history 2 about 3 districts and subsidiaries 3.1 kiewit development company inc 3.2 central 3.3 eastern 3.4 eastern canada 3.5 kiewit australia 3.6 kiewit building group 3.7 kiewit energy us 3.8 kiewit energy canada 3.9 kiewit engineering 3.10 kiewit federal group 3.11 kiewit mining group 3.12 kiewit offshore services 3.13 kiewit power 3.14 northern california 3.15 northwest 3.16 kiewit bridge and marine 3.17 southwest 3.18 southeast 3.19 southern california 3.20 south central 3.21 underground 3.22 western canada 4 other companies 5 references 6 external links history edit 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 herald 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 kiewit also constructed a nationwide fiber optic network . this network was later spun off as level 3 communications which became the formal successor corporation to the original peter kiewit sons . 4 about edit kiewit corporation is subdivided into regional companies and divisions and further subdivided into geographical districts . the company is employee owned and long term employees are often compensated with shares of the corporation . most divisions operate under union contracts for non managerial labor . citation needed most corporate decisions are made by field office executives ; however most administration is centralized at the corporate office in omaha . citation needed districts and subsidiaries edit list of districts and subsidiaries 5 kiewit development company inc edit central edit kiewit western co. littleton colorado kiewit western co. rifle colorado kiewit western co. omaha nebraska kiewit new mexico co. of albuquerque new mexico kiewit southern co. little rock arkansas kiewit western co. chicago illinois eastern edit kiewit constructors inc. woodcliff lake new jersey kiewit western co. chicago illinois eastern canada edit construction kiewit cie boisbriand quebec peter kiewit sons co. oakville ontario peter kiewit sons co. st. john s newfoundland and labrador ganotec inc. trois rivi res quebec kiewit australia edit kiewit australia west perth western australia kiewit building group edit kiewit building group inc. anchorage alaska kiewit building group inc. centennial colorado kiewit building group inc. honolulu hawaii kiewit building group inc. omaha nebraska kiewit building group inc. washington d.c. kiewit building group inc. austin texas kiewit energy us edit kiewit energy us company houston texas headquarters kiewit energy canada edit kiewit energy canada company calgary alberta headquarters kiewit engineering edit kiewit engineering co. omaha nebraska kiewit engineering co. vancouver washington kiewit federal group edit kiewit federal group inc. arlington virginia kiewit mining group edit kiewit mining group inc. omaha nebraska buckskin mining company of gillette wyoming walnut creek mining company of bremond texas north rasmussen ridge agrium contract mine of soda springs idaho kiewit offshore services edit kiewit offshore services ltd. ingleside texas kiewit offshore services ltd. marystown newfoundland and labrador canada site of marystown shipyard at cows head kiewit power edit kiewit power constructors co. lenexa kansas kiewit engineering and design co. lenexa kansas northern california edit kiewit infrastructure west co. fairfield california headquarters . northwest edit kiewit infrastructure west co. vancouver wa headquarters kiewit infrastructure west co. anchorage alaska kiewit infrastructure west co. poway california kiewit infrastructure west co. kapolei hawaii kiewit infrastructure west co. renton washington kiewit bridge and marine edit kiewit infrastructure west co. vancouver washington kiewit infrastructure west co. federal way washington southwest edit kiewit western co. phoenix arizona kiewit western co. salt lake city utah southeast edit kiewit infrastructure south co. peachtree city georgia kiewit infrastructure south co. sunrise florida kiewit infrastructure south co. tampa florida southern california edit kiewit infrastructure west co. santa fe springs california south central edit kiewit texas construction l.p. fort worth texas kiewit louisiana co. new orleans louisiana underground edit kiewit construction company omaha nebraska western canada edit peter kiewit sons co. edmonton alberta peter kiewit sons co. vancouver british columbia other companies edit continental fire sprinkler of omaha nebraska aero automatic sprinkler company of phoenix arizona general construction company now a part of kiewit bridge and marine of poulsbo washington ineight inc formerly hard dollar corporation of scottsdale arizona mass . electric construction co. industrial group mec of boston massachusetts mass . electric construction co. transportation group mec of dallas texas the industrial co. tic of englewood colorado cherne contracting corporation of minneapolis minnesota references edit kiewit overview kiewit corporation . retrieved 3 25 13 peter kiewit sons fortune magazine . retrieved 8 10 11 . henry doorly zoo desert dome kiewit corporation . retrieved 5 8 08 . 10 k form 2000 . securities and exchange commission . 17 march 2000 . retrieved 2 april 2015 . kiewit office locations external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kiewit corporation & oldid 718983994 categories companies established in 1884companies based in omaha nebraskaprivately held companies in the united statesconstruction and civil engineering companies of the united statesemployee owned companies of the united statesprivately held companies based in nebraska1884 establishments in the united stateshidden categories all articles with unsourced 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