Kiewit Plaza

Kiewit Plaza

Kiewit Plaza outer sign
Kiewit Plaza is one of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska. Located at 3555 Farnam Street at the corner of S 36th Street and home to the headquarters of Berkshire Hathaway[1] since 1962[2] when Warren Buffett dissolved his six partnerships into one partnership headquartered in this building.
It is named after Peter Kiewit's construction company, Peter Kiewit Sons', a company once considered as the most profitable construction company in the world[3] and once called "Colossus of Roads".,[4] which is also headquartered in the building.
References
- ↑ Berkshire Hathaway site, http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/
- ↑ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, p.240
- ↑ The Snowball by Alice Schroeder, P.894
- ↑ Dave Mack, "Colossus of Roads", Omaha Magazine, July 1977
Coordinates: 41°15′27″N 95°57′56″W / 41.2574°N 95.9656°W
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