- BE&K
Infobox_Company
company_name = BE&K, Inc.
company_
company_type = Private
slogan =
foundation =1972
location =Birmingham, Alabama , USA
key_people = T. Michael Goodrich,Chairman andChief Executive Officer
Clyde M. Smith,Chief Executive Officer
industry = Engineering and Construction
products = Engineering, Heavy Construction and Procurement
revenue = $2.00 billionUSD (2007 )
net_income =
num_employees = 9,000
homepage = [http://www.bek.com/ http://www.bek.com/]BE&K, Inc., headquartered in
Birmingham, Alabama , is a global engineering and construction company. BE&K is named after its founders Peter Bolvig, William Edmonds, and Ted Kennedy and was founded in1972 after the three men left the Birmingham basedRust International to start their own company. The company originally was focused on engineering and construction for the pulp and paper industy. Today BE&K has offices throughout the US and inEurope through BE&K International.BE&K's Family of Companies includes Saginaw, SW&B Construction Corporation, As-Built Services, QBEK, The BE&K Building Group, BE&K Government Group, BE&K International, Rintekno, Allstates Technical Services and NorthStar Communications Group.
On
May 7 ,2008 the company announced that it would be acquired by theHouston, Texas -based construction firm KBR, Inc. for $550 million. The company plans to remain headquartered in Birmingham.cite news|last=Cooper|first=Lauren B.|title=Houston company to buy Birmingham's BE&K|publisher=Birmingham Business Journal|date=2008-05-07 |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/birmingham/stories/2008/05/05/daily21.html|accessdate=2008-05-07]References
External links
* [http://bhamwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=BE%26K BE&K profile] at Bhamwiki
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