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| − | '''Larry Kelley''' was a construction company executive at [[Pickens-Bond Construction Company]]. Under his leadership the company built the [[Excelsior Hotel]] (now Peabody Hotel), the [[Union Bank Building]], the [[Stephens Building]], the [[First Commercial Bank Building]], and the [[Capitol Tower]] in downtown Little Rock. | + | '''Larry Kelley''' was a construction company executive at [[Pickens-Bond Construction Company]]. Under his leadership the company built the [[Excelsior Hotel]] (now Peabody Hotel), the [[Union Bank Building]], the [[Stephens Building]], the [[First Commercial Bank Building]], and the [[Capitol Tower]] in downtown Little Rock. It also built the [[McCain Mall]] in [[North Little Rock]], the [[Temple B'Nai Israel]] in west Little Rock, and a number of college residence halls and [[Dillard's]] department stores. When Kelley retired in 1988 the company was the largest construction firm in the state. |
| − | Kelley was an avid duck hunter. | + | Larry Kelley was born in Little Rock on April 13, 1916. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1938. Kelley was also a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School in Annapolis, Maryland. He was an avid duck hunter, fly fisherman, and played tennis often at the [[Little Rock Athletic Club]]. Kelley owned the [[Willow Duck Club]] southeast of [[Lonoke]]. |
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Revision as of 09:13, 8 April 2009
Larry Kelley was a construction company executive at Pickens-Bond Construction Company. Under his leadership the company built the Excelsior Hotel (now Peabody Hotel), the Union Bank Building, the Stephens Building, the First Commercial Bank Building, and the Capitol Tower in downtown Little Rock. It also built the McCain Mall in North Little Rock, the Temple B'Nai Israel in west Little Rock, and a number of college residence halls and Dillard's department stores. When Kelley retired in 1988 the company was the largest construction firm in the state.
Larry Kelley was born in Little Rock on April 13, 1916. He earned a bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville in 1938. Kelley was also a graduate of the Naval Postgraduate School in Annapolis, Maryland. He was an avid duck hunter, fly fisherman, and played tennis often at the Little Rock Athletic Club. Kelley owned the Willow Duck Club southeast of Lonoke.
References
- Evin Demirel, "His Projects Shape Capital City Skyline," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, April 3, 2009.
