‘Mort’ Mortenson Dies; Turned Golden Valley Company Into Construction Giant:

The man who helped grow Golden Valley-based Mortenson Construction into a national construction giant has died. Mauritz "Mort" Mortenson Jr. died Saturday after a battle with cancer. He was 82 years old. Mortenson took over the company from his father, M.A. Mortenson Sr., in 1969. At the time Mort Mortenson was 33 years old. He would go on to build the company from 14 employees to more than 7,500. M.A. Mortenson Co. is now the 16th largest contractor in the U.S. Its fingerprints are all over the Minnesota… Read More