What Poole Anderson does

Poole Anderson Construction, LLC is a privately held commercial general contractor and construction manager headquartered in State College, Pennsylvania, with regional offices in Harrisburg and Scranton serving the Mid-Atlantic region (Pennsylvania and Maryland). Founded in 1924 as L.C. Anderson & Sons, the company took its current form in 1999 through a merger with S&A Commercial Construction. It delivers projects across five core service lines — General Contracting, Construction Management, Design-Build, Preconstruction Services, and Virtual Design & Technology Solutions — with Planning Services as an additional offering for capital investment clients.

The firm's technology stack integrates Building Information Modeling (BIM), Virtual Reality (VR), thermal imaging, laser scanning, and drone technology, supported by Procore for project management, document control, and stakeholder communication. These tools enable 3D visualization, clash detection, as-built surveying, and immersive stakeholder walkthroughs, differentiating the firm on technical execution particularly for complex projects such as the F&M Winter Visual Arts Center with specialty Polish structural glass.

Poole Anderson generates revenue through project-specific, bid or negotiated contracts under multiple delivery methods (GC lump sum, CM-at-risk with Guaranteed Maximum Price, Design-Build). Its go-to-market is relationship-based enterprise field sales, targeting owners and institutional clients in eight verticals: Higher Education (Penn State, Juniata, Franklin & Marshall, Alvernia, Saint Francis), Healthcare (Geisinger, Penn Highlands), Hospitality, Commercial & Retail (Sheetz, Weis Markets, WebFX), Multi-Family Housing, Senior Living, Religious, and Athletic & Recreation. Pricing is project-quoted, multi-year in duration, and the firm emphasizes single-source accountability, repeat-client relationships developed over a century of operation, and risk transfer through GMP structures as its primary value proposition.

Name

Poole Anderson

Legal name

Poole Anderson Construction, LLC

Website

https://pooleanderson.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1924

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Poole Anderson Construction is a privately held commercial general contractor and construction manager serving Mid-Atlantic institutional and commercial clients via General Contracting, Construction Management, Design-Build, and Preconstruction services from offices in State College, Harrisburg, and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Industrial Building Construction (23621)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Commercial General Contracting (New Build) (IMAFAAAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• General contracting
• Construction management
• Design-build delivery
• Preconstruction planning

Headquarters

HQ city

State College

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. General Contracting Services: Traditional general contracting where Poole Anderson provides total cost to the Owner for completion of projects including all labor, material, and equipment services based on drawings provided by the Owner's design professional.
2. Construction Management: Construction management delivery method integrating contractor early in planning and design phases. Establishes Guaranteed Maximum Price (GMP) transferring risk to Poole Anderson as the trusted building partner.
3. Design-Build Services: Design-Build delivery method with single contract under Poole Anderson leadership. Assembles design partners and subcontractors, planning, designing, and constructing projects under one accountable party.
4. Preconstruction Services: Early involvement in project planning including cost estimating, constructability reviews, scheduling, value engineering, and preconstruction consulting services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Poole Anderson is a commercial general contractor and construction manager delivering new construction, renovation, and restoration projects for institutional and private owners across Pennsylvania and Maryland. Core offerings include General Contracting (single lump-sum bid build), Construction Management (early-integration CM with GMP risk transfer), Design-Build (single-contract integrated delivery), Preconstruction Services (estimating, scheduling, value engineering), and Virtual Design & Technology Solutions (BIM, VR, thermal imaging, laser scanning, drone surveying).

