Clark Construction

Clark Construction, also referred to as Clark Construction Group, LLC, is a construction firm headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland,[1] and founded in 1906. The company had 2018 annual revenue of more than $5 billion,[2] and is one of the largest commercial and civil contractors in the country.[2] Some projects include Capital One Arena[3] and L'Enfant Plaza.[2]

Clark Construction Group, LLC
TypePrivate
IndustryConstruction
Founded1906 (1906)
FounderGeorge Hyman
HeadquartersBethesda, Maryland, U.S.
Key people
Robert D. Moser, Jr., president and chief executive officer; A. James Clark
Revenue$5 billion (2018)
Number of employees
4,200
Websitewww.clarkconstruction.com

History

The company traces its founding to the George Hyman Construction Company, an excavating company, in 1906. Business boomed, as it initially had the only steam shovel in Washington.[4] The company began doing construction work in 1923; its first such contract was with Wheatley Junior High School. The company was involved in numerous military construction projects during World War II.[5]

Hyman died in 1970 and was succeeded by his nephew Benjamin Rome.[5]

In 1969, A. James Clark bought the company from the Hyman family[6] and oversaw major growth including one of its earliest projects L'Enfant Plaza in Washington. Clark formed a separate company in 1977 for non-union projects in the Washington area (Hyman legally could not bid on such projects).[6] In 1995, Clark merged construction companies of Hyman, Shirley Contracting Company, Guy F. Atkinson Construction and OMNI to form Clark Construction.[5]

In 2016, a year after Clark died, firm management bought the company from its parent Clark Enterprises, leaving the parent to concentrate on its private equity, financial and real estate markets.[6]

Subsidiaries
  • C3M Power Systems - a transportation systems contractor[7]
  • Edgemoor Infrastructure & Real Estate - a developer and asset manager of public buildings and infrastructure[8]
  • Guy F. Atkinson Construction - a heavy civil contractor[9]

    References
    1. Shaw, Dan (11 April 2017). "Findorff picked for Couture project – The Daily Reporter – WI Construction News & Bids". Retrieved 2017-04-12.
    2. "Clark Construction executives buy out iconic Washington firm". WTOP. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
    3. "Alfred James Clark, founder of Clark Construction, dies - Washington Business Journal". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved 2017-04-12.
    4. "History of the Clark Construction Group, Inc. – FundingUniverse".
    5. "About Us - Clark Construction". Retrieved 2023-08-20.
    6. Niedt, Bob (January 14, 2016). "Management team buys Clark Construction (Video)". Washington Business Journal.
    7. "CLARK CONSTRUCTION GROUP LAUNCHES C3M POWER SYSTEMS TO PERFORM WORK IN TRANSPORTATION MARKET". Clark Construction. 2015-02-16. Archived from the original on 2015-03-03.
    8. Horsley, Lynn (2017-09-08). "Edgemoor touts local jobs as Burns & McDonnell pushes back on KCI rejection | The Kansas City Star". Kansascity.com. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
    9. Graebner, Lynn (November 15, 1998). "Electrifying purchase: Calpine buys Sacramento's Walsh Power". Sacramento Business Journal. Retrieved July 15, 2017.
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