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VAA Secures Largest 2025 BUILD Grant in Illinois

March 24, 2025 / Comments Off on VAA Secures Largest 2025 BUILD Grant in Illinois

City of Galesburg, IL, to receive $25 million for new grain export facility.    Plymouth, Minn. (March 24, 2025) – Following the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) announcement of its Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) – formerly known as RAISE – grant recipients for 2025, VAA is excited to share its success in […]

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Ross Fredrickson Named Senior Associate

March 6, 2025 / Comments Off on Ross Fredrickson Named Senior Associate

With great pleasure, VAA has named Senior Engineering Project Manager Ross Fredrickson as a Senior Associate. Having joined VAA in 2021 with 25 years of experience, Fredrickson is highly skilled in planning, project estimation, risk management and managing multi-disciplinary teams with an emphasis on industrial, agricultural and food projects. Fredrickson not only excels at solutions-driven […]

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Tina Frye Named Partner

March 4, 2025 / Comments Off on Tina Frye Named Partner

VAA is thrilled to announce that Tina Frye has been named a Partner in our growing firm. As Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations, she has overseen operations, finance and accounting, human resources, information technology, and administrative functions since joining VAA in 2021. With financial and operational leadership spanning 25 years, Frye is well […]

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VAA Helps Land Largest PIDP Grant in Illinois

November 21, 2024 / Comments Off on VAA Helps Land Largest PIDP Grant in Illinois

VAA’s expertise helps clients secure an over $38 million grant award.   Pymouth, Minn. (November 21, 2024) – The Maritime Administration announced Friday the recipients of the Port Infrastructure Development Program, or PIDP, grant funds for 2024.  In partnership with the Village of Hennepin, VAA is excited to share its success in securing the largest […]

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VAA Breaks Ground on New Recreation Center in Maple Lake

October 9, 2024 / Comments Off on VAA Breaks Ground on New Recreation Center in Maple Lake

In September, VAA broke ground on the True Friends Camp Courage new recreation center in Maple Lake, the facility set for opening in Spring 2026.  VAA will provide the architectural, structural, and civil engineering for the project, working alongside project partners McGough Construction and 45 North Group. Having outgrown the function and size of their […]

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VAA a Winner of the 2024 Top Workplaces USA

March 20, 2024 / Comments Off on VAA a Winner of the 2024 Top Workplaces USA

VAA is excited to announce it has earned the 2024 Top Workplaces USA award. Winners of the Top Workplaces USA list are chosen based solely on employee feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey, issued by Energage. Results are calculated by comparing the survey’s research-based statements, including 15 Culture Drivers that are proven to predict […]

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Five Promoted to Associate

February 14, 2024 / Comments Off on Five Promoted to Associate

With the recent announcement of several promotions in 2024, VAA is excited to share that Jeremiah Graunke, Ian Ison, Mike Langhorst, Joe Mehok, and James Snyder have been promoted to Associates.  This distinction is the next step for VAA team members who have shown proven commitment to their roles at VAA, their leadership helping advance […]

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Five Named Senior Associates

February 13, 2024 / Comments Off on Five Named Senior Associates

Among the exciting promotions at VAA in 2024 are the promotions of Travis Beck, Nick Hubbard, Nat Schmidt, Lisa Stock, and Shawn Vanhove. Each of the five has played an integral role in VAA’s growth and will continue in the future with how they look to build upon their already prominent influence on VAA, their […]

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VAA Promotes Two to Principal

February 8, 2024 / Comments Off on VAA Promotes Two to Principal

VAA extends its congratulations to Eric Peterson and Gary Koerbitz for being promoted to Principal at the onset of 2024. Koerbitz, known for leading the impactful growth of VAA’s Process Engineering team, joined VAA in 2021. Koerbitz is a key technical resource on the VAA Team and a strong mentor whose focus on building relationships […]

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Ben Severtson Named Partner

February 5, 2024 / Comments Off on Ben Severtson Named Partner

It is with great excitement that VAA shares Ben Severtson has been named Partner.  Severtson has been with VAA since 2003, playing a critical role in the growth and development of VAA’s Buildings group.  Severtson is also well known for his mentorship of up-and-coming VAA team members and on top of that is a key […]

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