The Weitz Company

The Weitz Company is one of the oldest general contractors in the United States, founded in Des Moines in 1855. The national builder and construction manager works across senior living, hospitality, industrial, and aviation, among other sectors. Weitz is building, in a joint venture with Turner, the $445 million new terminal at Des Moines International Airport, a 240,000-square-foot replacement designed by HNTB. Headquartered in its founding city, the firm runs offices around the country and delivers projects under construction-manager-at-risk and design-build models. After more than 165 years, it remains one of the Midwest’s anchor contractors.