McAninch Corporation

What McAninch Corporation does

McAninch Corporation is a privately held, employee-owned (since September 15, 2023 via ESOP) site civil construction contractor founded in 1967 in Des Moines, Iowa, with a secondary office in Omaha, Nebraska. The company self-performs underground utility installation (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, medium voltage and telecom pathways, concrete encasement), large-scale mass earthmoving and grading, and mission-critical data center site development. The firm operates one of the industry's largest pull-scraper fleets complemented by excavators and articulated trucks, supported by a 40-bay in-house maintenance facility in Des Moines, and deploys GPS machine guidance, BIM/VDC design coordination, and drone-based GPS topography mapping across job sites. McAninch has served as a Caterpillar beta site since the 1980s. The company serves public-sector agencies (IDOT, cities, counties), private-sector developers (Meta, QTS data center campuses), retailers and manufacturers (Costco, Sub-Zero), and housing developers across Iowa and eastern Nebraska. Major demonstrated project scope includes 3,000,000 cubic yards of earth moved at the Meta Data Center in Altoona, IA; 302,274 cubic yards moved in 22 days at peak efficiency on the Costco NW Omaha project; and ongoing multi-year scopes at the QTS Cedar Rapids campus (seven buildings on 612 acres) and Sarpy Data Center through Summer 2026. Approximately 40% of employees have ten or more years of tenure, materially above the U.S. Department of Labor median of 4.2 years. Revenue is earned through project-based contracts awarded via competitive bidding and direct client relationships, with McAninch typically acting as prime contractor for site civil scopes or specialty subcontractor for select general contractors such as Turner Construction, Layton Construction, Novak Construction, CD Smith, and Russell Construction. The firm maintains Iowa Top Workplace recognition (2018-2026) and USA Today Top Workplace recognition (2021-2026).

Name

McAninch Corporation

Legal name

McAninch Corporation

Website

https://mcaninchcorp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

McAninch Corporation is an employee-owned site civil construction contractor (founded 1967, Des Moines, IA) that self-performs underground utility installation, large-scale earthmoving and grading, and mission-critical data center site development across Iowa and eastern Nebraska, serving public agencies and private developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Site Civil Construction Services (Grading and Underground Utility)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Trenching & Utility Excavation (IMAFAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Civil & Site Works EPC (Earthworks, Roads, Drainage, Foundations) (EUAEADAA)

Keywords

• Site civil construction
• Underground utility installation
• Earthmoving and grading
• Data center site development
• Mass excavation services

Headquarters

HQ city

Des Moines

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Prime Contractor Services: McAninch serves as prime/general contractor for site civil construction projects including large-scale mass grading and underground utility work. Revenue is earned through project-based contracts with public-sector agencies and private-sector developers.
2. Subcontract Services: Provides subcontract services including clearing and grubbing, trenching, boring, paving, landscaping, and erosion control as part of broader project scopes.
3. Site Consulting and Management: Offers site consulting, management, design review and budget development services, particularly for early collaboration with owners and developers during engineering plan development.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

McAninch Corporation is a grading and underground utility contractor providing site civil construction services, including mass earthmoving, underground utility installation (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, medium voltage and telecom pathways), and mission-critical data center site development. The company also provides site consulting, design review, budget development, value engineering, and subcontract services (clearing, trenching, boring, paving, landscaping, and erosion control) for public-sector agencies and private-sector developers across Iowa and eastern Nebraska.

Product overview

McAninch Corporation is a grading and underground utility contractor offering site civil construction services. The company's portfolio centers on three interconnected service lines: Underground Utilities Installation (sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, medium voltage/telecom pathways, concrete encasement), Earthmoving and Grading (mass excavation, foundation work, GPS-verified site preparation), and Data Center Site Development (mission critical infrastructure including wet utilities, structural excavation, subgrade stabilization). These core services are supported by Site Consulting and Management (design review, budget development, drone/GPS topo mapping, BIM/VDC), Subcontract Services (clearing, trenching, boring, paving, landscaping, erosion control), and Safety Training and Management. The company operates using advanced equipment technology including GPS machine guidance and maintains a 40-bay maintenance facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Underground Utilities Installation Underground utility installation services including sanitary sewer, storm sewer, water main, medium voltage pathways, telecom pathways, and concrete encasement. Service sizes range from 1-inch diameter water service to large-scale Reinforced Concrete Box Culverts (RCB) for public agencies, private developers, and data center clients.
• Earthmoving and Grading Large-scale mass grading and earthwork services using one of the industry's largest fleets of pull-scrapers combined with excavators and articulated trucks, with GPS-verified topography mapping and GPS machine guidance technology for precision excavation.
• Data Center Site Development Mission critical data center site management services including mass grading, underground wet utilities, structural excavation and backfill, medium voltage/telecom excavation and backfill, chemical subgrade stabilization, aggregate subbase installation, site finishing, redundant underground utility installation for uptime, and in-house GPS division with BIM/VDC capabilities.
• Site Consulting and Management Site management, design review, budget development, and value engineering services for early collaboration with owners and developers during engineering plan development. Includes drone technology for GPS topography mapping and assistance with design-build efforts.
• Subcontract Construction Services Subcontract construction services for general contractors including clearing and grubbing, trenching, boring, paving, landscaping, and erosion control as part of broader project scopes.
• Safety Training and Management Safety training and management services for field personnel including OSHA 10/30 hours classes, First Aid and CPR, Confined Space, Lifting and Rigging, Forklift and Powered Platform, PPE Assessment, and Hazard Communication training.

