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Morrison–Knudsen
American engineering company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Morrison–Knudsen (MK) was an American civil engineering and construction company, with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.[7][8]
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Company type | Private (1912–32) Public (1932–96)[1][2] |
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Industry | Construction Transport |
Founded | 1912 (1912)[3][1][2] |
Founder | Harry Morrison Morris Knudsen |
Defunct | 1996; 28 years ago (1996)[1] |
Fate | Declared bankruptcy in 1996, sold to Washington Construction Group,[1] the brand then acquired by AECOM in 2014[4][2] |
Headquarters | , U.S. |
Area served | Worldwide[1] |
Products | Diesel locomotives[5] |
(1998[6]) | |
1.86 billion | |
Owner | Washington Construction Group (1996)[1] |
Number of employees | 8,500[6] |
Divisions | MotivePower (1972–96)[5] |
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MK designed and constructed major infrastructure throughout the world and was one of the consortium of firms that built Hoover Dam, San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge, the Trans-Alaska Pipeline, and many other large projects of American infrastructure.[7]