Suffolk Construction Company

Suffolk Construction CompanyCompany type| Private

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Industry| Construction
Founded| 1982[1]
Founder| Ed Fish
Headquarters|

Boston, Massachusetts

Key people

| John F. Fish CEO
Puneet Mahajan CFO
Jay Tangney General Counsel
Tim Stroud COO
Ralph Esposito National President
Katy O'Neil CMO
Revenue| $6 billion (2024)[2]

Number of employees

| 3,000 (2024)[3]
Website| www.suffolk.com

Suffolk Construction Company stylized as Suffolk[4] is an American construction contracting company based in Boston, Massachusetts,[5] with additional locations in California, Florida, Maine, New York, Texas and Virginia.[6][7][8][9][10] The company is contracted for work in the aviation, commercial, education, healthcare, gaming, residential, mission critical, and government sectors.[11][1][12] Suffolk is the largest construction contractor in Massachusetts and one of the 20 largest in the country.[13][11]

## History

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Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor.[14] Immediately thereafter, Fish seeded Suffolk with an $80,000 loan and transferred full leadership and management to his 23-year-old son, John F. Fish, who has led the company as president and CEO since its founding.[15]

By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million.[16] In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida.[14]

Suffolk reached an agreement with Boston's carpentry union in 1993, in which it agreed to use union workers in downtown Boston, but would remain non-union in other areas.[14] In 1999, Suffolk reached a larger deal with the carpentry union in which it agreed to use union workers throughout the New England area.[17]

In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction.[11] Suffolk acquired the San Diego–based ROEL Construction in January 2011 in an effort to expand its growth in California.[18][19]

In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion Wynn Resorts casino in Everett, Massachusetts.[20] In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project.[21] Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the General Electric's Boston headquarters building in December 2016.[22]

## Notable projects

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* William D. Mullins Memorial Center[23]
* 360 State Street[24]
* 340 Fremont Street[25]
* Jade Signature[26]
* Millennium Tower (Boston)[27]
* Encore Boston Harbor[28]
* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa[26]
* MiamiCentral[26]
* Logan International Airport Terminal E Modernization[29]
* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood[30]
* Winthrop Center[31]
* South Station Redevelopment[32]
* Virgin Voyages, Port Miami, Terminal V[33]
* Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences[34]
* Montage Big Sky, Hotel and Residences[35]
* Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Terminal C Renovations[36]
* Boston University Center for Computing & Data Sciences[37]
* Winthrop Center[38]
* South Station[39]
* Boston Logan International Airport, Terminal E[40]
* Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood[41]
* Brightline - All Aboard Florida[42]

## Acknowledgments

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In 2018, Forbes reported that the company is the 148th largest private company in the U.S.[43] That same year, Suffolk was ranked 23rd on Engineering News-Record's "Top 400 Contractors" list.[44]

In 2023, Suffolk was ranked the 133rd largest private company in the U.S. by Forbes,[45] and was ranked 24th on Engineering News-Record's list of top contractors.[46]

