History

Timelife

1946
George Adolfson & Gordon Peterson enter into house construction from the basement of George's Richfield, Minnesota home 

1947
The firm begins doing commercial construction and opens a new office in Richfield, Minnesota 

1950
Commercial jobs begin to outnumber residential; the company moves to a larger office in South Minneapolis 

1953
The partnership is incorporated and officers and directors are elected 

1962
The current corporate office is built in Minneapolis, Minnesota 

1964
A&P makes the ENR nation's top 400 general contractors list 

1973
Largest single payroll to date 

1978
First year over $50 million in sales 

1979
Peterson sells to Adolfson 

1980
Denver, Colorado office opens 

1991
Phoenix, Arizona office opens 

2000
Dallas, Texas office opens; annual volume tops $250 million 

2006
A&P reaches 2 million man hours without a lost time accident; achieves top 100 construction company ranking; builds LEED Silver certified high school expansion - one of only five in the world 

2007
Annual volume tops $500 million 

2008
Charlotte, North Carolina office opens

2009
A&P acquires Tacoma, Washington based Rushforth Construction 

2010
A&P reaches 4 million man hours without a lost time accident; recognized as "One of America's Safest Companies" by EHS Magazine 

Los Angeles CA office opens

2011
A&P listed by ENR as 31st largest U.S. General Contractor

2012
A&P passes $1 billion mark in new projects awarded during fiscal year

A&P is listed by ENR as 22nd larges multi-family housing builder