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Join us in congratulating Senior Structural Engineer, Brian Dalton (lower right) and Senior Civil Engineer, Andy LaPalme (upperleft) to Partner. In addition, Human Resources Manager, Mary Pettit (lower left) and Senior Project Manager, Paul Murphy (upper right) were promoted to Associate.

VAA was “Piling on the Food” at the 10th Annual Canstruction competition. Shaped like a front end loader, the structure depicts unloading food into a pile. A time-lapse video features the VAA build which won “Structural Ingenuity” and “Honorable Mention.” Sponsor support helped the team donate over 5,600 pounds of food and $5,500 to Second Harvest Heartland […]

The Works Museum recently hosted “Girl Time.” VAA was a sponsor and Paula Barker, Civil Engineer and Kyrstyn Haapala, Structural Engineer, volunteered to show elementary school girls how nifty, and useful, engineering could be. At the event, women engineers led hands-on activities such as building structures out of paper or toothpicks, creating a circuit to […]

Having a functional work environment goes without saying in today’s business market. VAA’s office space goes beyond function by incorporating materials used in many of its projects. VAA engineers worked closely with RSP Architects (a client of VAA’s for over 25 years) to integrate engineering elements, create inviting architecture and comfortable collaboration spaces for employees. […]

VAA leaders shared their perspective with Channel 12 News out of Brooklyn Park on building a culture-driven work space that focuses on their greatest asset – VAA employees. View video

With a 4-1 record, the VAA softball team won the “B” division of the 35th Annual ACEC/MN Scholarship Fund Softball Tournament. Congrats players.

VAA was one of three sponsors for the 2015 Memorial Cup Tournament hosted by the Plymouth New Hope Little League (PNHLL). The two week tournament was held at Zachary Playfields in Plymouth in memoriam of kids, coaches and umpires who have participated in little league. Twenty teams from District 1 Little League participated in the […]

The Canstruction competition will be held September 26-28 at the MOA. Firms in the A/E/C industry build structures made entirely of canned food which are displayed, dismantled and donated to Second Harvest Heartland. VAA is proud to participate to help provide meals for individuals and families that need support. Visit our donor page and help […]