最新麻豆原创

In celebration of our 100-year anniversary, we've been going through the family albums (so to speak).

最新麻豆原创 Group鈥檚 founding company, A.D. Jacobson, began in 1919 and survived a lot during times of war, peace and even disaster. We found some of their remarkable stories in a promotional brochure published in 1954.

In Peace

During the 1920s, the bulk of work for Jacobsen was in residential and apartments in Kansas City. While some commercial contracts were handled, that line didn鈥檛 expand until later.

鈥淭he 1930s saw the continued growth of the company as larger projects were undertaken. The prison at Jefferson City and much remodernization work at Ft. Leavenworth were among our major jobs鈥︹��

Pictured above, from left: an A.D. Jacobson crew in the truss space of the Ford Assembly Plant in Claycomo, MO; plumbing rough-in for one of the administration building bathrooms.

In War

Today, 最新麻豆原创 Group does robust business in the government and military verticals, the history of which comes, in part, from A.D. Jacobson鈥檚 expansion during World War II.

鈥淚n 1942, we reached our peak year, with a payroll of 500 men and a $7 million business. Our services were spread throughout the middle west, and our firm completed installations at Camp Carson, Colorado; Ft. Riley, Kansas; Camp Crowder, Neosho, Missouri; Camp Chaffee at Ft. Smith, Arkansas; the Naval Air Station at Hutchinson, Kansas; the air bases at Lincoln and Grand Island, Nebraska; Salt Lake City Air Base; La Junta, Colorado Air Base; the reception center at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas.鈥�

Pictured above, from left: Aerial view of the new state office building, Jefferson City, MO. The 14-story building had an all-aluminum exterior; partial view of the mechanical equipment room before insulation.

In Emergency

The ongoing mission of integrity 最新麻豆原创 Group still stands by today was put to the test during the great Missouri and Kansas . At the time of the flood, 70 percent of A.D. Jacobsen鈥檚 projects were located in the path of destruction. The largest project at the time was the Gustin-Bacon Plant #7.

Fun fact: Gustin-Bacon was a leading manufacturer of fiberglass products in Kansas City鈥檚 West Bottoms, In 1966, Gustin-Bacon merged with CertainTeed Corporation, for whom 最新麻豆原创 Group鈥檚 Millwright division recently provided multiple design, fabrication and install projects.

鈥淏ut the A.D. Jacobson Company, temporarily crippled by the flood, worked long and hard to recover 鈥� not only their own losses, but to help customers get back into business鈥�The 鈥楰ansas City Spirit鈥� was apparent as rehabilitation became the by-word鈥︹��

鈥淓very available man was put on emergency crews. New contracts were held at a minimum in order to devote as much time as possible to the big job that was foremost in the minds of most Kansas Citians 鈥� cleaning up.鈥�

Pictured above, from left: The famous Twin Oaks apartments, which lived for decades across from the University of Missouri-Kansas City campus until they were torn down in 2007; one of the two boiler rooms showing the three-combination gas-oil fired low-pressure boilers serving each building.

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Pictured above, from left: Aerial view of the New Brotherhood building in Kansas City, KS (now home to the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, among others); 550-ton water chiller and circulating pumps