Carpentry Contractors Co. history

Turner was convinced the material warranted greater use in construction, and in 1902 he set out to put his belief into practice, forming Turner Construction Company with $25,000 in start-up capital.

In 1903, just a year after setting up shop, Turner secured two contracts that ensured his place among New York's construction elite.

The facility, finished in 1904, measured 180,000 square feet, making it the largest reinforced concrete building in the United States.

Branch offices were established to help the company maintain its expanding geographic scope of operations, beginning with the opening of an office in Philadelphia in 1907.

The field was not new to the company: Turner Construction's first major sports contract was completed in 1910, when the company constructed the promenade for the football stadium at Harvard Stadium.

The construction of new buildings came to a halt, causing Turner Construction's volume to plunge to $2.5 million by 1933.

In October 1946, Henry Turner retired as chairman, handing the post to his ailing brother.

1952: As part of a four-contractor team, Turner Construction builds the United Nations Secretariat building.

Two years later, the company name was changed to PC Construction Company — a natural progression reflecting the shift from a small, family business started in 1958 to a thriving company now fully owned by the employees.

The company quickly expanded into residential and remodeling projects, necessitating a name change to Pizzagalli Construction Company in 1960.

The company grew by leaps and bounds over the next few years, attracting expert construction professionals with diverse backgrounds and formed a team that would become Vermont’s largest construction company by 1964.

In 1965, eyeing his eventual retirement, Chan Turner appointed as president Howard Sinclair Turner, one of Archie Turner's three sons.

The investing public, well aware of the company's accomplishments during its nearly 70 years of existence, was given a chance to take part in Turner Construction's high-profile projects in 1969 when the firm issued over-the-counter stock.

A Swarthmore graduate, Howard Turner was appointed chairman in 1970 upon Chan Turner's retirement.

Carpentry Contractors Company, or CCC as it is known today, was founded in 1980 by Scott Gertjejansen.

Although McNeill was credited with staving off more profound trouble, the holding company did not begin to recover until his successor, Ellis T. Gravette, took over after McNeill's resignation in 1996.

In 2001, CCC joined the Lyman Companies, a division of leading building products distributor US LBM, and today it has grown to be the largest, most diverse carpentry labor provider in the Twin Cities.

2004: Turner Construction nears completion of the Taipei 101 Tower, slated to be the tallest building in the world.