Webcor Builders, Inc.
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| Genre | Commercial building contractor |
| Founded | 1971 |
| Founder | Rosser B. Edwards David R. Boyd |
| Headquarters | 207 King Street, Suite 300 San Francisco, California 94107 |
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Key people
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Jes Pedersen, President/CEO Tony Rango, COO |
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Number of employees
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911 (2014) |
| Parent | Obayashi |
| Website | www |
Webcor Builders is a commercial construction contractor with headquarters in San Francisco, California. The firm also has regional offices in Alameda, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Hawaii, and is among the largest builders in California with clients including Starwood Lodging, Lucasfilm, Oracle Corporation, The California Academy of Sciences, eBay and Electronic Arts. It has been part of Obayashi since 2007.
1971: Webcor was founded by Bill Wilson, Ross Edwards, Dave Boyd, and Miller Ream (the CO comes from "company") in San Mateo, California. For the entirety of their tenure, Ross Edwards and Dave Boyd would take turns being President and CEO.
1972: Webcor built its first project POP1 in San Mateo.
1985: Rich Lamb (who would eventually go on to become the COO before retiring at the end of 2014) was hired to lead self-performed interior construction. His work would eventually solidify Webcor's reputation as a self-performing general contractor.
1987: Webcor built its first high-rise project with condominium project Museum Parc in San Francisco.
1991: Webcor entered public works with a new theater at Watsonville High School and the parking garage at the Hayward BART station.
1994: The founders merged with AJ Ball in to solidify financial strength and diversify their resume for future higher-profile project pursuits.
1996: Oracle World HQ in Redwood City, California - the company's first project with a high-profile, visible client.
1999: Webcor Concrete was formed as a separate division that could take on work as a concrete subcontractor. Webcor Concrete’s first project, Seaport Plaza in Redwood City, was completed in December 2000.
2000: Andy Ball became CEO after the founders retired, and began to expand the business beyond the Bay Area. Webcor opened offices in Los Angeles and San Diego.
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