Centex
This article is about the construction company. For the region, see Central Texas.
Subsidiary | |
Industry | Residential construction |
Founded | 1950 |
Headquarters | Dallas, TX, United States |
Key people | Tim Eller, Chairman, CEO, & President |
Revenue | $8.276 billion USD (2008) |
-$2.875 billion USD (2008) | |
-$2.657 billion USD (2008) | |
Number of employees | 6,530 (2008) |
Parent | Pulte Homes |
Website | http://www.centex.com |
Centex Corporation was a home builder founded and headquartered in Dallas, Texas.[1] The company was acquired by rival Pulte Homes in 2009 for 1.6 billion dollars.[2] Centex Homes were the main contractors of Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World, Orlando Florida USA. They also built Texas Stadium. The first building they erected was a cement plant.
The builder was bought put by Pulte in 2009 and is now part of a larger company called the Pulte Group. The larger company consists of Pulte Homes, Centex Homes, Del Webb Homes, and DiVosta Luxury Communities.
Divisions
- Centex Destination Properties
- Centex Homes
- Centex Insurance
- Centex Title
- CTX Mortgage
- Fox & Jacobs Homes
References
- ↑ http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/centex-corporation-history/
- ↑ "Pulte, Centex Shareholders Approve Merger". Reuters. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
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