VAA News
With 2018 comes a major milestone – VAA’s 40 anniversary. This anniversary creates a moment to appreciate our history and the class-act clients who have helped establish who we are today. The company’s roots were established in August 1978 by Founders, Dick Van Sickle and Chuck Allen and within those four decades, VAA emerged as […]
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What does a potluck and Toys for Tots have in common? Two ways VAA gives back during the holiday season. VAA’s 11 owners thank employees through their tradition of providing a Partner-served holiday lunch, including home cooked dishes and desserts. “It’s our way to thank employees for their service throughout the year,” stated Jeff Schrock, CEO (pictured in […]
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The doors officially opened to VAA’s Sioux Falls, SD office with an Open House last week. The gathering welcomed clients, vendors and school representatives. Shawn Vanhove, PE, Associate / Sr. Structural Engineer, manages the office bringing VAA’s engineering and design services closer to its clients in the Dakotas. “This office allows us to be more […]
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VAA is doubling the size of its Plymouth, MN headquarters to accommodate growth in services and new amenities for employees. With the addition of 35,000 square feet, the new space allows for approximately 90 employees and will feature two kitchen areas, on-site storage for document archives, a large-group training center and fitness and game rooms […]
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Mulch. If there’s one thing VAA’s Community Outreach team learned this summer, it’s that piles of woodchips can enrich more than just soil. A group of seven VAA employees volunteered to mulch five areas throughout the grounds of Camp Eden Wood, a fully accessible facility offering camp and respite programs for people with disabilities. Called […]
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With “We CAN Solve Hunger” as the team’s motto, VAA debuted a massive Rubik’s Cube structure at the 2017 Canstruction event hosted at the Mall of America. It was a privilege to participate for the ninth consecutive year and be a part of the six-build team’s donation of over 50,000 meals to Second Harvest Heartland. […]
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For a nation subject to annual hurricanes and earthquakes, the question should be asked, how do buildings stand up under the strain of a natural disaster? While two very different approaches are taken to building designs to allow for either extreme wind speeds or high seismic (earthquake) events, the common thread is lateral forces. Acting […]
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During a Midwest tour to learn about U.S. agricultural and grain systems, 31 Kazakhstan representatives visited Crystal Valley Cooperative’s facility in Hope, MN. Working with the Co-op and contractor, CEEC, Inc., VAA provided civil and structural engineering, industrial architecture, equipment layout and loop track design for the facility. Join the tour and learn more about […]
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VAA’s Community Outreach team challenged employees to match the company donation this week in support of Hurricane Harvey relief efforts. With the combined generosity of the outreach team and individual contributions, VAA donated over $1,000 to the American Red Cross. “We put on this challenge for a week to give employees an easy way to […]
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It is not every day you see CEO, Jeff Schrock (left) and President, Keith Jacobson (right) in a hair net, but on our last outing to Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) the duo, along with a group of VAA volunteers, helped hand-pack meals for children in Haiti. Meals of raw products, dried vegetables and minerals […]
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