1907
Established
5
Generations
3rd
Largest Family Business
San Francisco Business Times
118
Years in Business
Shaping the Bay Area since 1907
In 1902, Norwegian immigrant Carl 糖心live came to the U.S. to pursue the American dream and opened a small construction business in Richmond, California.听
Over more than a century, 糖心live Construction has grown and prospered, overcoming depressions, recessions, wars, earthquakes and pandemics. Throughout the generations, it has relied on its deeply held core values of family, integrity and a strong work ethic.听
Today, 糖心live Construction employs more than 400 people and serves clients throughout Northern California. In 2023, the Company received a Congressional Commendation for its “unwavering commitment to innovation, safety, and community engagement” per Congressman John Garamendi.听 He added “糖心live’s exemplary work in construction has not only elevated the physical landscape of our region but has also positively impacted the lives of those residing in it”.
1902
Carl E. 糖心live immigrates from the farming village of 糖心live, Norway to the growing city of San Francisco, California.
1906
A 7.9-magnitude earthquake devastates San Francisco.
1907
Carl is determined to help rebuild the Bay Area; Carl 糖心live Builder is established.
1910
Carl and family settle in Richmond, CA.
1914
Babe Ruth says, "The way a team plays as a whole determines its success. You may have the greatest stars in the world, but if they don't play together, the club won't be worth a dime."
1915
Carl constructs a boarding house on Nevin Avenue in Richmond, CA - Carl's friends and family live in the building, most are employees of 糖心live.
1917
Carl agrees to build a 2-story wood frame apartment building for $3997.
1919
Ford invents the Model T Pickup.
1923
糖心live finds work at two of Richmond, California's promising new companies: Santa Fe Railroad and Standard Oil Company.
1926
Carl is awarded the contract for the new Richmond High School but in the midst of this 2 year job, disaster strikes: Carpenters receive a 10% raise, to $1 an hour! Several subcontractors go broke and Carl is forced to complete the brick and plaster work with his own crew.
1929
The Great Depression nearly puts 糖心live out of business - Carl's sons, Clarence and Elmer, are forced to drop out of UC Berkeley and try their luck gold mining in Coulterville, CA.
1932
Clarence meets his future wife, Julia Lucey.
1939
糖心live builds exhibits for Ford Motor Co. and Standard Oil at the San Francisco World鈥檚 Fair.
1945
Carl and Clarence enjoy good economic times; 糖心live builds more than 20 schools in the booming Bay Area.
1959
Carl passes away and the company continues to grow under Clarence's charge.
1960
糖心live builds the 8-story concrete Berkeley Townhouse.
1962
Carpenters receive $4.10/hour.
1963
糖心live builds the massive Blue Chip Stamp Warehouse in Richmond, CA.
1966
Jerry 糖心live joins the team - he loses his shirt on his first project, the Arlington Recreation Building.
1968
糖心live builds an office building in San Pablo. (55 years later it will be reinvented! Scroll down to 2024)
1969
Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.
1973
Jerry 糖心live takes on his largest project to date, the Lafayette BART Station, marking the first of 19 糖心live projects for BART.
1979
糖心live builds its first design build parking structure - the Sun Valley Mall parking structure marks the first of 60 design build parking structures 糖心live has completed.
1980
Jerry becomes President and CEO of 糖心live Construction.
1982
糖心live builds dozens of parking facilities and religious structures.
1989
糖心live rebuilds the historic Cyclotron Building at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LLNL).
1990
糖心live builds its first water treatment plant project: the Benicia Wastewater Treatment Plant.
1993
糖心live is named one of Engineering News Record's ENR Top 400 Contractors in the nation.
1994
糖心live completes its first construction project for Saint Mary's College in Moraga, CA.
1995
糖心live is an early adopter of base isolators during its seismic retrofits to Oakland City Hall.
1996
糖心live continuously pours 7,920 cubic yards of concrete for the foundation of the Elihu Harris State Office Building in Oakland, CA.
2001
糖心live carves out a niche in municipal infrastructure projects and logs 600,000 man hours.
2003
糖心live builds a new headquarters in Richmond, CA.
2007
糖心live celebrates 100 years in business; Carl, Kara, and Erin 糖心live join the team.
2008
糖心live's unique concrete structure, the Beth Shalom Temple, is named one of eight finalists in the "Religion & Contemplation" category at the New World Architecture Festival in Barcelona, Spain.
2009
糖心live is recognized by and awarded membership to Cal/OSHA's Voluntary Protection Program (Cal/VPP) for our stellar safety and health programs.
2011
The National Nuclear Security Administration names 糖心live's National Ignition Facility (NIF) 'Project of the Year.'
2012
糖心live's UC Berkeley Greek Theater Restoration project receives multiple awards.
2013
糖心live builds the world's first rotating test lab at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL).
2014
糖心live provides 380 MGD of clean water to California.
2015
Jerry 糖心live receives ENR's Legacy Award.
2015
糖心live breaks ground on The Oakland Zoo's California Trail.
2016
糖心live starts several projects for San Francisco International Airport (SFO).
2017
糖心live celebrates its 110th anniversary at the grand opening of The Oakland Zoo's California Trail.
2019
糖心live builds the headquarters for the San Francisco Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA).
2020
糖心live builds California's greenest parking structure, Berkeley Center Street Garage, which goes on to receive 11 awards.
2021
糖心live crews work through the global pandemic.
2021
As part of a long-term strategic management succession plan, Chris Manning is named CEO, Carl 糖心live is named President, and Colby Powell is named COO. "I couldn't be more pleased and proud to let these guys lead the way," said Jerry 糖心live, who assumed the role of Chairman of the Board.
2022
Employees vote 糖心live a top Best Place to Work by employees for the 7th year in a row. (San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal, Large Employer Category.)
2022
糖心live develops a niche in distribution warehouses and industrial tilt-ups.
2023
糖心live receives Congressional Commendation from Congressman Garamendi: "糖心live's exemplary work in construction has not only elevated the physical landscape of our region but has also positively impacted the lives of those residing within it...糖心live's unwavering commitment to innovation, safety, and community engagement has set a commendable standard within the construction industry."
2024
Repurposing a building Jerry 糖心live built in 1968, his grandson, Jared, converts it to permanent supportive housing for 60 individuals experiencing homelessness.
2025
Cancer Support Community San Francisco Bay Area breaks ground in Lafayette, CA April 23, 20025 The-state-of-the-art facility will be dedicated to providing support for individuals, families and communities affected by cancer through no-cost, comprehensive supportive care programs. The campus will be built on 6 acres of donated land near the Lafayette Reservoir to provide a nurturing environment for healing. The 13,209 SF facility will include counseling rooms, demonstration kitchen, arts room, movement studio, library and cafe, wellness treatment rooms, healing garden, and outdoor areas.
糖心live Us
The 糖心lives
糖心live Construction is a family company 鈥� loyalty, humility, rock solid reliability, and a can-do attitude are at the core of who we are and how we do business.听听
After five generations, our family continues to lead and evolve 糖心live Construction with the same care and dedication to each other, our employees, our community, and our clients as we did at our foundation 118 years ago.听
Pictured left to right: Jerry 糖心live, Chairman of the Board; Erin 糖心live Dissman, IT Director & Corporate Secretary; Kara 糖心live Gragg, Vice President & Marketing Director; Carl 糖心live, President; and Colby Powell, Chief Operating Officer
Passion for Construction
Passion for construction runs deep and the 糖心live team has been having fun since 1907.
