a:27:{s:9:"weblog_id";s:1:"4";s:8:"entry_id";s:3:"321";s:6:"sticky";s:1:"n";s:14:"allow_comments";s:1:"n";s:16:"allow_trackbacks";s:1:"n";s:10:"entry_date";s:19:"2008-11-26 06:38 AM";s:15:"expiration_date";s:0:"";s:23:"comment_expiration_date";s:0:"";s:8:"category";a:2:{i:0;s:1:"4";i:1;s:2:"28";}s:9:"author_id";s:1:"2";s:10:"new_weblog";s:1:"4";s:6:"status";s:4:"open";s:14:"trackback_urls";s:0:"";s:18:"versioning_enabled";s:1:"y";s:5:"title";s:35:"Ralph Korte Retires  After 50 Years";s:9:"url_title";s:34:"ralph_korte_retires_after_50_years";s:6:"submit";s:6:"Update";s:11:"field_id_26";s:34:"Ralph Korte Retires After 50 Years";s:11:"field_ft_26";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_31";s:0:"";s:11:"field_id_44";s:283:"Ralph Korte, who founded The Korte Company in 1958, with little more than a truck and a saw, has announced his retirement from the company. The formal announcement came during the company\'s 50th anniversary celebration, when Ralph Korte took the stage at The Pageant concert venue. ";s:11:"field_ft_44";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_28";s:20:"Ralph Korte, retires";s:11:"field_ft_28";s:4:"none";s:11:"field_id_29";s:1562:"<p>Ralph Korte, who founded <a href=\"http://www.korteco.com\">The Korte Company</a> in 1958, with little more than a truck and a saw, has announced his retirement from the company. The formal announcement came during the company\'s 50th anniversary celebration, when Ralph Korte took the stage at The Pageant in St. Louis, Missouri.<br />&nbsp;<br />In his address, Ralph noted the company\'s humble beginnings and the many people who helped shape the company along the way. During his fifty years at The Korte Company, Ralph\'s values and passion for building have had a resounding influence on not only the company\'s employees and clients, but the industry as a whole.<br />&nbsp;<br />A pioneer in design-build and tilt-up construction, Ralph\'s innovative approach has placed The Korte Company at the top of Engineering New Record\'s Top Contractor list, a nationally recognized designation. More importantly, it\'s given the company tremendous respect throughout the industry as a leading design-build contractor, which has had a definitive impact on the company\'s growth.<br />&nbsp;<br />Today, The Korte Company manages, on average, an excess of $330 million in annual construction volume and has finished more than 1,600 buildings that dot the cities and towns in 39 states across the nation. Todd Korte, President and CEO of The Korte Company added, \"As a company, we\'ve witnessed extraordinary changes in our industry, but through it all, we\'ve maintained the principles and values Ralph put in place when he founded the company.<br />&nbsp;</p>";s:10:"category_0";s:1:"4";s:10:"category_1";s:2:"28";}