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Skanska Opens Indianapolis Office
INDIANAPOLIS, April 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Skanska USA Building Inc. announced
today that it has opened an office inIndianapolis to service the growing
Indiana construction markets. The announcement was made by Kirk Frownfelter,
Area General Manager for Skanska's Midwest operations.
"Indiana is a strong construction market with activity in many industry
sectors," said Frownfelter. "Skanska is an industry leader and after working
inIndiana for several years, we are excited about planting permanent roots
here. I anticipate that during our first year, we will create approximately
20 permanent high-wage construction jobs in ourIndianapolis office and on
project sites."
In 2008, Modern Healthcare Magazine ranked Skanska as the number two
healthcare construction company inthe United States and was also named as the
Top Green Contractor inthe United States by Engineering News-Record magazine.
TheIndianapolis office will initially focus on the healthcare, higher
education and pharmaceutical sectors although they will look at other
strategic opportunities in the area. The office will be led by Terry Parrot,
Skanska Vice President and Account Manager. The office, located at 9265
Counselors Row, Suite 104, is located in the Precedent Office Park in northern
Indianapolis. The telephone number for the office is 317.569.9362.
Skanska USA Building Inc. is a leading national and local provider of
construction, pre-construction consulting, general contracting and
design-build services to a broad range of U.S. industries including life
sciences, healthcare, education, high-tech, aviation, transportation and
sports and entertainment. Skanska USA Building also provides pharmaceutical
validation services to clients. The company, part of the Skanska AB global
group of companies, is headquartered inParsippany, New Jersey, and has
approximately 4,700 employees.
Skanska is one of the world's leading construction groups with expertise
in construction, development of commercial and residential projects and
public-private partnerships. The Group currently has 60,000 employees in
selected home markets inEurope, in the U.S. andLatin America. Headquartered
inStockholm, Sweden and listed on the Stockholm Stock Exchange, Skanska's
sales in 2007 totaled $20 billion.
SOURCE Skanska USA Building Inc.
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