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Article: Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
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Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company
2122 York Road
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
U.S.A.
Telephone: (630) 574-3000
Fax: (630) 574-2909
Web site: http://www.gldd.com
Private Company
Incorporated:
1905
Employees:
850
Sales:
$398.8 million (2003)
NAIC:
234990 All Other Heavy Construction
Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company has been in the dredging business for 115 years and has made major contributions to the nation's ports and shorelines. Its dredging operations generally fall into three different categories: capital dredging (involving ports), beach nourishment (replenishing or fortifying eroded areas), and maintenance (redredging and improvements). In addition to dredging in its namesake ...