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Clayco

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A Clayco Company

claycorp.com
Location
Chicago, IL
Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Revenue
$5 to $25 million (USD)
Industry
Construction
Founded
1984

Premier Full Service Construction and Development Leader

Clayco stands as a premier full-service real estate development, master planning, architecture, engineering, and construction firm delivering comprehensive turnkey solutions across North America. Since 1984, this privately held industry leader has generated over $7.6 billion in annual revenue while maintaining an unwavering commitment to what they call the "art and science of building."

Comprehensive Construction Excellence

Specializing in fast-track, efficient solutions for industrial, commercial, institutional, and residential projects, Clayco offers integrated services that set them apart in the industry. Their collaborative design-build approach enables teams to work on creative, complex, award-winning projects ranging from $20 million to over $200 million-projects that shape skylines and communities nationwide.

People Centered Innovation

What truly distinguishes Clayco is their holistic philosophy: seeing projects through the eyes of people who will use them daily. This human-centered approach drives innovation throughout project delivery, creating environments for healing, progress, research, industry, and entertainment. The company culture emphasizes creativity, exceeding client expectations, and making meaningful impacts that extend far beyond construction.

Award Winning Workplace Culture

  • 2025 Best Places to Work recognition across St. Louis, Los Angeles, and Phoenix
  • ENR Midwest's #1 Contractor and Top 5 Design-Build Firm nationally
  • Top 3 Green Contractors and Data Center Builders designations
  • Fast-paced environment with high-profile, innovative projects
  • Strong commitment to safety and quality across all operations

Comprehensive Benefits and Growth

  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • 401(k) retirement planning
  • Generous PTO and paid company holidays
  • Discretionary annual bonuses based on performance
  • Learning and development programs for career advancement
  • Employee assistance programs and flexible spending accounts

Career Development Opportunities

With over 1,000 professionals across multiple markets including Chicago, St. Louis, Phoenix, Culver City, and beyond, Clayco offers the stability of an established industry leader combined with dynamic growth opportunities. Team members gain diverse experience across different construction sectors while working alongside marketing, pre-construction services, and business unit leaders. Safety remains paramount in all operations, ensuring the highest workplace protection standards while mentoring the next generation of construction professionals.

Mission

At Clayco, it's been our culture from the very beginning to do more than build. To create. To innovate. And to do it with a holistic, intelligent balance of art and science that's unmatched anywhere.

We see our projects through the eyes of the people who will use them every day. Through their eyes, we see places of healing, nourishment, progress, technology, science, research, industry and entertainment.

The result? Powerful structures that reach far beyond these walls.

Frequently Asked Questions

Clayco employs over 1,000 professionals and generated $7.6 billion in revenue for 2024, making them a significant player in the construction and real estate development industry.

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Clayco Calls on Construction Sector to Establish Best Practices to Address Industry-Wide Mental Health Crisis CHICAGO, Oct. 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sixty-four percent of U.S. construction workers report experiencing anxiety or depression in the last 12 months, up from 54% in 2024, according to new data released today by top design-build firm Clayco. The findings are the result of Clayco's second annual industry-wide survey of more than 2,000 construction workers and executives across the...

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NEW SURVEY FINDS MOST AMERICANS SUPPORT DATA CENTERS - IF THEY CREATE JOBS, BOOST ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCE TAX RATES

CHICAGO, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- As demand for data centers continues to grow across the United States, a new survey conducted by top design-build firm Clayco finds that Americans overwhelmingly support the construction of data centers in their states due to the many economic benefits the advanced technology facilities bring in the form of jobs, infrastructure investment, and reduced taxes. Clayco's survey found that nearly 3 in 4 U.S. adults (73%) would support building a new data...

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Clayco Announces Launch of Advanced Technologies Construction Business Unit, Clayco Compute

Clayco Compute Poised to Lead the High-Growth Data Center and Advanced Technology Markets CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayco, a leading design-build firm, today announced the launch of Clayco Compute, an integrated data center delivery business unit focused exclusively on highly specialized construction of advanced technology centers. Clayco's strategic expansion will capitalize on the rapidly growing demand for advanced data center and quantum computing construction projects. The...

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Clayco Announces CEO Succession Plan, Executive Leadership Changes

Retiring CEO Russ Burns Succeeded by New CEO Anthony Johnson CHICAGO, Jan. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Clayco, a leading design-build firm, today announced the retirement of its esteemed CEO, Russ Burns. After more than 17 years of dedicated service at the company, Burns retired, effective December 31, 2024, although he will continue to lend his expertise and guidance as Chairman of the Board of Advisors for Clayco, helping to shape the company's strategic growth. Succeeding Burns as CEO is...

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