VAA News

“Safe!” An action shot from a recent Armstrong Falcons (red jerseys) baseball game captured VAA’s banner among others on the fence line. As a community field sponsor, VAA is supporting District 281’s construction efforts for a full-field replacement at the Armstrong High School. The District’s two-year investment and Baseball Booster Club mission is to provide […]

  These common issues are often overlooked at grain facilities. Addressing problems with the right solutions can make your operation more efficient.     1. Truck Scaling, Probing and Staging Problem: If you can’t get trucks in and out of your site fast enough the pit will sit idle. Improvements: Make sure there are enough scales […]

Planning is underway for VAA to participate in the Minneapolis Canstruction® competition at the MOA on September 16. What is Canstruction® you ask? Design professionals within A/E/C industry design and build structures out of non-perishable food items. The temporary art exhibits are judged in several categories, admired by mall passersby and later dismantled – all […]

Gene Haldorson was recently recognized as the longest tenured employee at VAA with 35 years of service. His influence on company culture as a mentor to the next generation and with almost four decades of experience in the engineering industry has not gone unnoticed. A graduate from Minneapolis’ Dunwoody College of Technology and a former Partner […]

With a smorgasbord and cash donations, VAA employees participated in the Interfaith Outreach and Community Partners (IOCP) Prevent Hunger Campaign. This effort was part of a larger Minnesota (MN) March FoodShare Campaign that helps stock community food shelves for the year. VAA collected 266 lbs. of food and raised the equivalent of $1,800 throughout the […]

Generally, our society has been demanding results that are bigger, better and produced faster – this trend does not stop at the feed industry. Changes in transportation, storage and sanitation are contributing to a shift in design considerations and capabilities for large-scale feed mills. By addressing the benefits of these trends, facilities can develop a […]

Generally, our society has been demanding results that are bigger, better and produced faster – this trend does not stop at the feed industry. Changes in transportation, storage and sanitation are contributing to a shift in design considerations and capabilities for large-scale feed mills. By addressing the benefits of these trends, facilities can develop a […]

Generally, our society has been demanding results that are bigger, better and produced faster – this trend does not stop at the feed industry. Changes in transportation, storage and sanitation are contributing to a shift in design considerations and capabilities for large-scale feed mills. By addressing the benefits of these trends, facilities can develop a […]

Thirteen. Thirteen is the number of Mentor / Mentee pairings that participated in VAA’s 2016 Mentor Program. Established in 2011, the Program offers benefits beyond knowledge sharing to support staff in areas which can be overshadowed in a technically-driven industry. The mentoring relationship develops employee skills to navigate unfamiliar situations and better understand business and […]

The buzz at last week’s groundbreaking event for Cargill’s new $19 million feed facility in Shiawassee County was felt among project partners and community representatives. Nick Hubbard and Jared McCabe attended the event on behalf of VAA to field questions about our track and structural engineering. A 3D video created by VAA gave attendees a glance at […]