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Bechtel Corporation

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Bechtel Corporation is an American privately held engineering, construction and project management company and the largest construction company in the United States by revenue. Warren A. Bechtel founded it in 1898 when he began contracting railroad grading work in Oakland, California, and the company went on to build major infrastructure projects worldwide, including the Hoover Dam and stretches of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Company Type
Privately held engineering, construction and project management company 1
Founded Year
1898 1
Headquarters
Reston, Virginia, U.S. 1
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Construction Industry, Industries
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    Bechtel is an American engineering, procurement, and construction company.
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    It is headquartered in Reston, Virginia, in the Washington metropolitan area.
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Bechtel Corporation, founded in 1898 when Warren A. Bechtel began contracting railroad grading work in Oakland, California, grew into the largest construction company in the United States by revenue. It has built major infrastructure projects worldwide, including the Hoover Dam and stretches of the Trans-Arabian Pipeline.
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