2026 Business Excellence Awards: Viking Construction Inc.

Award Category Winner: Family-Owned Business, 1-50 Employees

Viking Construction Inc.

Headquarters: Bridgeport

Year Founded: 1991

Industry: Construction

Top Executive: Anthony Gaglio, President

Employees: 46

Website: www.Vikingconstruction.net

Founder: Anthony Gaglio

Family members currently employed at the company: Anthony Gaglio, President; Anthony Gaglio Jr., Vice President, Anthony Gaglio’s son

Generations currently running the company: 3rd and 4th

Viking Construction is a family-owned company of craftsmen in all areas of construction. Now in its 35th year, Viking serves as general contractor and construction manager for projects including schools, historical renovations, medical facilities, large-scale mixed-income housing, nursing homes, office and municipal buildings, and industrial manufacturing plants.

Viking often self-performs sitework on its projects throughout Connecticut.

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Tell us about your recent accomplishments.

Since 1991, we have completed more than $1.1 billion in projects.

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Our recently completed projects include the $18 million Connecticut Humane Society’s Pet Resource Center in Wilton, which won a Connecticut Building Congress Project Team award and a Construction Real Estate Women (CREW) CT Blue Ribbon award.

We completed the first three phases of the $44 million Willow Creek Apartments in Hartford, a redeveloped housing community, and have just begun the $22.8 million fourth phase, bringing a total of 191 homes to the area.

We are nearing completion of the $69 million Wall Street Place development, a long-abandoned mixed-use project that brings 155 apartment homes, retail and parking to downtown Norwalk. We continue to work with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration as a strategic partner, and we awarded our 15th scholarship to a local student.

What are your family values?

We value every employee, as they are crucial to our mission to deliver exceptional quality for every building project. We encourage employees to take on greater challenges and build skills so their professional lives are rewarding and fulfilling.

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