MINNEAPOLIS, MN — From humble beginnings in a home basement in 1946 to becoming a national family-owned construction management and contracting company, Adolfson & Peterson Construction (AP) marks 80 years of delivering building projects while maintaining one of the best safety records in the industry.
George Adolfson came to America from Sweden in 1929 with $40 in his pocket, and in 1946, with business partner Gordy Peterson, founded Adolfson & Peterson Construction. From that initial partnership, AP has grown from a Minnesota-based homebuilder to a national commercial construction company with revenues in excess of $2 billion. Today, AP employs more than 800 team members in Arizona, Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota, Texas, and Wyoming across 12 offices, building over 150 projects annually.
“This milestone is a result of the incredible team members and trade partners who have helped build AP’s legacy over the past eight decades,” AP Chief Executive Officer Jeff Hansen said.
“For 80 years, AP has been building more than buildings," he added. "We’ve been building trust, communities, and people. This company exists because generations of people showed up, did the right thing, and cared deeply about one another and the work we do.”
“Those traits reflect in AP’s core values to work smart and safe with enthusiasm, creativity, absolute integrity, respect, and enjoying life together,” AP Chief Operating Officer Brad Hendrickson said.
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Through companywide fundraising events, sponsorships, corporate giving, and in-kind donations, AP aims to making a positive, measurable impact in the communities where its team members live and build. AP team members and partners reached new heights in 2025, increasing community contributions 52 percent from the previous year. In total, AP contributed over $2.5 million to local causes and organizations.
Throughout its history, AP has built more than 3,000 projects spanning nearly 300 million square feet. Among the company’s highlights:
- Regional office expansion to Colorado in 1980, Arizona in 1991, and Texas in 2000
- Reaching 2 million worker hours without a lost-time accident in 2006
- Doubling worker hours without a lost-time accident to 4 million in 2010
- Reaching an annual volume of projects topping $1 billion in 2012
- Opening the 12th office nationwide in 2025
- On track to exceed $2 billion in annual revenue in 2026
Six generations of the Adolfson family have been part of the company, with many of George’s grandchildren and great-grandchildren carrying on his legacy in AP offices nationwide. Eighty years later, AP remains rooted in its family-owned heritage while building projects and communities that will last for generations.
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“The firm’s commitment to quality, reliability, integrity, and innovation has allowed it to remain an industry leader and dependable construction partner for more than 80 years,” said Scott Weicht, third-generation Adolfson family member and current member of AP’s board of directors.
AP’s work includes preconstruction and construction services for commercial, education, health care, hospitality, industrial, mission critical, multifamily, municipal, recreation, senior living, and tribal market segments.
