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Knife River acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Knife River bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sweetman Const. Co. in Sioux Falls, South DakotaWord for word“In 2018, Knife River acquired Sweetman Const. Co. in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, adding 55 million tons of aggregate reserves to the North Central region, along with seven ready-mix plants, three asphalt plants and 260 employees.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | In 2018 | — |
Prestress concrete business in Spokane ValleyWord for word“For example, Knife River expanded its prestressed concrete product line by an acquisition completed in Spokane Valley in 2020.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | In 2020 | — |
Non-strategic assets in southeast TexasWord for word“offset in part by decreased proceeds from asset sales as a result of the sale of non-strategic assets in southeast Texas in December 2022.” 10-K for 2023 | divestiture | December 2022 | — |
Strata CorporationWord for word“On December 20, 2024, KRC Holdings, Inc. (“Buyer”), a Delaware corporation and an indirect subsidiary of the Company, entered into an Asset and Equity Purchase Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) by and among Buyer and (i) Strata Corporation, a North Dakota corporation (“Strata”), (ii) Glacier Resources, Ltd., a North Dakota corporation (“Glacier Resources” and, together with Strata, the “Acquired Companies”), (iii) the equity holders of the Acquired Companies (such equity holders together with a new corporation to be formed in connection with certain pre-closing restructuring activities, the “Equity Sellers”), (iv) Landmark Investments, L.L.C., a North Dakota limited liability company (“Asset Seller” and, together with the Equity Sellers, the “Sellers”), (v) the current equity holders of Asset Seller (the “Asset Seller Owners”), (vi) each of the ultimate beneficiaries of Equity Sellers that are trusts (together with the Sellers and the Asset Seller Owners, the “Seller Group Members”), and (vii) a representative of the Seller Group Members (“Sellers’ Representative”), whereby Buyer (or its designee) will acquire (a) 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Strata, (b) 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Glacier Resources and (c) certain assets of the Asset Seller (the “Acquisition”) for $454.0 million in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Purchase Agreement.” 10-K for 2024 | agreed acquisition | On December 20, 2024 | $454.0 million in cash |
Albina AsphaltWord for word“In November 2024, we purchased the business of Albina Asphalt, which has operations in Washington, Oregon and California and expanded the footprint of our high-margin liquid asphalt materials product line.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | In November 2024 | — |
six acquisitions completed in 2024Word for word“In 2024, we invested $131.0 million of capital to close on six acquisitions.” 10-K for 2024 | acquisition | In 2024 | $131.0 million of capital |
four ready-mix plant operationsWord for word“In connection with the Strata acquisition, we also received proceeds of $14.5 million on the sale of four ready-mix plant operations in 2025.” 10-K for 2025 | divestiture | 2025 | $14.5 million |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-31 | $235.2 million | — |
| 2022-12-31 | −$1.7 million | $238,000 |
| 2023-12-31 | $0 | $0 |
| 2024-12-31 | $131 million | $22.7 million |
| 2025-12-31 | $610 million | $224.9 million |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-05-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-03-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2024-12-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-06-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Knife River’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-20. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.