Bruening Rock Products, Inc.
Bruening Rock Products helped with the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum expansion by donating excavation and demolition of the old power station located next to the museum in Decorah. Work consisted of removal of concrete footings, rock base and dirt placement. All waste materials were then hauled away to a contractor supplied waste area. The donation of equipment, men, and materials gave the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum an expanded area on its campus for future exhibits. Keith Bruening was directly involved in arranging for the donations of time and equipment.

Cedar Valley Corporation
Cedar Valley ’s company philosophy continues to be one of giving back to the industry and communities from which they draw their livelihood. Numerous organizations benefit from Cedar Valley’s philanthropic attitude including a generous donation to the Community Foundation of Waterloo/Cedar Falls & Northeast Iowa. Cedar Valley continues to give monetary support of the AGC of Iowa Foundation and AGC of America’s Education and Research Foundation. Cedar Valley also supports Iowa State University’s College of Engineering by making contributions to the Construction Engineering Fund for Program Excellence and the ConE Fund for Program Excellence.

Heartland Asphalt, Inc.
The Cerro Gordo Sheriff’s department and the Mason City Police had been sharing a shooting range inside the city limits of Clear Lake for several decades. The fact that there was no fence to control access and the range was too close to a new housing area. Heartland Asphalt donated approximately $100,000 of in kind work using a dormant quarry to help create a new shooting range for the local law enforcement offices. Heartland constructed berms, access roads and fenced the area off creating a safe and controlled environment. Newman Catholic Schools had problems with mud and soft areas around their baseball field which made it difficult for spectators to access the games. Also, there was no press box for the girl’s softball field. Heartland Asphalt donated paved walking paths and donated time and materials to build a new press box. Others benefited from Heartland’s generosity as well.

Jensen Construction Company
Jensen Construction provided the manpower for driveway extensions, sidewalks, curbs, and decorative planters for 5 homes built by the Mosaic Group Homes in Des Moines. The improvements allowed group home residents to safely navigate wheelchairs and walking assistance devices to the public right of way. Special thanks to Steve Snell, Matt Dougherty, Tom Brokaw, Sean Laas, Bruce Bever, and Herbie Stinson. Jensen Construction has given generously to many well deserving groups here in Iowa and across the country.

Knife River Midwest
Even though their name changed from Fred Carlson Co. to Knife River Midwest they remain the same community conscious company by getting involved in many community activities in the Decorah and surrounding areas in Iowa and in Minnesota. They’ve donated money, materials, and promotional items to numerous agricultural, 4-H groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Iowa Special Olympics, Camp Courageous and Festival of Trees to raise money for their events. Knife River and their employees served on numerous committees, and contributed to, the organizations you see listed here. In addition to their monetary donations Knife River was active in disaster relief. Early in the year, Northwest Iowa and Southern Minnesota were hit by unusually heavy snow falls. They helped by removing massive amounts of snow from several communities. In August, Knife River helped the community of Rushford, Minnesota recover from flooding by donating clothing, materials, money and time. Special thanks to Kathy Rosendahl, Penny Mestad and Lindsay Ives and all of the ready mix and shop employees for their time and generosity.

Martin Marietta Materials
In October of 2007 Martin Marietta hosted an event, which allowed the public to enjoy a free tour of their underground mine at Ames. WHO radio’s Van and Bonnie broadcast their show live from the mine and promoted it as “The Journey to the Center of the Earth”. To accommodate the approximately 2500 people Martin Marietta rented 7200 SF of tents to perform underground hazard training and set up displays to educate their quests about their industry. Martin Marietta served over 2000 donuts, 1000 cookies, 81 gallons of hot chocolate, and 62 gallons of coffee. Free will donations rose over $1500 in cash and one ton of canned foods for local charities. Broadcast guest speakers included Nancy Richardson, Director of Iowa DOT and Bill Northey, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.

McAninch Corporation
McAninch Corporation helped to enhance the campus or the Ross Campus Treatment Center in Johnston for the Youth Homes of Mid-America. Youth Homes of Mid-America is a private, non-profit children’s and family social service agency. McAninch Corp achieved this by filling in an old sewage lagoon thus improving the overall aesthetics of the campus. Special thanks to Doug McAninch.

Peterson Contractors, Inc.
Freedom for Youth Ministries wished to add another building on their property located at Martin Luther King & Hickman Road in Des Moines. Because the property was located on an old landfill the Ministry needed an engineer to sign off on the plans. PCI worked with Geopier Midwest’s regional engineers Greg Gear and Dick Gernant to design a foundation system that the city would approve of. PCI donated the equipment and skilled employees and Croell provided the aggregates to make the building foundations come together. Special thanks to Greg Gear, Dick Gernant, Foreman Jeff Henricks and his crew, and Project Manager Jordan Muller. PCI supported many other worthwhile projects and programs including monetary donations for Reinbeck’s Fantastic 4th of July Celebration fireworks; equipment, time and materials for a creek crossing for the Cedar Valley Soccer Complex; with the help of ISU AGC students constructed a new patio to allow adults with intellectual disabilities a place to “hang out” at the Friendship Ark Homes Duff House in Ames. Special thanks to Jeff Theis.

Reilly Construction Company, Inc.
Reilly Construction Company came to the rescue when the City of Johnston Little League and Johnston Girls Softball needed help with their ballfields. Reilly Construction donated labor and equipment to install over 330 feet of corrugated metal pipe and intakes and hauled in material to cover the drainage system eliminating a ditch and improving the usability of the Little Leagues fields. Reilly Construction also donated labor and equipment for the design, survey and construction of 4 softball fields. Special thanks to Bob Elsbernd, Darin Holien, Jim Lowe, Justin Lechtenberg, Tom Thesing, Jim Etterm and Kyle Mall.

Skyline Construction, Inc.
Skyline Construction, Inc. supports their community fairs and 4-H programs in all of the counties they serve. They accomplish this both with monetary contributions to the fair boards and by participating in the 4-H Livestock auctions of Winneshiek and Allamakee Counties. By doing so, county fairs are able to provide a showcase for the hard work done by the young people and to help county fairs continue being a viable event. Special thanks to Duane and Keith Bruening.