- Blythe Brothers Company was formed in 1921 by F.J. Blythe and brother Joe and focused on constructing roads & highways and entered the asphalt and concrete ready-mix business.
- After struggling through the Great Depression the company began to grow through the late 30s and early 40s.
- 1940’s the company had formed several joint ventures constructing projects such as Marine Corps Base in Camp Lejeune, NC and Airfields in North Africa.
- This period included company expansion and growth under the leadership of F.J. Blythe Jr. who took over as President in the 50s.
- Notable projects include work on Cape Kennedy in Florida, originally known as Cape Canaveral.
- In the early 1970’s the company began to diversify into Real Estate Investments.
- 1974 Frank and Jack Blythe began working full time for Blythe Brothers Company
- Blythe Brothers Company was hurt by the real estate recession of the mid 1970s.
- Company continues work under Blythe Industries, Inc
- In the latter part of the 70s through the mid 1980s, Frank and Jack grew Blythe Industries, Inc. to be a major highway/heavy contractor in North and South Carolina with more than 900 Employees
- In 1986 Blythe Industries, Inc. was sold to Alfred McAlpine Construction – a British Highway/Heavy Contractor due to family ownership issues.
- Jack and Frank continued to manage the company until 1989.
- 1989 Jack and Frank started Blythe Development Co. and have grown it into the company it is today.
- Blythe builds numerous golf courses including The Palisades, The Divide, The Tradition, Waterford, Charlotte Golf Links, and Carolina Lakes.
- Notable private commercial projects range from Ballantyne to NorthLake Mall and Ikea
- First of many greenway projects for Mecklenburg County.
- Blythe builds parts of Charlotte’s original Blue Line linking Uptown to Pineville.
- Blythe expands its public heavy civil work including interchanges, bridges and roads including major projects in the Triad, Western NC and SC.
- Design-build and partner project work expands as does work in the aviation sector with Charlotte Douglas International Airport and other local projects.
- Notable private projects include Waverly, Rea Farms, Centene, and Eli Lilly
- Blythe partners in construction of Charlotte’s second Blue Line project connecting Uptown to UNC Charlotte.
- Blythe transitions to a 100% employee owned company.
- Leadership and values remain the same
- Blythe family members continue to be a part of company
Asphalt
Sitework
Roads and Bridges
Greenways
Aviation
Transit
Design - Build
