Constructing a legacy
Subtitle: the Weitz Company and the family who built it
By: William B. Friedricks
Publisher: Bpc, Business Publications Corporation Inc.
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Des Moines, Iowa
Language: eng
Number of pages: 311
ISBN-13: 9780996521307
Subjects: History; Biography; Business enterprises; Construction industry; Family-owned business enterprises; Concrete construction; German Americans; Weitz Company
Description: What started with a single man seeking opportunity in the new capital city of Des Moines, eventually grew into one of the largest construction firms in the country. Through its 160 year history and four generations of family leadership, the Weitz Company has survived war, the depression and loss.
Notes: 28 pages of photos.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-292) and index (pages 293-311).

"Founded in Des Moines, Iowa in 1855, The Weitz Company is a full-service general contractor, design-builder and construction manager with office locations throughout the United States." "The Weitz Company of today descends from a small carpentry shop founded in 1855 in Fort Des Moines, Iowa, by Charles H. Weitz, an entrepreneurial German immigrant. As the construction company grew, Weitz handed down his craft and sense of values and quality to his sons, who in turn passed the family business on to their children for four generations. Always an innovator, The Weitz Company pioneered the development of precast concrete exterior wall construction and became one of the largest producers of architectural precast concrete. During World War II, The Weitz Company supported the war effort by constructing ammunition plants in record time."--The Weitz Company website.