History

Albert A. Rieth established Rieth Construction Company in Goshen and receives a $25,000 contract to build a gravel road in Elkhart County.

George A. Riley joins Rieth as a partner and the firm becomes Rieth-Riley Construction Co.

Indiana State Highway Commission awards Rieth-Riley the state’s Federal-Aid Project No. 1 to place 6.5 miles of concrete for Lincoln Highway, now U.S. 33.

Rieth-Riley wins its first Michigan contract, to build a 6.5-mile section of old M-11 in Berrien County.

Rieth-Riley builds electric power plant for the city of Goshen.

Rieth-Riley replaces brick pavement on Main Street in Goshen with concrete.

Albert A. Rieth dies in July and is succeeded by Blair A. Rieth; William Rieth becomes Albert’s third son to join the firm.

Rieth-Riley opens two permanent asphalt plants at South Bend.

World War II ends and Rieth-Riley gains numerous employees with military construction experience.

Rieth-Riley opens first Michigan office at Battle Creek with Joseph Pfauth as division superintendent.

Rieth-Riley wins $3.4 million contract to build first section of I-65 at Seymour.

President Dwight Eisenhower signs interstate highway bill

Rieth-Riley wins a contract for Indiana’s first, interstate highway project for section of I-65 in Seymour.

Rieth-Riley celebrates its 50th anniversary; the workforce numbers over 700; annual volume reaches $15 million; and new office opens in Big Rapids, Michigan.

Rieth-Riley wins two awards from the Indiana State Highway Commission for paving excellence in 1967.

Rieth-Riley surfaces the Ford High School Seed Test Track at Romeo, Michigan, and builds new, four-lane U.S. 33 between Goshen and Elkhart.

Rieth-Riley receives a National Asphalt Paving Association Ecological Award for landscaping of Lansing office; Rieth-Riley and Spartan Asphalt Paving Co., repave runways and taxiways at Capitol City Airport in Lansing.

Rieth-Riley reports a record $57.5 million in volume.

Blair A. Rieth is named Indiana’s Outstanding Highway Constructor by Indiana Constructors, Inc.; Rieth-Riley builds Indiana Toll Road interchanges at Mishawaka and Bristol.

Rieth-Riley wins paving contract for new General Motors plant near Fort Wayne.

Board of directors and Rieth family initiate employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) with intention of transferring company ownership to the employees.

Rieth-Riley occupies new corporate headquarters on Elkhart Road in Goshen.

Rieth family sells its remaining 50 percent of shares to the Rieth-Riley ESOP trust.

Rieth-Riley received the 1993 Sheldon Hayes Award for construction of Ford Motor Company’s Arizona Proving Grounds.

Rieth-Riley builds a $35 million runway at Memphis International Airport and partners with Superior Construction Co., Inc. to resurface Borman Expressway in Gary.

Rieth-Riley is prime contractor for Indiana’s first design-build project, a $30.1 million rebuild of 17 miles of I-65, including three bridges, north of Lafayette.

Keiser & Keiser (Lafayette)
Rieth-Riley acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Keiser & Keiser Contractors, Inc. located in Lafayette, Indiana

Laman Asphalt (Ludington)
Rieth-Riley acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Laman Asphalt, Inc., which gave Rieth-Riley a presence in the Ludington, Michigan market.

Traverse Aggregate
Rieth-Riley acquired 100% of the outstanding stock of Traverse Aggregates, Inc., a company with aggregate reserves in Traverse City, Michigan area.

Rieth Riley is NAPA Sheldon G. Hayes Award Finalist.

H&D, Inc.
Rieth-Riley acquired the business operations and all the assets of H&D, Inc., an asphalt and production and paving business headquartered in Petoskey, Michigan and operating throughout northern Michigan.

Consumers Asphalt
Rieth-Riley acquired the business operations and all of the assets of Consumers Asphalt located in Benton Harbor, Michigan

Rieth Riley and Ferrovial Agroman Indiana LLC joint venture wins $250 million contract to rebuild Indiana Toll Road in Lake and Porter counties.

Rieth-Riley begins design-build expansion of Borman Expressway.

Seng Dock (Manistee)
Rieth-Riley acquired Seng Dock and Trucking, Inc., located in Manistee, Michigan.

American Materials, LLC
Formed by the company to hold certain real property in Manistee, Michigan.

Rieth-Riley buys Michigan and Indiana assets of Aggregate Industries.

SLS
Rieth-Riley acquired Singleton Stone, LLC (aka South Lake Stone) for development of a limestone quarry located in Lake County, Indiana.

Rieth-Riley receives Silver ESOP Award from the ESOP Association.

Shelly & Sands (two asphalt plants in Indy)
Rieth-Riley acquired two asphalt plants from Shelly & Sands located in Indianapolis, Indiana

Rieth-Riley wins large contracts for Operation Indy Commute and U.S. 31 reconstruction projects in Marion and Hamilton counties.

Crackers
Rieth-Riley acquired the assets of the former Crackers East Corporation located in Lansing, Michigan and conducting bridge demolition operations in Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and other states.

Rieth-Riley is honored by Asphalt Paving Association of Michigan for its paving of Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail in Niles Charter Township.

Kasson Sand & Gravel
Rieth-Riley acquired the aggregate site and operations of Kasson Sand & Gravel located in Maple City, Michigan.

Rieth-Riley celebrates its 100th anniversary.

Central Dock
Rieth-Riley acquired the assets of Central Dock Co., LLC including dock operations and various real estate parcels in Benton Harbor, Michigan.

Town & Country
Rieth-Riley acquired 100% of the stock of Town & Country Construction, Inc., Babcock Paving, Inc. and Town & Country Transportation, LLC, located in Jasper County, Indiana.

Phend & Brown
Rieth-Riley acquired 100% of the equity interests of Phend & Brown, Inc. with headquarters in Milford, Indiana.

Superior Asphalt
Rieth-Riley acquired various assets including an asphalt plant located in Caledonia, Michigan from Superior Asphalt, Inc.