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Brasfield & Gorrie grew steadily over the next decades and expanded from typical commercial and institutional buildings into hospitals, factories and water treatment plants, with a specialty in reinforced concrete construction. In the 1980s the company opened branch offices in several Southern cities. Gorrie's son, [[Jim Gorrie|Jim]] became president in [[1995]] and CEO in [[2011]]. | Brasfield & Gorrie grew steadily over the next decades and expanded from typical commercial and institutional buildings into hospitals, factories and water treatment plants, with a specialty in reinforced concrete construction. In the 1980s the company opened branch offices in several Southern cities. Gorrie's son, [[Jim Gorrie|Jim]] became president in [[1995]] and CEO in [[2011]]. | ||
Currently, Brasfield & Gorrie has annual revenues of $2.3 billion and employs 2,600 workers at eight offices in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. | Currently, Brasfield & Gorrie has annual revenues of $2.3 billion and employs 2,600 workers at eight offices in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. In [[2013]] it ranked as Birmingham's [[List of large private companies|fourth largest private company]]. | ||
==Major projects== | |||
===Birmingham area=== | |||
* [[John C. Yarbrough Community Center]], 1967 | |||
* [[Denman Hall]] (UAB), 1973 | |||
* [[Vulcan Life building]], 1973 | |||
* [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 2]], 1976 | |||
* [[Camp Hall]] (UAB), 1980 | |||
* [[Arlington Business Center]], 1984 | |||
* [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]], 1987 | |||
* [[Pickwick Plaza]], 1987 | |||
* [[Linn Park]] renovations, 1988 | |||
* [[Regions-Harbert Plaza|AmSouth-Harbert Plaza]], 1989 | |||
* [[AT&T City Center]] renovations, 1998 | |||
* [[Energen Plaza]], 1998 | |||
* [[Splash Adventure|Visionland]], 1998 | |||
* [[Blount Hall]] (UAB), 2001 | |||
* [[Brookwood Village]] renovations, 2001 | |||
* [[One Federal Place]], 2002 | |||
* Emergency repairs to [[Malfunction Junction]], 2002 & 2004 | |||
* [[Homewood Middle School]], 2005 | |||
* [[Birmingham News building (2006)|Birmingham News building]], 2006 | |||
* [[Brasfield & Gorrie]] headquarters expansion, 2006 | |||
* [[Colonial Center]], 2007 | |||
* [[Colonial Promenade Alabaster]], 2007 | |||
* [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services|Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]] renovations, 2008 | |||
* [[OrthoSports Center]], St Vincent's Medical Center, 2008 | |||
* [[Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3]] expansion, 2009 | |||
* [[UAB Women and Infants Center]], 2010 | |||
* [[Birmingham CrossPlex]], 2011 | |||
* [[29 Seven]], 2012 | |||
* [[Mountain Brook Municipal Complex]], 2013 | |||
* [[Uptown]], 2013 | |||
* [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] expansion, 2014 | |||
* [[U.S. Treasury building]], 2014 | |||
* [[HealthSouth digital hospital]]/[[Grandview Medical Center]], 2003, 2016 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Revision as of 12:01, 30 June 2014
Brasfield & Gorrie is a large privately-held construction firm based at 3021 7th Avenue South in Birmingham's Lakeview district. Thomas Brasfield founded his own Thomas C. Brasfield Company in 1921, with offices at 3021 6th Avenue South. In 1964 he sold it to Miller Gorrie, who kept Brasfield's name and then added his own name to it when he moved a block south in 1967.
Brasfield & Gorrie grew steadily over the next decades and expanded from typical commercial and institutional buildings into hospitals, factories and water treatment plants, with a specialty in reinforced concrete construction. In the 1980s the company opened branch offices in several Southern cities. Gorrie's son, Jim became president in 1995 and CEO in 2011.
Currently, Brasfield & Gorrie has annual revenues of $2.3 billion and employs 2,600 workers at eight offices in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. In 2013 it ranked as Birmingham's fourth largest private company.
Major projects
Birmingham area
- John C. Yarbrough Community Center, 1967
- Denman Hall (UAB), 1973
- Vulcan Life building, 1973
- Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 2, 1976
- Camp Hall (UAB), 1980
- Arlington Business Center, 1984
- Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse, 1987
- Pickwick Plaza, 1987
- Linn Park renovations, 1988
- AmSouth-Harbert Plaza, 1989
- AT&T City Center renovations, 1998
- Energen Plaza, 1998
- Visionland, 1998
- Blount Hall (UAB), 2001
- Brookwood Village renovations, 2001
- One Federal Place, 2002
- Emergency repairs to Malfunction Junction, 2002 & 2004
- Homewood Middle School, 2005
- Birmingham News building, 2006
- Brasfield & Gorrie headquarters expansion, 2006
- Colonial Center, 2007
- Colonial Promenade Alabaster, 2007
- Cooper Green Mercy Hospital renovations, 2008
- OrthoSports Center, St Vincent's Medical Center, 2008
- Birmingham Parking Authority Deck 3 expansion, 2009
- UAB Women and Infants Center, 2010
- Birmingham CrossPlex, 2011
- 29 Seven, 2012
- Mountain Brook Municipal Complex, 2013
- Uptown, 2013
- Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport expansion, 2014
- U.S. Treasury building, 2014
- HealthSouth digital hospital/Grandview Medical Center, 2003, 2016
References
- Atkins, Leah Rawls (2002) The Building of Brasfield & Gorrie. Birmingham: Brasfield & Gorrie
- Tomberlin, Michael (June 29, 2014) "Building for a half-century: Brasfield & Gorrie has spent 50 years constructing Birmingham and beyond." The Birmingham News
External links
- Brasfield & Gorrie website