SECTION 1 | OUR HISTORY
CORE’S HISTORY CORE’s rich history started with one key moment in 1937, when founder, Otto Baum, applied for a loan to start a masonry company. He had nothing to use as collateral except for his proven character and exemplary reputation. When the bank manager asked the loan officer why they should consider Otto’s request, the officer simply replied, “I trust him.” This event sparked the beginning of a company that would one day grow to include four generations of family involvement spread across the entire United States. Today CORE is a Top 50 construction manager nationally, and remains committed to the culture of trust that Otto instilled on his very first day of business.
HORUS’ HISTORY HORUS is a third-generation construction firm that began work in 1973 as a stucco company and then progressed to a general contracting and construction management firm that has managed projects across the southeastern United States. As HORUS president, Jonathan Graham, recalls, “I used to look at the big buildings going up around town, and I would always say, ‘We can do that. I don’t know why we limit ourselves,’ It’s that spirit of confidence that led HORUS to become one of the preeminent minority contracting firms in Florida and the southeastern United States.
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1937
Founder: Otto Baum
1973
Founder: James Graham Sr.
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PARTNERSHIP PROFILE
CORE | HORUS Partnership Constituted
2015
2020
24 CORE Locations 6 HORUS Locations
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