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'''Brasfield & Gorrie''' is a large privately-held construction firm based at 3021 [[7th Avenue South]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Lakeview]] district.
'''Brasfield & Gorrie''' is a large privately-held construction firm based at 3021 [[7th Avenue South]] in [[Birmingham]]'s [[Lakeview]] district.


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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. In [[2013]] it ranked as Birmingham's [[List of large private companies|fourth largest private company]].
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]]. In [[2021]] it was named "Southeast Contractor of the Year" by ''Engineering News-Record'' and named "Top Workplace 2021" in the Atlanta area by the ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''.
 
In [[2022]] activists opposing construction of an 85-acre police training facility at the site of the former Atlanta Prison Farm in DeKalb County, Georgia targeted Brasfield & Gorrie in public demonstrations, and also with vandalism and graffiti at the company's Atlanta, Birmingham and Charlotte offices.
 
In [[2023]] Brasfield & Gorrie applied for public tax incentives to offset the cost of constructing a new 28,000 square-foot, 3-story office wing to the west end of their Lakeview headquarters. The $18. million construction contract was awarded to their subsidiary, Pylon Building Group.


==Major projects==
==Major projects==
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* [[Camp Hall]] (UAB), 1980
* [[Camp Hall]] (UAB), 1980
* [[Park Place Tower]], 1980
* [[Park Place Tower]], 1980
* [[Princeton Towers|Princeton Towers I]], 1980
* [[Financial Center]], 1982
* [[Financial Center]], 1982
* [[Arlington Business Center]], 1984
* [[Arlington Business Center]], 1984
* [[Harbert Center]], 1986
* [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]], 1987
* [[Hugo L. Black Federal Courthouse]], 1987
* [[Pickwick Plaza]], 1987
* [[Pickwick Plaza]], 1987
* [[Kirklin Clinic]], 1992
* [[Linn Park]] renovations, 1988
* [[Linn Park]] renovations, 1988
* [[Regions-Harbert Plaza|AmSouth-Harbert Plaza]], 1989
* [[Regions-Harbert Plaza|AmSouth-Harbert Plaza]], 1989
* [[Arlington Crest]], 1991
* [[Kirklin Clinic]], 1992
* [[Ryals Public Health Building]], 1996
* [[AT&T City Center]] renovations, 1998
* [[AT&T City Center]] renovations, 1998
* [[Energen Plaza]], 1998
* [[Energen Plaza]], 1998
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* [[Birmingham News building (2006)|Birmingham News building]], 2006
* [[Birmingham News building (2006)|Birmingham News building]], 2006
* [[Brasfield & Gorrie building]] expansion, 2006
* [[Brasfield & Gorrie building]] expansion, 2006
* [[Colonial Center]], 2007
* [[Brookwood Office Center]], 2007
* [[Colonial Promenade Alabaster]], 2007
* [[Colonial Promenade Alabaster]], 2007
* [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services|Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]] renovations, 2008
* [[Cooper Green Mercy Health Services|Cooper Green Mercy Hospital]] renovations, 2008
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* [[U.S. Treasury building]], 2014
* [[U.S. Treasury building]], 2014
* [[HealthSouth digital hospital]]/[[Grandview Medical Center]], 2003, 2016
* [[HealthSouth digital hospital]]/[[Grandview Medical Center]], 2003, 2016
* [[Red Mountain Theatre]] Arts Campus, 2021
* [[Eastwood Amazon Distribution Center]], 2021
* [[Protective Stadium]], 2021
* [[City Walk BHAM]], 2022
* [[UAB Medical West Hospital]], 2024


===Other locations===
===Other locations===
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* AT&T Building (a.k.a. the Batman Building), Nashville, Tennessee, 1994
* AT&T Building (a.k.a. the Batman Building), Nashville, Tennessee, 1994
* Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
* Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
* Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia, 2017
* TK Elevator Test Tower and IQC, Atlanta, Georgia, 2022
* Omni PGA Frisco Resort, Frisco, Texas, 2023


==References==
==References==
* Atkins, Leah Rawls (2002) ''The Building of Brasfield & Gorrie''. Birmingham: Brasfield & Gorrie  
* 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." {{BN}}
* Tomberlin, Michael (June 29, 2014) "Building for a half-century: Brasfield & Gorrie has spent 50 years constructing Birmingham and beyond." {{BN}}
* Badertscher, Nancy (March 18, 2021) "Brasfield & Gorrie proud of relationships with employees, customers." ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution''
* Scott, Judy (June 22, 2021) "How Brasfield & Gorrie Rose to the Moment in 2020." ''Engineering News-Record''
* Capelouto, J. D. (September 27, 2022) "Brasfield & Gorrie chairman’s Mountain Brook home vandalized by Atlanta police training center opponents, officials say." ''Atlanta Journal-Constitution'' / {{BN}}
* Parker, Illyshia (August 28, 2023) "Brasfield & Gorrie plans significant headquarters expansion, requests incentives." {{BBJ}}
* Thornton, William (January 5, 2024) "Birmingham’s Brasfield & Gorrie announces $18.9 million Birmingham HQ expansion." {{AL}}


==External links==
==External links==

Latest revision as of 13:22, 5 January 2024

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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 4109 Court S Ensley. He later moved the business to 3021 6th Avenue South in Lakeview. 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. In 2021 it was named "Southeast Contractor of the Year" by Engineering News-Record and named "Top Workplace 2021" in the Atlanta area by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

In 2022 activists opposing construction of an 85-acre police training facility at the site of the former Atlanta Prison Farm in DeKalb County, Georgia targeted Brasfield & Gorrie in public demonstrations, and also with vandalism and graffiti at the company's Atlanta, Birmingham and Charlotte offices.

In 2023 Brasfield & Gorrie applied for public tax incentives to offset the cost of constructing a new 28,000 square-foot, 3-story office wing to the west end of their Lakeview headquarters. The $18. million construction contract was awarded to their subsidiary, Pylon Building Group.

Major projects

Birmingham area

Other locations

  • Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Georgia, 1992
  • AT&T Building (a.k.a. the Batman Building), Nashville, Tennessee, 1994
  • Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, Georgia, 2005
  • Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia, 2017
  • TK Elevator Test Tower and IQC, Atlanta, Georgia, 2022
  • Omni PGA Frisco Resort, Frisco, Texas, 2023

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
  • Badertscher, Nancy (March 18, 2021) "Brasfield & Gorrie proud of relationships with employees, customers." Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  • Scott, Judy (June 22, 2021) "How Brasfield & Gorrie Rose to the Moment in 2020." Engineering News-Record
  • Capelouto, J. D. (September 27, 2022) "Brasfield & Gorrie chairman’s Mountain Brook home vandalized by Atlanta police training center opponents, officials say." Atlanta Journal-Constitution / The Birmingham News
  • Parker, Illyshia (August 28, 2023) "Brasfield & Gorrie plans significant headquarters expansion, requests incentives." Birmingham Business Journal
  • Thornton, William (January 5, 2024) "Birmingham’s Brasfield & Gorrie announces $18.9 million Birmingham HQ expansion." AL.com

External links

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