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Morrison–Knudsen

Morrison–Knudsen (MK) was an American civil engineering and construction company, with headquarters in Boise, Idaho.

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Founded
1912 (1912)
Industry
Construction Transport
Owner
Washington Construction Group (1996)
Headquarters
Boise, Idaho, U.S.
Area served
Worldwide
Defunct
1996; 30 years ago (1996)

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Founders

World War II

Post-war projects

Rail and transit

Financial difficulty

Additional growth

End

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Morrison–Knudsen

Nodes130
Edges129
Triples71
Avg. degree1.98
Density0.015385
Components1

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Morrison–Knudsen

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related to MK Rail · 27
Morrison–Knudsen → After Morrison, AL, Australian National, BHP, CL, DE, Delaware, F40PHM-2C, Hudson ALCO PAs, Initially, It, Its Australian, Knudsen, Knudsen's, M-K TE70-4S, MK Rail, MK5000C, Morrison, MotivePower, South Australia
related to Financial difficulty · 15
Morrison–Knudsen → Agee, Boise, By, CEO, February, In, It, Knudsen, McConnell Dowell, MK, Morrison, New Zealand, The, Washington Group, William Agee
related to Additional growth · 14
Morrison–Knudsen → Alabama, American, Birmingham, Constructors, For, Growth, In, Knudsen, MK, Morrison, Raytheon Engineers, Rust International, The, Westinghouse Electric Company
Area served · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → Worldwide
Defunct · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → 1996; 30 years ago (1996)
Divisions · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → MotivePower (1972–1996)
Fate · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → Declared bankruptcy in 1996, sold to Washington Construction Group, the brand then acquired by AECOM in 2014
Founded · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → 1912 (1912)
Founder · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → Harry Morrison Morris Knudsen
Headquarters · 1
Morrison–Knudsen → Boise, Idaho, U.S.

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mk morrison company knudsen construction rail idaho new also cars built 1996 boise transit group american war projects bankruptcy locomotives

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Morrison–KnudsenArea servedWorldwide1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenDefunct1996; 30 years ago (1996)1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenDivisionsMotivePower (1972–1996)1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenFateDeclared bankruptcy in 1996, sold to Washington Construction Group, the brand then acquired by AECOM in 20141.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenFounded1912 (1912)1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenFounderHarry Morrison Morris Knudsen1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenHeadquartersBoise, Idaho, U.S.1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenIndustryConstruction Transport1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenNet income1.86 billion1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenNumber of employees8,5001.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenOperating income(1998)1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenOwnerWashington Construction Group (1996)1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenProductsDiesel locomotives1.00infobox
Morrison–KnudsenTypePrivate (1912–1932) Public (1932–1996)1.00infobox

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