DPR Construction Purchases Hardin Construction

ATLANTA, Ga. and REDWOOD CITY, Calif— DPR Construction has purchased Atlanta, Ga.-based Hardin Construction Company, LLC. The two companies are combining operations in the Southeast and Texas markets, including Atlanta, Austin, Houston, Raleigh, Tampa, Orlando and West Palm Beach. The combined company will operate nationally as DPR Construction, with the exception of Atlanta where it will operate as DPR Hardin Construction.

Russ Brockelbank, an Atlanta-native and a 15-plus-year Hardin veteran, will continue to be responsible for day-to-day Atlanta operations for DPR Hardin Construction.

The newly-combined company will have seven offices and more than 500 professional staff and craft employees throughout the Southeast and Texas, with a projected 2013 revenue exceeding $800 million. Operating as a “local builder with national capabilities,” DPR will have 18 offices nationally, with nearly 3,000 professional staff and craft employees and a projected 2013 revenue of $2.8 billion. The company will continue to focus on its core markets and building complex and sustainable projects.

Both companies are privately held and terms of the agreement will not be disclosed. Hardin projects under construction will be completed as Hardin Construction, including joint venture projects.