Chas. T. Main

Chas. T. Main Inc. was an engineering company, founded in 1893 by Charles T. Main, an engineer for the textile mills of New England. In addition to the then-traditional business of water and steam power, Main soon expanded into the new field of water resource engineering and hydroelectric generation. It rose to become a worldwide player in the utility industries, providing many wide-ranging engineering services. For example, in the mid-1950s Charles T. Main was responsible for the building of a hydro-electric plant in Turkey (Sarıyar Dam).

According to John Perkins, Main Inc. was additionally a consulting firm, which trapped Third World countries into international debts they could not repay. He published his account in his book Confessions of an Economic Hit Man (2004).

In the mid 1980s, mismanagement led to the downfall of Main and it was bought by Parsons Corporation of Pasadena, California in 1985, which changed its name to Parsons Main, Inc. in January 1992.

External links

• The Chas. T. Main, Inc. records, 1975–[1977+] are located in the Northeastern University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Department, Boston, MA.

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