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31

Chas. T. Main

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Chas. T. Main Inc. was founded in 1893 by Charles T. Main, an engineer for the textile mills of New England. In addition to the traditional business of water and steam power, Main soon expanded into the new field of hydroelectric generators. It rose to become a world-wide player in the utility industries, providing many wide-ranging engineering services. For example, in the mid-1950’s Charles T. Main was responsible for the building of a hydro-electric plant in Turkey, a plant visited by the Shah of Iran during his effort to modernize Iran.

According to John Perkins, Main Inc. was additionally a consulting firm, which trapped Third World countries into international debts they could not repay. He published his account in “Confessions of an Economic Hit Man”.

In the late 1980s, mismanagement lead to the downfall of Main and it was bought by Parsons Corporation of Pasadena, California.

Chas T. Main, Inc. changed its name to Parsons Main, Inc. in January of 1992.


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