“In Their Own Words”

Colson & Colson was founded in 1963 as a general contracting partnership between Hugh D. Colson and his son, William E. Colson. In the 40 years since its formation, the company has developed and constructed multi-family housing, single family housing, and commercial and retail space throughout the United States, Canada and England. William Colson is the managing partner of Colson & Colson Construction Co., and President of Colson & Colson General Contractor, Inc.
Beginning in 1979, Colson & Colson began focusing almost exclusively on the development of retirement residences. As of December 2005 Colson & Colson and its' related companies have developed, leased and/or manage over 300 retirement residences in the United States, Canada and England.
Today Colson & Colson's continued role is to select appropriate sites, re-zone property, obtain equity funds, assist with construction and permanent financing, construction, and to assume the development and lease-up risk by acting as general partner for the project ownership.
Colson & Colson has over 50 employees, with corporate headquarters in Salem, Oregon, and temporary offices at construction sites.

OUR PEOPLE BUILD VALUE
Colson & Colson employs only top-quality professionals who meet our demanding technical standards and are committed to our philosophy of servicing our customer's needs.
The Colson & Colson construction team, including our project managers and site construction managers, apply innovative construction techniques to get the job done in the fastest and most cost effective manner possible without ever compromising budget, schedule, quality or safety.
The Colson & Colson administrative team is focused on providing timely and accurate information to team members, when needed, to make the best decisions possible for our projects.
Throughout the project's lifecycle, the talents of the Colson & Colson team ensure that it is unsurpassed in quality, functionality, and value.

PURPOSE OF BUSINESS
Colson & Colson's mission is to lead the industry by developing and constructing high-quality, energy-efficient retirement residences for middle America and Canada. Since 1963, Colson & Colson has strived to bring a product to the market with a very high public appeal, which has prepared the entire team for the challenges of the 21st century.

1. Colson & Colson's current goals and objectives are as follows:
To maintain Colson & Colson's current position as the largest and most successful owner and operator of retirement residences in the United States and Canada.

To maintain high standards of living for middle America's and Canada's senior citizens, and to do this in a cost effective manner.



2. Colson & Colson will meet these goals and objectives as follows:
Colson & Colson will maintain its current high level of experienced and knowledgeable management personnel in the development and construction industries.

Colson & Colson will maintain its superiority in design and construction techniques by keeping pace with new and improved technologies in these and related areas.

Colson & Colson will position itself to be able to compete in the global economy by developing and constructing more effectively outside of the United States