## References

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1. ^ a b "Company Overview of Suffolk Construction Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
2. ^ Hyatt, John (20 February 2024). "This Boston Billionaire Is Building An Army Of Robot Construction Workers". Forbes. Retrieved 7 March 2024.
3. ^ Edelman, Larry (26 May 2023). "John Fish talks anti-business sentiment and more - The Boston Globe". BostonGlobe.com. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
4. ^ Chesto, Jon (May 10, 2017). "Fusing Tech and Construction at Suffolk". Boston Globe. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
5. ^ "Globe 100: Top 100 places to work, 6. Suffolk Construction Co". Boston Globe.
6. ^ Reidy, Chris (January 30, 2013). "Suffolk Construction Opens a New York Office". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
7. ^ "Where We Work". Suffolk Construction. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
8. ^ Schreiber, Laurie (17 January 2024). "Boston construction firm Suffolk expands to Portland". Mainebiz. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
9. ^ "National Construction Firm Opens First D.C.-Area Office". Bisnow. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
10. ^ Peters, Ben (June 12, 2024). "Construction giant targets data centers, gaming with first D.C.-area office". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
11. ^ a b c Ross, Casey (September 24, 2009). "Building a Bigger Builder". Boston.com. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
12. ^ Carlock, Catherine; McFadden, Sean. "From the List: Construction execs discuss how Covid hit their bottom lines". www.bizjournals.com. No. 21 May 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
13. ^ Slowey, Kim (December 19, 2016). "Suffolk Construction To Manage Main Building of GE's $200M Boston Headquarters". Construction Dive. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
14. ^ a b c Korman, Richard (June 2, 2010). "CEO John Fish Has 'Big, Audacious' Goals For Suffolk Construction". ENR Southeast. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
15. ^ Thomas, Jack (June 29, 2014). "John Fish Went From Struggling Boy to Olympic Bidder". Boston Globe. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
16. ^ Burnett, James (October 2003). "This Man is Building a $1 Billion Construction Empire". Boston Magazine. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
17. ^ Van Voorhis, Scott (November 15, 1999). "Suffolk Signs Landmark Deal With Union". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
18. ^ "Suffolk Construction Acquires San Diego Firm". Boston Business Journal. January 11, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
19. ^ "Suffolk Construction Acquires ROEL Construction of San Diego". ENR California. January 14, 2011. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
20. ^ "Boston's Suffolk Construction Co. Is Selected to Build Wynn Everett Casino". WBUR. January 19, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
21. ^ "Suffolk 'Virtually' Breaks Ground on Boston Headquarters". ENR New England. September 30, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
22. ^ Carlock, Catherine (December 16, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Wins $200M GE Headquarters Project". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
23. ^ "Mullins Center 10th Anniversary Commemoration". Daily Collegian. December 13, 2002. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
24. ^ O'Leary, Mary (October 21, 2009). "360 State Street Project ' Going Like Clockwork'". New Haven Register. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
25. ^ "San Francisco's Newest Residential Tower Breaks Ground at 340 Fremont". The Registry. April 25, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
26. ^ a b c "Suffolk Construction Sizzles in Hot South Florida Market". ENR Southeast. July 7, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
27. ^ "Millennium Tower and Burnham Building". Bldup. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
28. ^ Carlock, Catherine (August 10, 2016). "Suffolk Construction Issues $1B in Bids for Wynn's Everett Casino". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved June 19, 2017.
29. ^ Rice, Justin (15 November 2023). "Boston Logan Airport Opens Modernized Terminal E | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
30. ^ Buckley, Bruce. "Southeast Project Of The Year: Seminole Hard Rock Team Rises to the Challenge | 2020-11-03 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
31. ^ Fabris, Peter (15 August 2022). "Boston high-rise will be largest Passive House office building in the world". Building Design + Construction. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
32. ^ Van Voorhis, Scott. "Delayed Tower Takes Shape Over Boston's South Station | 2022-11-23 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
33. ^ "Suffolk, Virgin Voyages Break Ground on New PortMiami Cruise Terminal | 2021-02-22 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
34. ^ "Suffolk Completes BU Center for Computing & Data Sciences". High-Profile Monthly. 13 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
35. ^ "Big Sky - MONTAGE BIG SKY AT SPANISH PEAKS BRINGS ULTRA LUXURY WITH A LOCAL FLAVOR TO THE MOUNTAINS". bigsky.com. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
36. ^ Nair, Shalini (23 November 2021). "Suffolk wins terminal revamp contract at DFW Airport". Airport Technology. Retrieved 15 February 2024.
37. ^ Rustici, Camille (2023-05-22). "Discovering Boston University's New Sustainable Center for Computing and Data Sciences". DirectIndustry e-Magazine. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
38. ^ "The Tallest Tower in Boston's Financial District Moves the Energy Performance Needle | Architectural Record". www.architecturalrecord.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
39. ^ "Boston Team Builds $1.5B Tower Over South Station | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
40. ^ Kanable, Rebecca (2024-02-13). "2024 Airport Business Projects of the Year: BOS Terminal E Modernization". Aviation Pros. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
41. ^ "Tight Controls, Flexible Designs Required to Build Hard Rock's Guitar-Shaped Hotel | 2019-03-07 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
42. ^ "All Aboard Florida Taps Suffolk to Build Miami Station | 2014-07-30 | ENR | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2024-11-25.
43. ^ "America's Largest Private Companies #148 Suffolk". Forbes. 2017. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
44. ^ "ENR 2018 Top 400 Contractors 1-100". ENR. May 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
45. ^ "Suffolk | Company Overview & News". Forbes. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
46. ^ "ENR 2023 Top 400 Contractors 1-100 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2024-11-24.

## External links

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* Official website