Talk:Kiewit Corporation

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I just learned of this company now and think this article can benefit from this post. [1]. Very interesting way of running business. It avoid all the externalities involved wih dealing with speculators.

What I find odd though is, it seem Warren Buffett don't like them. This is very inconsistent with his contempt of speculators and I can only conclude it has to do with the fact he has no way of buying into the company. Or is he an owner and I just happened to miss it?

Where is your source for saying Buffet doesn't like them? The only quote I've ever seen is that he calls the company "a true meritocracy." To me that sounds like a compliment. Not to mention he rents out a floor of Kiewit Plaza for his own offices. He can certainly afford his own building if he didn't want to be near Kiewit. Vorenus 13:20, 12 September 2006 (UTC)

In 1979 when Peter Kiewit died, the net worth of the company was $400 million. And it had accumulated the same amount in cash and cash equivalets on its balance sheet. His will provided that the company purchase his entire 99% interest in the company stock from his estate. The other 1% was owned by company executives. Using this devise, his family was kept out of the business but received Peter's entire fortune in cash, while full control (and all future profit) was transferred to the employees who owned the remaining outstanding stock. Another example of excellent management.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 159.233.99.241 (talk • contribs) 2007-06-27T20:02:06

Editing reflist

I updated the Key financials for Kiewit and wanted to update the reference from the 2008 CNN money article to the 2011 figures but I don't seem to be able too. When I try to edit the reference section it only says "reflist". How do I edit it? Ambirchfield1 (talk) 14:04, 29 July 2011 (UTC)

Employee owned?

The CNN article used as a citation does not specify that the Kiewit Corporation is employee-owned, or much else for that matter. Stanislao Avogadro (talk) 01:21, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

You can go to the company website at http://www.kiewit.com/about-us/overview.aspx where it states that the company is employee-owned. Use that as a citation. Vorenus (talk) 17:31, 10 April 2012 (UTC)

Section: Districts and subsidiaries

I have tagged this section for removal or editing to prose. This section reads like a directory. Wikipedia policy generally considers directories in articles to be unencyclopedic and potential spam. Please see policy WP:NOTDIRECTORY. This list seems to be covered under item number 6. It is a simple list of office locations with no direct context to the encyclopedic information in the article. Office locations are highly subject to change, and therefore require a level of maintenance that is not preferred for an article. If possible, this section could be converted to prose. On example would be to write about expansions of the company into new states or regions throughout its history (projects, offices, or acquisitions). - ¢Spender1983 (talk) 18:27, 13 April 2019 (UTC)

Fixing Multiple Issues, Adding Citations

I work for Kiewit and noticed there are "multiple issues" that are flagged at the top of the page, which are due to missing citations. The items below derive from a book titled "Kiewit: An Uncommon Company" written by Jeffrey L Rodengen. Are there any non-Kiewit editors who will be willing to facilitate the changes below?

REPLACE: “George and Ralph Kiewit would later leave the company” with, “George left the business in 1924 to start a tile company in California.” CITATION: Rodengen, J. (2009). Kiewit: An Uncommon Company, p. 23

ADD: “In 1931, Ralph made the decision to leave the company and move to California, but remained on the company’s board of directors for the next 35 years.” CITATION: Rodengen, J. (2009). Kiewit: An Uncommon Company, p. 27 — Preceding unsigned comment added by Mercury1583 (talk • contribs) 18:43, 5 March 2021 (UTC)

COI tag (March 2021)

User:Mercury1583 explains in his edits that he works for this company CommanderWaterford (talk) 20:08, 16 March 2021 (UTC)

Request Edit June 2021

I’d like to request an independent editor review of proposed updates to this article. I believe these suggested edits conform with Wikipedia’s policies and would improve this article about Kiewit Corporation, one of the largest private construction and engineering firms in the United States. I work for Kiewit and am declaring my conflict of interest.

1. In “Industry” section of infobox, please replace “welding” with “engineering” and add source:

Reason: “Engineering” better reflects actual company purpose, as discussed in reliable sources such as Fortune [2] (“The contractor offers construction, mining and engineering services for the public, energy, water, and transportation sectors, among others”), and the LA Times [3] (“The success of Kiewit Corp., a locally owned construction and engineering firm with revenue of $9 billion in 2018, and investments in healthcare and medical research also spurred economic growth.”)

2. Please add a new section below “Corporate history” titled “Notable projects” and add the following paragraphs and photos to the new section:

• Throughout the 1920s the company built several historic buildings around Nebraska including the Livestock Exchange Building (1926), the Lincoln station (Nebraska, 1926–2012), the Nebraska State Capitol Tower (1927), Joslyn Art Museum (1928), and Union Station (Omaha)(1929).

Inside Union Station (Omaha)

• Between 1951-1966, Kiewit built Thule Air Base for the U.S. military in Thule, Greenland. Located on the northwest coast of Greenland, the base features a 10,000 foot runway.
• In 1969, Kiewit began construction of the 63rd Street tunnel between Manhattan and Queens. The initial project was part of a $2 billion dollar program to improve the New York City Transit Authority and Long Island Railroad facilities in New York City.

A tunnel cavern deep under Park Avenue, which will house a switch to the north of the new LIRR station

• Between 1980 and 1985, the company built the mile-long $750 million dollar Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore Harbor.
• In the 1990’s, Kiewit was part of a joint venture to build the $517 million dollars Safeco Field in Seattle, home of the Seattle Mariners baseball team. The project was completed in 1999.
• Kiewit Infrastructure South is part of the team constructing the 11.5 mile and six-station extension of Washington Metro in Washington D.C. Phase one opened in July 2014 with five stations opening in Virginia.

Reason: A “Notable Projects” section is part of WP: Good Articles like Fluor Corporation, a very similar company. Better practice than trying to work all of these into the History section. Adds information about very major projects -- every one has a Wikipedia page. Includes reliable sources and citations.

3. From the History section, please delete the first sentence of the fourth paragraph:

Notable projects in the 1920s by the firm, now known by Peter Kiewit Sons, included the Livestock Exchange Building (1926), the Burlington railroad depot (Lincoln), the Nebraska State Capitol Tower (1927), Joslyn Art Museum (1928), and Union Station (1929).

Reason: This is now redundant assuming the Notable Projects section is created.

4. Please add the following sentence as the last sentence in the lead:

It is an employee-owned company. AND REMOVE the same (unsourced) sentence from the History section, paragraph one, final sentence.

Reason: Ownership structure is unusual in a company of this size and seems worth noting in the lead; very reliably sourced to New York Times and Washington Post. Doesn’t belong in the History section without context of the year and background. (no source.)

Thank you for your consideration. Mercury1583 (talk) 16:17, 10 June 2021 (UTC)

Go ahead: I have reviewed these proposed changes and suggest that you go ahead and make the proposed changes to the page. Melmann 19:06, 14 June 2021 (UTC)

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