McKissack & McKissack is an outgrowth of the oldest minority-owned architecture/engineering firm in the United States.
Its roots go back to before the Civil War, when a slave named Moses McKissack learned the building trade from his overseer. It was his grandson, Moses III, who launched the first McKissack & McKissack in Nashville, Tennessee. The year was 1905.
McKissack & McKissack was founded by Deryl McKissack in 1990. When Ms. McKissack established her company, she was the fifth generation of her family to carry on the building tradition.
2016
McKissack & McKissack begins providing project management, project controls, and contract management services to Delta Air Lines (Delta) for their terminal expansion at Los Angeles International Airport.
2016
McKissack completes the Exposition Light Rail Transit Project Expo Line, in Lost Angeles, CA. As a “Transit Parkway,” the Expo Line includes neighborhood bike paths, pedestrian areas, and landscaping to create community spaces.
2017
McKissack & McKissack expands nationally while expanding its private client base. The firm becomes a national firm with offices in Washington, DC, Baltimore, MD, Chicago, IL, Los Angeles, CA, Austin, TX, and Dallas, TX. 50% of McKissack’s clients now come from the private sector.
