McGeorge Contracting

What McGeorge Contracting does

McGeorge Contracting Company Inc. is a privately held, locally owned heavy civil construction firm headquartered in White Hall, Arkansas with an operations office in Little Rock. Founded in 1946, the company has operated continuously in Arkansas for nearly 80 years and self-describes as the largest earthmoving and excavation company in the state, employing 400+ locally based personnel with tenure measured in decades.

The company delivers full-scope heavy civil construction organized across five integrated service divisions: Construction (transportation and city infrastructure), Earthmoving and Excavation (highways, interstate work, dam and dike construction), Sitework (landfill cell construction, industrial and commercial site preparation, railroad construction, ground stabilization), Mining (mine design, stripping, mineral exploration, on-site mobile rock crushing, aggregates production), and Concrete (operated through its wholly-owned subsidiary WK Contractors, covering slipform construction, paving, curb and gutter, retaining walls, and box culverts). Its technology base is centered on a regularly refreshed heavy equipment fleet, mobile rock crushing equipment enabling on-site aggregate production, and in-house surveying capabilities.

McGeorge generates revenue through project-based contracts — competitive bids on government infrastructure (notably Arkansas Department of Transportation highway projects such as the Hwy 70 widening from I-30 to Hot Springs) and negotiated contracts with commercial developers, industrial operators, and mining clients such as Alcoa. The go-to-market is relationship-driven enterprise field sales within a strictly Arkansas geographic footprint, supported by industry association memberships (Arkansas AGC, Arkansas Environmental Federation) and a family of related companies under the Trinity Foundation umbrella.

Name

McGeorge Contracting

Legal name

McGeorge Contracting Company Inc.

Website

https://mcgeorgecontracting.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Short description

McGeorge Contracting is a 78-year-old, privately held heavy civil construction firm and the largest earthmoving and excavation company in Arkansas, serving ARDOT, commercial developers, industrial clients, and mining operators across the state.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Heavy Civil Construction

NAICS

Site Preparation Contractors (238910), Support Activities for Mining (2131)

SIC

Heavy Construction Other Than Bldg Const - Contractors (1600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Works General Contracting (IMAFAAAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Mine Operations Contracting (Open-Pit & Underground Development, Production, Load/Haul) (IMAKAKAD)

Keywords

• Heavy civil construction
• Earthmoving services
• Sitework construction
• Mining services
• Concrete construction

Headquarters

HQ city

Little Rock

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Heavy Civil Construction Services: Project-based revenue from construction, earthmoving, excavation, sitework, mining, and concrete services for government and commercial clients. Revenue is generated through competitive bids on public infrastructure projects and negotiated contracts for private commercial and industrial work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

McGeorge Contracting is an Arkansas-based heavy civil construction company that delivers full-scope services from groundbreaking to final grade, including construction (transportation and city services), earthmoving and excavation, sitework (landfill, industrial, commercial, railroad), mining (mine design, crushing, aggregates), and concrete construction delivered through its WK Contractors subsidiary. Projects are executed for government transportation agencies, commercial developers, industrial clients, and mining companies across Arkansas.

Product overview

McGeorge Contracting Company is a full-scope heavy civil construction company offering a unified portfolio of integrated construction services. The company operates five core service divisions: Construction (transportation and city services), Earthmoving & Excavation (highways, dams, dikes), Sitework (landfill, industrial, commercial, railroad), Mining (crushing, aggregates), and Concrete (via WK Contractors subsidiary). These services are designed to work together, enabling McGeorge to deliver projects from breaking ground through final grade, including material production through its mining and concrete operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• WK ContractorscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerWK Contractors operates as McGeorge's concrete division, delivering high-quality concrete work including slipform construction, concrete paving, curb and gutter, sidewalks, large drainage structures, retaining walls, and box culverts for heavy civil, commercial, and residential projects.
• Trinity FoundationminorOthersThe Trinity Foundation is a philanthropic organization operated by McGeorge's parent company that provides funds for scholarships and community initiatives, supporting education and arts in Arkansas communities.
• Arkansas General Contractors (AGC)minorOthersMcGeorge Contracting is an active member of Arkansas General Contractors, participating in industry advocacy and addressing important industry issues.
• Arkansas Environmental Federation (AEF)minorOthersMcGeorge Contracting is an active member of Arkansas Environmental Federation, addressing environmental issues including clean air, clean water, reclamation and land use, and environmental management systems.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Kiewit Corporation: One of North America's largest employee-owned heavy civil and infrastructure contractors. Competes for the same highway, bridge, and earthmoving scopes as McGeorge but at a national scale and across much broader geographies.
• Sterling Construction Company: Heavy civil construction company focused on highway, bridge, and infrastructure projects in the southern and central U.S. Comparable in size and DOT-driven model, with geographic overlap in some adjacent states.
• AECOM: Global infrastructure consulting and construction firm with significant transportation, earthwork, and mining-related services. Competes for some larger public infrastructure scopes where McGeorge bids, though at vastly larger scale and across a global footprint.
• Vulcan Materials Company: Largest U.S. producer of construction aggregates, with vertically integrated heavy civil services. Comparable in the aggregates and mining segment of McGeorge's business, though at vastly larger scale and publicly traded.
• Granite Construction: Public heavy civil contractor with major transportation infrastructure, earthmoving, and materials businesses. Overlaps with McGeorge in highway construction, sitework, and aggregates, but operates nationally.
• Martin Marietta Materials: Major U.S. supplier of aggregates and heavy building materials with operations across the South and Midwest. Comparable to McGeorge's mining/aggregates operations and overall heavy materials positioning.

Regional players

• Manhattan Road & Bridge: Oklahoma-based heavy civil and bridge contractor (subsidiary of Manhattan Construction). Comparable DOT-driven project model and earthmoving/heavy highway scope, though focused on bridge work in adjacent geography.
• Duit Construction: Oklahoma-based heavy civil contractor specializing in earthwork, grading, and highway construction. Comparable service scope and DOT-centric customer model, though operating primarily in Oklahoma rather than Arkansas.
• Manhattan Construction Company: Oklahoma-based heavy civil and building contractor with extensive highway, bridge, and infrastructure work. Operates in adjacent regional markets with similar DOT-heavy project mix and scale.

Direct peers

• Emery Sapp & Associates: Arkansas-based heavy civil contractor offering site development, earthmoving, utilities, and transportation infrastructure services. Closely comparable to McGeorge in geography, service mix, and customer base (DOT, commercial developers).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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