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Dennis R. Washington (born 1934) is a Montana-based industrialist and philanthropist who owns, or owns controlling interest in, a large consortium of privately held companies collectively known as the Washington Companies. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern A business magnate, sometimes referred to as a mogul, tycoon, baron, or industrialist, is a person who has reached a prominent place in Philanthropy is the act of donating money goods services time and/or effort to support a socially beneficial cause with a defined objective and with no financial or material With an estimated current net worth of around $3. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 4 billion, he is ranked by Forbes as the 102nd-richest person in America. Forbes is an American Publishing and media company Its flagship publication Forbes magazine is published bi-weekly The Forbes 400 or 400 Richest People (first published in 1982) is a list published by Forbes Magazine of the Wealthiest 400 Americans

Born in Spokane, Dennis Washington grew up in Spokane, Bremerton, Washington, and Missoula, Montana. Bremerton is a city in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Following graduation from high school, he worked in construction in Alaska and Montana. Alaska ( Аляска Alyaska) is a state in the United States of America, in the northwest of the North American continent Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern He began his business career at age 30 in 1964, with a $30,000 loan and a single bulldozer. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. He created Washington Construction, which worked primarily on highway contracts and by 1969 was the largest contractor in Montana. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In the 1970s he moved into mining and dam construction. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. In 1986 he acquired a copper and molybdenum mine at Butte, Montana. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Copper (ˈkɒpɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol Cu (cuprum and Atomic number 29 Molybdenum (məˈlɪbdənəm from the Greek word for the metal " Lead " is a Group 6 Chemical element with the symbol Mo Butte (IPA) is a city in and the County seat of Silver Bow County, Montana, United States. He successfully reopened the mine and it became a very profitable operation. This success helped him diversify into railroads, marine services, coastal shipping, aviation and real estate. In 1996 Washington Construction acquired global construction and engineering company Morrison-Knudsen Corporation of Boise, Idaho, creating Washington Group International. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Boise (ˈbɔɪsi is the capital and most populous city of the U Washington Group International was an American corporation which provided integrated engineering construction and management services to businesses and governments around the world

Dennis Washington also owns a large private estate on Stuart Island, British Columbia, including a luxury fishing lodge and golf course. Stuart Island is one of the Discovery Islands of British Columbia, which lie between northern Vancouver Island and the British Columbia Coast The Washington-Grizzly Stadium for football at the University of Montana is named for him. Washington-Grizzly Stadium is an outdoor football Stadium on the campus of the University of Montana on Campus Dr in Missoula Montana. American football, known in the United States and Canada simply as football, is a competitive Team sport known for mixing strategy with The University of Montana is a State university located in Missoula Montana, U

Included in the Washington Companies' holdings are:

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The Washington Marine Group provides a wide range of marine related services to the Pacific Northwest This list of the 100 wealthiest people is a list of the world's 100 wealthiest people as of February 11 2008, based on each person's total net worth
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