OUR HISTORY

Clarion Construction, Inc. was founded by Kelly Owen in 1988. Armed with a loan from a good friend and an El Camino, Clarion began with an office staff of 4 and a field crew of 6 talented journeymen.

As is the case with any start-up company, the first years were tough and lean, but after the first year of blood, sweat and tears, sales reached over $2,000,000.

In 1995, two additional full time project managers joined the team, and by the late 1990’s Clarion had reached its highest annual sales. By the year 2000, Clarion was in full swing with licenses in multiple western states and projects from Oregon to Texas with the staff to back it up.

In 2009, Clarion began a steady comeback after a home crisis struck in 2005, branching out to other states and concentrating on our loyal customer base. By 2011, Clarion had a great year and we started to say things like “business as usual”.

The Clarion family was devastated in 2016 with the sudden and unexpected loss of company founder, Kelly Owen. Kelly created our company and was the rock that held us together like a family. His untimely death, not only devastated us, but sent a shockwave through the construction industry with so many that knew, respected, and loved him. It seemed the world had stopped. 

But just as Kelly would have wanted, the Clarion team kept moving forward and continued to proudly carry his legacy on. With Kelly’s values in hand, we took an aggressive approach to prove to the construction community that Clarion was strong and here to stay. And we did just that! 

Currently, Clarion is proud to be as strong as ever, branching out to new industries while still focusing on our core customers. Our success is attributed to our 30 plus year loyal employees and the hard work they put in for this family. We have added to our team, and are very pleased with the fresh ideas and creativity that have been brought to the table, while continuing to keep our core values in place.

At Clarion, we enjoy what we do and we will continue to do so for the next 35 years.

Brad Owen - President