Whiting‑Turner to build 150,000‑square‑foot headquarters on Goucher College campus

Goucher College campus, Towson, Maryland, September 23, 2025

News Summary

A national construction firm will relocate its local offices into a newly built 150,000‑square‑foot headquarters on six acres at Goucher College. The company signed a 50‑year ground lease with the college to develop under‑utilized campus land, generating long‑term revenue to support students and faculty. A national architecture firm is designing the building and the company will self‑perform construction, marking the first time the firm will occupy a building of its own. The move aims to strengthen campus partnerships, preserve green space and create local economic and employment benefits.

Turner program credited with helping local firms grow; Whiting‑Turner to build 150,000‑square‑foot headquarters on Goucher College campus

Top lines: A long‑running industry training program run by Turner is being credited with helping locally owned firms expand their capacity and win work on large projects. Separately, a national builder plans to move into a new 150,000‑square‑foot headquarters on the 287‑acre campus of Goucher College, a short distance from its current Towson office.

What happened and why it matters

The Turner School of Construction Management is being cited by local trade business owners for giving them practical business skills and connections that led to growth and new markets. One participant, the owner of Innovation Mechanical, enrolled in the program five years ago after being encouraged by a Turner procurement manager while reviewing trade partner requirements. That owner credits the program with giving the knowledge needed to run and expand the business, including entry into the healthcare market, and with prompting new employee retention policies focused on training, pay, and periodic time off.

In a separate development, the Whiting‑Turner Contracting Company will relocate its headquarters for the first time in more than 50 years, remaining in Towson but leaving an office it shares in Hampton Plaza for a new building on six acres at the front of Goucher College, along Dulaney Valley Drive. The headquarters will be a 150,000‑square‑foot office building designed by Diane Hoskins of Gensler and is expected to be completed in late 2028. The site is less than a mile from the company’s current location, and the company will construct the building itself.

How the Turner program works

The Turner School of Construction Management has operated for more than 50 years and has over 40,000 graduates. Turner presents the program as part of its national economic inclusion strategy. The curriculum covers project management, preconstruction, safety, marketing, and business development and is taught by Turner professionals and industry experts. Program staff explain Turner’s safety programs, prequalification process, and expectations of trade partners over a project partnership, and they work to match trade partners with appropriately sized work packages by introducing partners to one another or breaking apart packages into more manageable pieces.

Program outreach also includes recruiting the next generation of craftworkers, with an emphasis on engaging parents, counselors, and trusted adults to broaden perceptions about career paths beyond four‑year colleges. Turner staff also work with local businesses beyond construction trades, including restaurants, food trucks, office supply companies, and security firms.

Voices from local businesses

The owner of Innovation Mechanical said the school coached the business to face challenges, advised on networking and joining business associations, and helped navigate contracts and legal documents. Another participant, the owner of Confident Cleaning, enrolled after hearing about the program at a networking event and valued the diversity of participants and the openness of Turner staff in sharing knowledge and answering questions. Participants report the program provides tools for business operations and helps identify next steps for growth.

Details on Whiting‑Turner headquarters

The Whiting‑Turner project will sit on six acres on the 287‑acre Goucher campus under a 50‑year ground lease. College leadership said the lease will yield millions of dollars and that using under‑utilized land for the headquarters creates a revenue stream that can support financial aid and faculty salaries. The college previously announced plans for other campus development, and leadership said the campus has room for additional partnerships that turn unused acreage into revenue to underwrite the educational mission.

Whiting‑Turner was founded in 1909 and has been in operation for 116 years. The company employs about 5,000 people nationwide, with roughly 1,000 based in the Baltimore area. Company leadership noted that seating a corporate headquarters on a college campus is unusual and expects to benefit from the campus setting and proximity to green space.

Practical next steps and contacts

Each year the Turner School of Construction Management brings together business owners to deepen industry knowledge, strengthen operational practices, and build partnerships. For more information about future Turner School sessions, the Community & Citizenship Program Specialist is Brittany Lewis (email: [email protected]).

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Background and context

The Turner program’s longevity—more than 50 years—and its cumulative alumni—over 40,000 graduates—underscore its role as a long‑standing industry education channel. The new headquarters project by Whiting‑Turner reflects a broader trend of institutions and companies seeking mutually beneficial campus partnerships that create revenue for colleges while providing companies with proximity to talent and campus amenities.

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