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Gilbane, Inc.
Company typePrivate
IndustryConstruction and real estate development
Founded1870
FounderWilliam H. Gilbane
Headquarters
Providence, RI
,
United States
Key people
Thomas F. Gilbane, Jr.
(chairman and chief executive officer)
Robert V. Gilbane
(vice president)
SubsidiariesGilbane Building Company
Gilbane Development Company
Websitehttps://www.gilbaneco.com/inc/

Gilbane, Inc. (Gilbane) is a national construction and real estate development company based in Providence, Rhode Island. It is the parent organization of Gilbane Building Company and Gilbane Development Company. Gilbane, Inc. is a sixth-generation, family-owned business.[1]

History[edit]

Formerly known as William Gilbane and Brother, the company was founded in 1870 by William H. Gilbane and his brother, Thomas, as a carpentry and general contracting shop in Providence, Rhode Island.[2] Gilbane, Inc. remains headquartered in Providence. In 2017, Gilbane, Inc. completed a $10-million renovation of its headquarters.[3]

Operations[edit]

Gilbane Building Company[edit]

Gilbane Building Company is an American privately held construction and facility management company, with its headquarters in Providence, Rhode Island and more than 45 office locations in the US and abroad. It was founded as a family business in 1870 and officially incorporated in 1908,[4][5] Gilbane has active participation from the fourth, fifth, and sixth generations of the Gilbane family.[6] Gilbane Building Company and Gilbane Development Company are the primary entities under Gilbane, Inc.[7]

Gilbane Building Company, originally known as William H. Gilbane and Brother, was founded in 1870 by William H. Gilbane and his brother, Thomas, as a carpentry and general contracting shop in Providence, Rhode Island.[8] The company first focused on building homes and later expanded to churches, hospitals and other buildings. William H. Gilbane’s sons, William J. Gilbane and Thomas F. Gilbane, joined the company as president and vice president in the late 1930s. In 1943, Gilbane was awarded the Army-Navy “E” Award by Under-Secretary of the Navy, James Forrestal.[9] Gilbane expanded its services and formed the development of its sister company, Gilbane Development Company, in 1970. Gilbane Development Company concentrates on real estate development, financing, construction, operations, and management.[10] In that same year, William J. Gilbane Jr. and Thomas F. Gilbane Jr. joined Gilbane Construction Company.[11][12] In 2010, Gilbane acquired two separate companies: Innovative Technical Solutions, Inc. (ITSI),[13] a California-based engineering and construction company on August 4,[14] and W.G. Mills Inc.,[15] a construction management company based in Florida on November 15.[16]

Gilbane was involved with the construction of the 1964 New York World's Fair, mainly the IBM Corporation Pavilion, the India Pavilion, the Hawaii Pavilion and the New England States Pavilion.[17][18]

In 2014, William J. Gilbane Jr. became vice chair and director of Gilbane, Inc.[19] In 2015, Gilbane Building Company named Michael McKelvy its president and chief operating officer.[20] McKelvy was appointed CEO in 2016, succeeding Thomas F. Gilbane Jr., who remained at the company as chairman.[21]

In 2016, Gilbane was named one of the top corporate charitable contributors by the Boston Business Journal.[22] In 2018, Gilbane completed improvements to Fenway Park.[23] In 2020, William J. Gilbane III was named to the Gilbane Inc. board of directors.[24] In 2022, fifth-generation Gilbane family members, Daniel M. Gilbane and Paul J. Choquette III, were named to new leadership positions with the company with Gilbane named as Managing Director and President and Choquette as Regional President.[25] In 2022, Tom Laird was named CEO and president by Gilbane Building Company.[26]

As of June 2022, Gilbane has more than 45 offices within the United States and internationally.[27] Family Business Magazine ranked Gilbane as the 78th largest family business in the United States in 2009[28] and according to Forbes, Gilbane was ranked 63rd in America's largest private companies.[29]

Notable projects from Gilbane Inc.'s subsidiary, Gilbane Building Company, include the 1964 New York World's Fair,[30] the 1980 Winter Olympics facilities in Lake Placid, New York,[31] the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C.,[32][33] and the Fenway Park clubhouse improvements in Boston.[34]

Gilbane Development Company[edit]