Product overview

Poole Anderson offers a comprehensive suite of commercial construction services delivered through its core service offerings: General Contracting (traditional bid-build delivery), Construction Management (integrated CM delivery with early contractor involvement), Design-Build (single-contract integrated team approach), Preconstruction Services (early planning and cost estimation), and Virtual Design & Technology Solutions (advanced technology-enabled design and construction coordination including BIM, VR, thermal imaging, laser scanning, and drone technology). Planning Services complements these offerings for clients undertaking capital investment projects. The company primarily serves the Mid-Atlantic region with offices in State College, Harrisburg, and Scranton, Pennsylvania.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Named customers15 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ProcorecoreTechnology or IntegrationWeb-based project management system used by Poole Anderson for document control, communication, and project financials. All project documentation maintained and accessible to team members instantly. Subcontractors have access to current project documents.
• hemmler + camayd architectscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerArchitecture firm partnership on projects including Bethany United Methodist Church restoration and Misericordia University Occupational Therapy & Physical Therapy project. Collaborative approach to historic restoration and specialized healthcare construction.
• National Enclosure CominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner on F&M Winter Visual Arts Center project for specialty enclosure systems. Collaboration on complex glazing systems combining curved channel glass, custom steel fin curtain wall, and structural glass systems.
• Eckersley O'CallaghanminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEngineering partner on F&M Winter Visual Arts Center specialty glass installation, working on structural glass systems from Press Glass (Poland) with glazing systems from Bendheim Inc. (Germany).
• American Subcontractors Association (ASA)minorOthersNational trade organization representing construction subcontractors, specialty trade contractors, and suppliers. Poole Anderson received National Construction Best Practices Award from ASA in 2016.
• Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC)minorOthersNational construction industry trade organization. Poole Anderson earned Accredited Quality Contractor (AQC) designation and received Excellence in Construction Awards through ABC.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Gilbane Building Company: Providence-based national construction manager with a strong Mid-Atlantic presence and deep higher-education and healthcare practices. Highly comparable because Poole Anderson's former president (Stephanie Schmidt) is a Gilbane alumnus and Gilbane competes directly for the same Penn State, healthcare, and institutional work in Pennsylvania.
• Whiting-Turner Contracting Company: Baltimore-headquartered national contractor with extensive Mid-Atlantic higher-education and healthcare portfolios. Comparable as a regional anchor competing for the same Penn State, Geisinger-tier, and institutional clients across Pennsylvania and Maryland.
• Clark Construction Group: Bethesda, MD-based national contractor with substantial higher-education and healthcare practices across the Mid-Atlantic. A larger incumbent competing for major Penn State system work and large healthcare capital projects that anchor the regional pipeline Poole Anderson also targets.
• Turner Construction Company: New York-headquartered national general contractor with one of the largest Mid-Atlantic higher-education and healthcare portfolios. Functions as a broader incumbent competitor pursuing the same Pennsylvania institutional work at significantly greater scale.
• McCarthy Building Companies: St. Louis-based national builder with a dedicated Mid-Atlantic higher-education and healthcare practice. Comparable as a larger incumbent competing for the same institutional owner relationships across Pennsylvania and the broader region.

Direct peers

• Quandel Construction Group: Harrisburg, PA-based construction manager and general contractor of comparable scale, focused on commercial, healthcare, education, and senior living in central Pennsylvania. Directly comparable on geography, delivery methods (CM-at-risk, design-build, GC), and target verticals.
• Warfel Construction Company: Lancaster, PA-based construction manager of similar scale serving senior living, healthcare, education, and commercial clients across the Mid-Atlantic. Direct regional peer competing for many of the same institutional owners in central and eastern Pennsylvania.
• Mascaro Construction Company: Pittsburgh-headquartered construction manager with comparable higher-education, healthcare, and commercial project work across Pennsylvania. Direct regional peer with overlapping delivery capabilities and similar size range, competing for the same institutional clients.
• PJ Dick Incorporated: Pittsburgh-based general contractor and construction manager serving commercial, institutional, healthcare, and higher-education clients across Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic. Comparable in scale, delivery mix, and target institutional owner base.
• L.F. Driscoll Company: Bala Cynwyd, PA-based construction manager specializing in healthcare and higher-education projects throughout the Mid-Atlantic. Direct peer given overlapping healthcare/higher-ed focus and similar relationship-driven delivery approach in the same Pennsylvania geography.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/pooleanderson
• Facebookfacebook.com/PooleAnderson
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/poole-anderson-construction

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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