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Herman J. Russell's construction empire
GALLERY: H.J. Russell & Co., the company founded by construction icon Herman J. Russell in 1952, has left its imprint on multiple commercial and government projects across the country in its 62 years in business. The company has helped build airports, hospitals, jails, universities, parking decks and retail locations for Home Depot, Target and others. The value of those projects run into the multimillions of dollars. This myAJC.com gallery highlights just a few of the hundreds of projects Russell and his family-run company had a role in completing and the value of those projects. Russell died Saturday in Atlanta at age 83.
Herman J. Russell (1930-2014)
Blue Cross Blue Shield campus, Chattanooga: $236 million
Capitol One campus, Plano, Texas: $56 million
Centennial Olympic Park Phase 1, 2, Atlanta: $43 million
Clayton State University student housing, Morrow: $20 million
Dallas/Fort Worth Airport: $900 million
Ebenezer Baptist Church/MLK Complex, Atlanta: $7 million
Fort Valley State University student housing: $34 million
Frito-Lay Inc. distribution center, Atlanta: $1.5 million
Fulton County Jail: $60 million
Georgia Gwinnett College student housing, Lawrenceville: $63.5 million
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport: $6.2 billion
Home Depot, six projects: $3.3 million to $8.9 million
Hughes Spalding Hospital, Atlanta: $32 million
Kaiser Permanente radiology center: $24 million
New Orleans International Airport: $450 million
Omni Dallas Convention Center: $350 million
Parkland Hospital, Dallas Texas: $850 million
SCLC Office Building, Atlanta: $3 million
St. Louis Justice Center: $70 million
Harvey B. Gantt Center/Museum, Charlotte: $18.8 million
Phoenix Convention Center: $529 million
University of Virginia Hospital cancer clinic, Charlottsville: $54 million
The Washington at Historic Westside Village, Atlanta: $75 million
Artist Square, Atlanta: $14 million
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H.J. Russell & Co., the company founded by construction icon Herman J. Russell in 1952, has left its imprint on multiple commercial and government projects across the country in its 62 years in business. The company has helped build airports, hospitals, jails, universities, parking decks and retail locations for Home Depot, Target and others. The value of those projects run into the multimillions of dollars. This myAJC.com gallery highlights just a few of the hundreds of projects Russell and his family-run company had a role in completing and the value of those projects. Russell died Saturday in Atlanta at age 83.

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