Great Lakes has been involved in the development and construction of many well-known landmarks. The company said the move also will allow it to leverage long-term relationships with the Center for Dredging Studies at Texas A&M University, Louisiana State University and other universities that feature coastal resilience and natural infrastructure initiatives. The company will maintain a business and operations support center in the Oak Brook area. It is initially searching for 20,000 square feet of office space in the Energy Corridor, between the Galleria and Beltway 8. The Houston headquarters, scheduled to open in early 2021 with its executive leadership team, will be staffed gradually over the next 12 months.
The company deepens ports, maintains waterways, renourishes beaches and restores barrier islands. The company already has regional offices in Jacksonville, FL and Staten Island, New York. The move puts the company closer to key customers and growing markets, especially along the Gulf Coast and Mississippi River. The company has many other interests in the Houston Area and the central Gulf Coast from Corpus Christi to Louisiana.
The Great Lakes dredge that liberated River Grove Park from a sandbar more than 10 feet high and a quarter mile long. Great Lakes spent more than a year dredging the San Jacinto West Fork in 20 for the Army Corps of Engineers. Oak Brook is a western suburb of Chicago. Great Lakes Dredge and Dock is moving its corporate headquarters to Houston from Oak Brook, Illinois.
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