Notable projects of Gilbane’s other subsidiary, Gilbane Development Company, include facilities in Campustown for Iowa State University students[35] and the first “purpose-built” student housing, 257 Thayer, in Providence, Rhode Island.[36]

Partial list of projects[edit]

Year Name Image Location Description/notes
1964 1964 New York World's Fair New York City IBM Corporation Pavilion, the India Pavilion, the Hawaii Pavilion and the New England States Pavilion.[17][18]
1993 O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois Terminal 5[37]

References[edit]

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  2. ^ "Gilbane Earns Four ENR New England Best Project Awards in Education and Corporate Interiors". Citybizlist. Retrieved 2020-06-15.
  3. ^ "Gilbane finishes $10M renovation of Providence HQ". WPRI 12 Eyewitness News. 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  4. ^ "Qualifications for Construction Manager at Risk Services" (PDF). Chuh.org. 17 October 2013.
  5. ^ "Gilbane Building Company" (PDF). gilbanbeco.com. p. 4.
  6. ^ "Family Values Shaped Leadership". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2022-01-27.
  7. ^ "Gilbane Building Company, Inc.: Private Company Information - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2017-10-26.
  8. ^ "Gilbane on the Forbes America's Largest Private Companies List". Forbes. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Built by Gilbane: Historical Timeline". Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Company Overview of Gilbane Development Company". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  11. ^ "William J. Gilbane Jr.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  12. ^ "McKelvy to become President and CEO of Gilbane Building Company". Virtual Builders Exchange. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Family Values Shaped Leadership". www.enr.com. May 21, 2018. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  14. ^ "Gilbane Building Co. buys Calif.-based Innovative Technical Solutions Inc". Providence Business News. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  15. ^ "Gilbane to acquire W.G. Mills". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2019-05-10.
  16. ^ "Gilbane Building Co. acquires W.G. Mills Inc". Tampa Bay Business Journal. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  17. ^ a b "Montague Named". The Baltimore Sun. 26 March 1967. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  18. ^ a b "Clearing To Start In Columbia". The Baltimore Sun. 19 June 1966. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
  19. ^ "William J. Gilbane Jr.: Executive Profile & Biography - Bloomberg". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  20. ^ "Residents to see increase in sewer, water rates". The Providence Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  21. ^ "McKelvy to become CEO of Gilbane Building Co". Providence Business News. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  22. ^ "BBJ names the 2016 top charitable companies in Massachusetts". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  23. ^ "Ahead of today's home opener, check out Fenway's recent improvements". Boston Business Journal. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  24. ^ Baird-Remba, Rebecca (2020-01-08). "Former Skanska CEO Tapped to Lead Gilbane". Commercial Observer. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  25. ^ "New York and New England People: May 2022". Engineering News-Record. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  26. ^ "Gilbane commits $4B to diversity, will strive again to hit 20% goal". Construction Dive. Retrieved 2022-06-15.
  27. ^ "Gilbane Building Company Breaks Ground on New Mixed-Use Project in Sarasota, Florida". Multifamily.Biz. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  28. ^ "The Family Business 100: America's largest family companies". Family Business Magazine. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  29. ^ "Gilbane | Company Overview & News". Forbes. Retrieved 2022-09-07.
  30. ^ New York World's Fair 1964-1965 Corporation. 1964-65 New York World's Fair Groundbreaking and Dedication Booklets.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  31. ^ Times, ByHarold Faber;Special to The New York (1978-06-04). "Construction Progressing for '80 Winter Olympics". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-03-23.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  32. ^ "History of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial". Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  33. ^ "National Air and Space Museum Exhibition Guidelines" (PDF).
  34. ^ "Boston Red Sox Reveal Improvements Made To Fenway Park For 2017 Season". NESN.com. 2017-03-30. Retrieved 2022-03-23.
  35. ^ "Starbucks, student apparel store to open in Campustown". The Ames Tribune. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  36. ^ "Gilbane Development Co. completes 267-bed community – 257 Thayer in Providence - CUBE 3 Studio | Architecture, Interiors, Planning". CUBE 3 Studio | Architecture, Interiors, Planning. 2015-09-11. Retrieved 2018-01-03.
  37. ^ King, Paul (9 March 1993). "MINORITY VENTURE". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbane