The Korte Company

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Timeline

* 1958 - The Korte Company, then named "Korte Construction", was created after Ralph Korte was approached to build a milking parlor.
* 1968 - Official headquarters opened in Highland, Illinois
* 1977 - First ConSteel Tilt-Up Building in Highland, Illinois
* 1981 - Korte Interiors division created
* 1986 - Headquarters moves to St. Louis Union Station in St. Louis, Missouri
* 2000 - Name changes from "Korte Construction" to "The Korte Company"

CEOs

* Ralph Korte - 1958 though 1987
* Vern Eardley - 1987 though 2000
* Todd Korte - 2000 to present

Todd Korte

Todd Korte is the current president and CEO of The Korte Company. Born in 1967, he is the son of The Korte Company's founder, Ralph Korte. He started at The Korte Company in 1981 as a warehouse worker. In 1989 he earned his bachelor's degree in construction science from Kansas State University. [cite web
last = Kipp
first = Kevin
title = Korte Kin
work = St. Louis Commerce Magazine
date = 2001-10
url = http://www.stlcommercemagazine.com/archives/october2001/cover.html
accessdate = 2006-01-06 ]

Awards

* Achievement Award, American Institute of Architects, 1/1/2005 [cite web
title = AIA Southern Illinois 2005 Design Award Winners
date = 2006-02-17
url =http://www.aiasi.org/awards-2005.html
accessdate = 2007-01-03 ]
* St. Louis RCGA Top 50 Businesses Award, St. Louis RCGA, 12/9/2005 [cite web
title = Greater St. Louis Top 50 Awards
date = 2005-12-09
url = http://www.stlrcga.org/x1300.xml
accessdate = 2007-01-05 ]

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