Timeline
History / Timeline

1978 - Bob Fortney & Bob Weygandt invest $250 and incorporate as Fortney & Weygandt

 

1981 - Move to Madison Avenue location

 

1983 - Step into the national retail market with regional renovations for Radio Shack, which included 275+ stores over a 10 year period

 

1991 - Complete 100+ renovation projects for Revco Drug Stores

 

1994 - Rollout services started

 

1996 - Built new headquarters in North Olmsted

 

1997 - Design/Build services started

 

1997 - Convert 1,800+ Revco Drug Stores for CVS Pharmacy (This started our long term relationship with CVS that still continues today)

 

1997 - Start building for Sunrise Senior Living (first project in Bath, OH)

 

2001 - Bob wins entrepreneur of the year for Ernst & Young

 

2001 - Tower Press project (We were awarded by AIA and the Restoration Society)

 

2005 - Start relationship with Darden

 

2006 - Hit $1 billion dollars of work

 

2008- Celebrate 30 years of business with “Best Fest” at the Time Warner Amphitheater

 

2008 - Acquire C.J. Torre Construction in San Diego, CA

 

2008 - Hunter’s Point AIMCO—$40 million project

 

2009 - Start building for Brookdale Senior Living (first project in Westlake, OH)

 

2012 - Build new office for De Nora Tech (LEED accredited)

 

2014 - Greg Freeh becomes President

 

2015 - Hit $2 billion dollars of work

 

2018 - Fortney & Weygandt, Inc. celebrates 40 year anniversary

 

2019 - Leadership Transition - Mitch Lapin named President & Greg Freeh, CEO