History

In 1910, an enterprising 27-year-old named Bill Clark laid the foundation for our company by winning our first project. Bill, a young mining engineer who came to the Northwest seeking opportunity, supplied granite for the support piers of the Celilo Falls Railroad Bridge, which still stands to this day.

Don Clark joined his father’s growing business in 1936, before joining the Navy at the start of World War II. After gaining more construction experience in the service, Don returned to the firm to work on larger, more diverse projects during the post-war construction boom. Together, Bill and Don achieved a company milestone with a half-million-dollar University of Idaho project in 1950.

Don Clark’s son, Chris, joined the firm right out of college and became president in 1976. He built on his father’s leadership with a new focus on pursuing negotiated, private work and attracting talented professionals to W.G. Clark Construction Co. Today’s leadership includes people who have spent most of their professional careers with the firm, working with us in the office and in the field for more than 40 years.

Over the decades, the firm navigated the ups and downs of the construction industry through grit, careful management and, most importantly, enduring relationships. Today, handling projects with a level of technical complexity and value that would astonish Bill and Don Clark, we are excited to carry their legacy of integrity, optimism and partnership into our second century.