Shook was founded and named after, Charles H. Shook in 1922. The company was incorporated in Ohio on December 11, 1926 as Chas H. Shook, Inc. and in 1977 the name was changed to Shook, Inc. In 1986 the company formed a holding company, Shook National Corporation, of which Shook, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary. Shook Building Division, Shook Heavy and Environmental Division, Shook Northern Ohio Division and Shook Indiana Division make up Shook, Inc. ABS General Contractors, Inc. and Ameritcon, Inc. are other subsidiaries of Shook National Corporation.

Shook National Corporation is a privately held corporation whose stockholders are employees of the company. Shook has built significant projects in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, West Virginia, North Carolina, Virginia, Pennsylvania and Florida. This work history includes:

• Major industrial facilities
• Commercial projects
• Public assembly and institutional
• Educational projects
• Telecommunications service work for SBC
• Infrastructure, such as water and waste water treatment plants

Over the last two decades, Shook has moved away from a project mix that would reflect 90% public projects to more private work (about 60%) and a significant increase in Construction Management and Design Build work.

Current contracts are valued in excess of $600,000,000. These projects, and others like them over the last 30 years, have helped Shook become one of the largest contractor/construction managers in the area providing thousands of seasonal construction jobs and opportunities for its employees to grow with a vibrant, stable and conservatively aggressive company.

Besides its Dayton headquarters, Shook has fully staffed division offices in Cleveland and Indianapolis.