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Independent Iron Works (IIW) was an Oakland, California headquartered steel fabricator founded in the 1920s [1] by William G. Meagher from Port Angeles, Washington, later co-owned with Henry F. Gede, of Oakland. [2] Secondary facilities were located in Los Angeles, California.
In 2010, the company made a profit of $25 million on revenue of $1.1 billion. [5] In 2012, California Steel began construction of a new pipe mill, completion of which in 2014 increased the company's annual production capacity to 3 million tons of rolled steel and 0.6 million tons of pipe. [6]
Under Schwab's leadership and that of Eugene Grace, Bethlehem Steel emerged as one of the largest independent steel producers in the world. A major part of the company's success was the development of the H-beam, a precursor of today's ubiquitous I-beam [dubious – discuss]. Schwab was interested in mass-producing the wide flange steel beam ...
] The steel sold by the corporation was used to build many skyscrapers in Los Angeles and San Francisco. [2] As of 2011, the company had a workforce of 2,000. [2] Its Chairman is David H. Dornsife. [2]
Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company (WRECO) was a home construction and real-estate developer.WRECO was formed in 1969 as a subsidiary of Weyerhaeuser.It constructed homes under the names Quadrant Homes (greater Seattle and Puget Sound area), Pardee Homes (California and Nevada), Maracay Homes (Arizona), Trendmaker Homes, Avanti Custom Homes, Texas Casual Cottages (Texas), Winchester Homes ...
Henry John Kaiser (May 9, 1882 – August 24, 1967) was an American industrialist who became known for his shipbuilding and construction projects, then later for his involvement in fostering modern American health care.
Kaiser Steel was a steel company and integrated steel mill near Fontana, California. Industrialist Henry J. Kaiser founded the company on December 1, 1941, and workers fired up the plant's first blast furnace , named "Big Bess" after Kaiser's wife, on December 30, 1942.
One and two-year graduate level real estate degree programs originated with the founding of the New York University Real Estate Institute in (1967) [1] (now known as the NYU Schack Institute of Real Estate) and in 1983 with the formation of the MIT Center for Real Estate. [2] Soon after, other schools followed with Texas A&M University (1984 ...