1909 The Whiting-Turner Contracting Company is founded by G.W.C. Whiting and LeBaron Turner, classmates at MIT.
1910 The company’s first project is utility and road work at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC.
1910 The company’s first project is utility and road work at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, DC.
1920
Lester Phillipy, the firm’s first graduate engineer from Johns Hopkins University, begins a 57-year career with Whiting-Turner.
1924
The City of Richmond Filtration plant is completed (renovated by Whiting-Turner 63 years later).
1938 Willard Hackerman, engineer from Johns Hopkins University, joins the company as a superintendent.
1938 Willard Hackerman, engineer from Johns Hopkins University, joins the company as a superintendent.
1946
Company performs post-war industrial work for Dupont.
1953 Charles Irish, graduate of University of Maryland, joins the company.
1954 Whiting-Turner completes its first retail structure in Severna Park, MD.
1954 Whiting-Turner completes its first retail structure in Severna Park, MD.
1958
Whiting-Turner exceeds 500 projects with the Craig Memorial Bridge.
1963 Whiting-Turner completes its first office building – The Federal Center.
1963 Whiting-Turner completes its first office building – The Federal Center.
1969
Daniel White, graduate of Johns Hopkins University and former executive vice president, joins Whiting-Turner.
1970 Whiting-Turner is awarded its second major project for IBM – a relationship that stands to this day.
1970 Whiting-Turner is awarded its second major project for IBM – a relationship that stands to this day.
1975
Whiting-Turner completes the Bank of Virginia Headquarters and opens the Richmond, VA office.
1979 Whiting-Turner opens the Ft. Lauderdale, FL office in response to work for Best Products and celebrates another successful decade.
1979 Whiting-Turner opens the Ft. Lauderdale, FL office in response to work for Best Products and celebrates another successful decade.
1985
The Irvine, CA office opens, establishing a decades-long relationship with Disney. The Washington, DC office also opens.
1988 IBM Southbury results in the opening of Whiting-Turner’s Northeast office in Shelton, CT.
1988 IBM Southbury results in the opening of Whiting-Turner’s Northeast office in Shelton, CT.
1950-1989
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1993
A job for Progressive leads to the opening of the Cleveland, OH office. Offices in Somerset, NJ, and Newark, DE also open.
1996
Whiting-Turner’s Dallas, TX and Orlando, FL offices are established.
1997 A project for Oracle marks the opening of the Boston, MA office. The Las Vegas, NV office is also established.
1997 A project for Oracle marks the opening of the Boston, MA office. The Las Vegas, NV office is also established.
1998
Whiting-Turner establishes its in-house cost and scheduling group. The Lehigh Valley, PA office also opens.
2001 Whiting-Turner completes the Whitehead Biomedical Research Building for Emory University — one of the first research laboratories to achieve LEED® Silver certification. The firm also opens offices in Tampa, FL, Charlotte, NC and Chantilly, VA.
2001 Whiting-Turner completes the Whitehead Biomedical Research Building for Emory University — one of the first research laboratories to achieve LEED® Silver certification. The firm also opens offices in Tampa, FL, Charlotte, NC and Chantilly, VA.
2003
Whiting-Turner implements BIM/VDC on the National Institutes of Health Building 33 and Penn State School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture.
2005
The St. Francis Medical Center is indicative of Whiting-Turner’s expertise in healthcare construction. The company opens offices in Raleigh, NC and Cambridge, MD.
2006 Whiting-Turner works with renowned architects including Michael Graves, Cesar Pelli, Rafael Vinoly and Frank Gehry, and opens offices in San Antonio and Houston, TX, and Norfolk, VA.
2006 Whiting-Turner works with renowned architects including Michael Graves, Cesar Pelli, Rafael Vinoly and Frank Gehry, and opens offices in San Antonio and Houston, TX, and Norfolk, VA.
2008
Passion for customer delight continues to be the hallmark of Whiting-Turner as evidenced by its abundance of repeat work. The company continues to set internal records and opens offices in Los Angeles, CA and Sacramento, CA.
2011
NASA Langley Research Center is a gleaming example of Whiting-Turner’s accomplishments in the areas of federal/military and sustainable building construction.
2012 The firm once again sets internal records and opens its 30th regional office in Kansas City, Missouri.
2012 The firm once again sets internal records and opens its 30th regional office in Kansas City, Missouri.
2014
With the passing of Mr. Hackerman, Timothy Regan is named the third president and CEO.
2015 Whiting-Turner expands its western presence with the completion of Crescent Scottsdale Quarter, Las Vegas Premium Outlets and the opening of the Phoenix, AZ office.
2015 Whiting-Turner expands its western presence with the completion of Crescent Scottsdale Quarter, Las Vegas Premium Outlets and the opening of the Phoenix, AZ office.
2017
Whiting-Turner opens the Columbus, OH office, its second office in the state.
2018 Charles Irish celebrates 65 years with Whiting-Turner, and the company completes significant projects such as the United Therapeutics Unisphere and the Viragh Cancer Center.
2018 Charles Irish celebrates 65 years with Whiting-Turner, and the company completes significant projects such as the United Therapeutics Unisphere and the Viragh Cancer Center.
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