MasTec

Article summary

Mastec, Inc. is an American infrastructure engineering and construction company based in Coral Gables, Florida. The company provides engineering, building, installation, maintenance and upgrade of energy, utility and communications infrastructure. Its customers are primarily in the utility, communications and government industries. The company was founded in March 1994 by Jorge Mas Canosa, father of MasTec's current chief executive officer Jose Mas. The company was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 1998. MasTec, Inc. is the second largest Hispanic-owned company in the United States with over 20,000 employees in North America.

Key claims

1. date of establishment: 1936 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of foundation: 1994 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of foundation: 1929 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. employees: 20,000 employees — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of establishment is "1936". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of foundation is "1994". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of foundation is "1929". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the employees is "20,000 employees". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
7. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1377523480