Hoffman cherishes a challenge -- such as building the nation's deepest subway station in Portland, Oregon, or the snake-like, metal-clad Experience Music Project in Seattle. Through several subsidiaries, including flagship Hoffman Construction, the general contractor and construction manager builds civic, commercial, and industrial facilities, primarily in the northwestern US. A leading builder of semiconductor facilities, the group also serves such sectors as education, health care, hospitality, sports, transportation, industrial, and government. It provides electrical, mechanical, surveying, and other services, as well. Employees own Hoffman Corporation, which was founded in 1922.