Crossland Construction Company

Crossland Construction Company Inc.
Private
Industry Engineering
Founded 1978
Headquarters Columbus, Kansas
Key people
 Ivan Crossland Jr.(CEO), Bennie Crossland (President)
Website http://www.crosslandconstruction.com/

Crossland Construction Company Inc. is a contracting company based in Columbus, Kansas. Founded in 1978, the company has worked on projects for a variety of customers, including Harley Davidson, Sam’s Club, and Embassy Suites. It has expanded to eight offices in Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Texas, and Colorado.[1][2][3] In 2012, the company ranked 98th in Engineering News–Record’s (ENR) Top 400 Contractors.[3][4][5][6][7][8]

History

Ivan Crossland Sr. founded Crossland Construction Company in his garage in 1978. With the help of his wife and son Mike, Crossland began erecting metal buildings in the Columbus area. By 1979, he had established a relationship with J&M Farms by designing a 75,000 square foot steel building for their farm. Over the next few decades, the company worked on dozens more construction projects for J&M.[9][10]

In 1990, Ivan Crossland Sr., diagnosed with cancer, began to train his six sons to take over the company. While still acting as CEO, Crossland Sr. launched Crossland Heavy Contractors (CHC) with the help of his sons in 1993. The division specialized in bridges, plant work, and smaller civil projects.[9][11]

In 1994, Crossland Construction won the bid for a $23.5 million job working on the Pittsburg State University Technology Center. The job generated further growth and notoriety for the company. In the same year, Crossland Construction opened up a branch in Northwest Arkansas.[9][12]

Ivan Crossland Sr. died of cancer in 2002. His six sons assumed leadership roles in the company, with Ivan Crossland Jr. as CEO, and Bennie Crossland as president.[9]

Crossland Construction built Arkansas’s first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified building in 2004, the Blair Public Library in Fayetteville, Arkansas. In addition to recycling the aluminum, plastic, and paper items, the company designed the building with higher energy efficiency.[5][6][7][9][9][13][14]

References

  1. ↑ "Crossland Construction opens office in southwest Wichita". Wichita Business Journal. Mar 1, 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  2. ↑ KEVIN FLAHERTY The Morning Sun (Jun 30, 2008). "Crossland to handle all-day K construction". Morningsun. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Construction Continues Along Riverside in Tulsa". Fox23.com. 2008-09-22. Archived from the original on 16 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Title of the Article or Referenced Material". BusinessWire.com. February 27, 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  5. 1 2 "The Top 400 Contractors 2012". ENR.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  6. 1 2 "AIA Finalist: Green Forest Athletic Complex". ArkansasBusiness.com. 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  7. 1 2 Katie Stockstill (2008-04-21). "Crossland to Construct Layout Center for Wal-Mart". ArkansasBusiness.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  8. ↑ The Morning Sun (May 10, 2008). "Crossland hosts Construction Rodeo". Morningsun.net. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Crossland Construction". CrosslandConstruction.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  10. ↑ "JMfarms". JMfarms.com. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  11. ↑ "Hystory". HeavyContractors.com. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  12. ↑ "Pittsburgh State center on schedule to open". Lawrence Journal World. Jul 19, 1996. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  13. ↑ Ken Stephens (2009-09-14). "School construction bid gets board's OK". HutchNews.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2009. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
  14. ↑ Wichita Eagle (June 18, 2008). "BUSINESS IN BRIEF". Kansas.com. Retrieved 2 February 2013.
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