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Mortenson Mourns the Man Who Made It A Multibillion Construction Co.

Mort Mortenson Remembered for Innovation, Unpretentious Style
Mauritz "Mort" Mortenson Jr., the longtime head of Minneapolis-based construction company Mortenson, put the firm on track to expand nationally in the 1980s. (Mortenson)
Mauritz "Mort" Mortenson Jr., the longtime head of Minneapolis-based construction company Mortenson, put the firm on track to expand nationally in the 1980s. (Mortenson)
By Clare Kennedy
CoStar News
November 12, 2019 | 12:19 AM

He may have run a global corporation that oversaw thousands of employees, but Mauritz "Mort" Mortenson Jr. would stop to question staff on details of construction sites he visited. And while he was there, he'd quote the poetry of his favorite author for good measure.

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