Sierra Construction Corporation

Sierra Construction Corporation was a Las Vegas, Nevada-based construction company established in 1953 by Bill Koerwitz, president and field supervisor, and Gus Rapone, executive vice president and job procurer and estimator. Kitty Rodman joined the company shortly after its establishment as director, secretary-treasurer, and office manager. Additional long-time employees of the company include Patricia Badame, executive assistant to Kitty Rodman, and Jerry Koerwitz, executive assistant to Gus Rapone.

The first projects that Sierra Construction Corporation built were office, bank, and school buildings, along with projects at the Nevada Test Site and Nellis Air Force Base. As the company grew, they began securing contracts for projects such as the Flora Dungan Humanities Building on the University of Nevada, Las Vegas campus, and hotels and casinos including the Golden Nugget, Binion’s Horseshoe, Four Queens, Santa Fe Station, and the Mirage. The company also built additions to several other hotels and casinos, as well as the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Sources:

Kitty Rodman Collection on Sierra Construction Corporation, 1987-2014. MS-01205. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/f1gz1g

“Las Vegas “First Lady” of construction, Kitty Rodman, dies after a lengthy illness with Parkinson’s.” Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 9, 2014, NewsBank.