Suffolk Construction Company was founded in 1982, by Edward Fish Sr. as an open-shop building contractor. Immediately thereafter, Fish seeded Suffolk with an $80,000 loan and transferred full leadership and management to his 23-year-old son,
John F. Fish, who has led the company as president and CEO since its founding. By 1987, the company had grown its annual revenues from $300 thousand to $66 million. In 1989, the company expanded its operations to South Florida. In 2009, Suffolk acquired William A. Berry & Son, a large New England contractor that specialized in biomedical and healthcare construction. In January 2016, the company was selected as general contractor for the $1.7 billion
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Everett, Massachusetts. In September 2016, the company held a ceremony in which they used virtual reality technology to "break ground" on their new headquarters project. Suffolk was chosen as the general contractor for the
General Electric's Boston headquarters building in December 2016. In March 2026, Suffolk announced plans to open an office in Bangalore, India, as part of its Suffolk Global initiative.
The Boston Globe reported that CEO John Fish said the move was tied to the company's goal of growing annual revenue to $10 billion. ==Notable projects==