|
|
Bill Lyles Sr. and his wife, Elizabeth, founded W.M. Lyles Co., a pipeline construction business, in the oil fields of Avenal, Calif., in 1945. In the 1970s, the family leaders began diversifying by investing in multifamily housing and development, and in the 1980s they acquired their first manufacturing company. Following the 2007 sale of the co-owned Pelco, a maker of security cameras, the family further diversified into investment partnerships. Today the Lyles Family Enterprise consists of multiple businesses and ventures in construction, real estate (development and rental), agriculture and investment partnerships. The enterprise employs over 500 people. Lyles Diversified Inc. is an S corporation that oversees the Lyles family's construction businesses and provides management and administrative services to the family's other holding companies. Lyles Construction Group, based in Fresno, is one of California's largest water and environmental contractors. The family makes investments through two LLCs, Lyles United and Lyles Investments.
|
