SEATTLE, - Oct. 5, 2004 - (PRNewswire) - The Turner Construction Company has made a $100,000 donation to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center as the presenting sponsor of the Fred Hutchinson Team Shootout, the center's second annual charity golf tournament taking place on October 11th at the Sahalee Country Club in Sammamish, Wash., a suburb of Seattle.

"Turner is proud to serve as the presenting sponsor of this year's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center charity golf tournament and support this worthy cause," said Thomas C. Leppert, chief executive officer of The Turner Corporation.

"Fred Hutchinson is extremely grateful to Turner for its generous contribution," said Scott Rusch, vice president of facilities and operations of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. "Turner has been a true corporate partner in so many ways, from building our magnificent campus to supporting our critical research."

Proceeds from the event will support prostate cancer research at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. For more information about the golf tournament, visit the event website at: http://www.fhcrc.org/teamshoutout.

The Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, home of two Nobel Prize laureates, is an independent, nonprofit research institution dedicated to the development and advancement of biomedical technology to eliminate cancer and other potentially fatal diseases. Recognized internationally for its pioneering work in bone-marrow transplantation, Fred Hutchinson's four scientific divisions collaborate to form a unique environment for conducting basic and applied science. The Center, in collaboration with its clinical and research partners, UW Medicine and Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Pacific Northwest and is one of 38 nationwide. For more information, visit the center's Web site at http://www.fhcrc.org.

Turner is the leading general builder in the U.S., ranking first or second in the major segments of the building construction field. During 2003, Turner completed $6.1 billion of construction. Turner is the only builder offering clients a network of 46 offices across the U.S. Founded in 1902, the firm was acquired in 1999 by HOCHTIEF, one of the world's leading international construction companies. For more information, visit Turner's website at http://www.turnerconstruction.com.