We thank Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company for bringing more jobs and economic prosperity to Houston and the entire state of Texas, and we look forward to this partnership,” Abbott said. “Houston offers a strong business climate and a talented workforce that will help the company grow and strengthen its ability to serve its customers.

leader in the dredging and marine infrastructure industries. Greg Abbott welcomed the company to Texas, calling it a U.S. It is initially searching for 20,000 square feet of office space in the Energy Corridor, between the Galleria and Beltway 8. The Houston headquarters, scheduled to open in early 2021 with its executive leadership team, will be staffed gradually over the next 12 months. “The move to Houston is a testament to the region’s extraordinary diversity of talent and competitive landscape and supports our important connections and outreach in geographies that will better serve our customer base,” CEO Lasse Petterson said. The new headquarters and regional bases reflect the company’s customer-focused initiatives and growth potential, opening up more public and private business opportunities and strengthening its efforts to attract and retain a specialized workforce in Texas and other regions. To further support the move, the company also recently opened strategic regional offices in Jacksonville, Fla., and Staten Island, N.Y., where it long has run major projects and expects to take on additional work. Relocating its corporate offices to Houston puts the company closer to key regional customers and new markets, especially along the Gulf Coast and the Mississippi River, the company said. It also has performed extensive international operations, mostly in the Middle East. waterways, with an expansive fleet of specialized dredging vessels. The company–which has helped create, shape and restore many of America’s biggest ports, harbors and shorelines–operates on every domestic coastline and throughout many inland U.S. In a press release, the company said the move is “the latest milestone for what began in 1890 as a fledgling Chicago marine construction firm and has since grown into the country’s largest provider of dredging services.” The company will maintain a business and operations support center in the Oak Brook area. Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company, the nation’s largest provider of dredging services, announced October 22 that it is moving its national headquarters to Houston, Texas, from Oak Brook, Ill.

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