Quantifiable outcome

• 3,000,000 CY of earth moved for Meta Data Center project
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Layton ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOwner/developer for QTS Data Center Campus project in Cedar Rapids, IA. McAninch provided grading, utilities and medium voltage telecom services for the project.
• Turner ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerOwner/developer for Sarpy Data Center project in Sarpy County, NE. McAninch provided site work and utility services.
• Novak ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLead construction management for the 37-acre Costco project in northwest Omaha, NE.
• RPL UtilityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorUtility subcontractor partnered with Linhart Construction under Novak Construction for Costco NW Omaha project.
• Linhart ConstructionminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConstruction partner for Costco NW Omaha project under Novak Construction leadership.
• Concrete TechnologiesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnered with McAninch for paving work on the IDOT I-35 interstate reconstruction project.
• United ContractorsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnered with McAninch for bridge construction (Elkhart NE 126th Ave. and NE 142nd Ave.) on the IDOT I-35 project.
• Foth Infrastructure and EnvironmentalminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineer for the Grand Prairie Parkway project in West Des Moines, IA. McAninch worked closely with Foth and the City of West Des Moines.
• Accurate CommercialminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGeneral contractor for Hope Plaza III commercial building project in Grimes, IA. McAninch performed additional scope due to favorable schedule.
• Hope Development & RealtyminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDeveloper for Hope Plaza III and Hope Commercial Plat 6 development in Grimes, IA.
• Kimberley DevelopmentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDeveloper for Harvest Meadows Plat 2 housing development in Bondurant, IA.
• Russell ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Wyffels Hybrids Iowa Expansion Phase 1 project in Ames, IA (190,000 SF warehouse facility).
• Dean Snyder ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Spirit Lake Fareway store project in Spirit Lake, IA.
• Benson-Orth General ContractorsminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Savannah at Ankeny multi-family development in NW Ankeny, IA for Stoneleigh Companies.
• CD Smith ConstructioncoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGeneral contractor for Sub-Zero 600,000 SF manufacturing facility in Cedar Rapids, IA. McAninch carried foundation package and site concrete.
• Wendling QuarriesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAggregate supplier for Sub-Zero project that provided onsite borrow location for necessary fill material.
• Cessford ConstructionminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner for Le Grand West limestone production facility in Le Grand, IA. McAninch applied Cessford's design specifications and value engineering principles.
• OpusminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDeveloper for Greenslate Industrial 200,000 SF warehouse facility project in Omaha, NE.
• Alliance Construction Group LLCminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSite paving contractor for Bentley Ridge housing development in Urbandale, IA.
• Accurate DevelopmentminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerDeveloper for Bentley Ridge housing development in Urbandale, IA.
• Hallet MaterialsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorQuarry operator that supplied dirt import for Spirit Lake Fareway project from nearby quarry location.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sterling Construction Company: U.S. heavy civil and site development contractor performing earthmoving, grading, underground utilities and infrastructure work for public and private customers. Closely comparable to McAninch in service mix, project type and bid-driven commercial model.
• Henkels & McCoy: Privately held infrastructure contractor specializing in utility, site civil, underground and energy infrastructure construction. Directly comparable to McAninch in underground utility installation and site civil contracting.
• Kelchner Group: Site development and earthmoving contractor performing mass grading, underground utilities and infrastructure work. Comparable in service mix, project size and self-perform civil contracting model.

Broad incumbents

• Granite Construction: Large, publicly traded heavy civil contractor with extensive earthwork, underground utility and transportation infrastructure operations. Operates at greater geographic scale and project size than McAninch but overlaps directly in core grading/utility capabilities.
• Primoris Services Corporation: Diversified infrastructure contractor with utility, civil and energy infrastructure operations including underground utility installation and site development. Comparable in core civil/utility services but operates at national scale across multiple end markets.
• Tutor Perini Corporation: Large publicly traded civil and building contractor with significant heavy civil, site work and infrastructure operations. Comparable in core grading/utility scope but at much greater scale and geographic breadth than McAninch.
• MasTec, Inc. Large infrastructure construction company with oil & gas, utility, communications and clean energy site work. Comparable in site development, underground utility and infrastructure construction capabilities at much larger scale.

Regional players

• The Weitz Company: Large Midwest-based general contractor and construction manager with significant site civil and underground utility capabilities. Comparable in regional Midwest market presence and developer-driven project profile.
• Ryan Companies: Midwest-headquartered real estate developer and contractor with substantial site development, earthwork and infrastructure work. Comparable in the data center and commercial real estate customer base McAninch serves in Iowa and Nebraska.

Emerging players

• MYR Group: Specialty electrical construction contractor with growing site civil and utility infrastructure exposure. Adjacent rather than directly overlapping, but operates with hyperscale data center customers similar to McAninch's end market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/McAninchCorporation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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