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APi Construction earns safety award
In April, the National Insulation Association (NIA) announced that APi Construction is the winner of the 2008 Theodore H. Brodie distinguished Safety Award for medium size companies (100,000 to 1,000,000 man-hours). APi Vice Presidents, Jerry Pederson and Mark Udager, accepted the award at NIA’s 54th Annual Convention. The Brodie award is NIA’s top industry honor for outstanding dedication to safety performance, and it is designed to
Viking embraces challenging project
Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co. is in the midst of a major facility and renovation project at one of the largest employers in St. Paul, Minn., Regions Hospital. The $179 million project includes an expanded and upgraded emergency center, two levels of underground parking, and a new 900-space employee-parking ramp to allow staff to park near the hospital campus. “We embraced the opportunity to reinforce our reputation as the premier fire sprinkler contractor in the region on this extreme
Grunau Metals supports launch safety for NASA
As part of the NASA program to develop a new space exploration system to replace the aging space shuttle, NASA is preparing to test the Launch Abort System (LAS) for the new Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV). The LAS includes a rocket sub-system that sits on top of the CEV. In the event of a malfunction, the abort system rockets fire and the CEV separates from the main rocket assembly. “This project involved a lot of heavy structure and engineering expertise,” said Brad Landry, Grunau M
LeJeune provides steel for Target Field
With a view of the downtown Minneapolis skyline, LeJeune Steel puts the finishing touch on the structural steel of the Twins’ Target Field by May 2009. Target Field is predicted to be the premier sporting and entertainment venue in the Upper Midwest and the most unique, spectacular park in all of Major League Baseball. The ballpark is one million total square feet and holds seating for 40,000 fans. “As a Minneapolis company, we were thrilled to be awarded this marquee project for the
