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August 1, 1978Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Forms - Located at Wesley Temple Building (11th Floor, 12-Story Building)
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Dick Van Sickle
Chuck Allen Reginald Silverthorne Joins Firm (August 1979)
First Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Project: Trinity Lutheran Church (Lebarron Wold) -Lindstrom, Minnesota (1978)
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First Retail Project: IDS Retail Space (Paul Katz and Associates, Inc.) - Minneapolis, Minnesota (1979)
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First Opus Architects & Engineers (formerly Rauenhorst Corporation) Project: J.B. O’Meara Wareshouse / Offi ce - Burnsville, Minnesota (1978)
Wesley Temple Building
(order from left to right)Bill Peterson, Stan Chasney, Dick Van Sickle, Chuck Allen
1980 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 7
Number of Projects = 59
Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
1978 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 3Number of Projects = 20
First CHS Project: GTA Feeds - Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1979)
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THE 1980S1
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1982Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Develops Site and Moves to Pondwood Offi ce Park(4969 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, Minnesota)
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Grain Facility Design (GFD, Inc.) - a subsidiary of Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Forms (1980) •
First Grain Elevator Project: Grain Receiving / Storage Expansion (Clark Taylormade) - Adams, Minnesota (1980)
First Ritter Suppes Plautz Architects, Ltd. (RSP) Project: Hagen Realty Offi ce Building - Hopkins, Minnesota (1980)
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Gene Haldorson Joins Firm (1981)
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First CNH Architects Project:Ed Phillips & Sons Warehouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota (1984)
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Gary Nagel Joins Firm (1984)
First Healthcare Project: Broen Memorial Home (Gerald Mundt Architects) - Fergus Falls, Minnesota(1983)
Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
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First Feed Mill Project: Feed Manufacturing Plant (Janesville Elevator Construction) - Lewiston, Minnesota (1980)
1980 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 7Number of Projects = 59
First Engineering America Project:Water Storage Tank - Aberdeen, South Dakota (1982)
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First Rail Project: Track Layout (Southwest Grain Cooperative) - Dickinson, North Dakota (1981)
First SMA Project: Crystal Valley Cooperative - Lake Crystal, Minnesota (1982)
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THE 1980S
Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
1990 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 21
Number of Projects = 185
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First Hospitality Project: Northland Inn & Conference Center (Five Star Realty) - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (1985)
Bernie Jansen Joins Firm (1985)
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First Vigen Construction, Inc. Project:Concrete Storage Bins - Trimont, Minnesota (1986)
First CMA PA Project: Lake Region Manufacturing Addition - Chaska, Minnesota (1987)
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First Grain Millers, Inc.(formerly NorOats, Inc.) Project: Oat Processing Facility - St. Ansgar, Iowa (1986)
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First CADD Project (1987)
“The Great Flood” at Pondwood Offi ce Park (1987)
First Flour Mill Project: Midstate Mills Flour & Mixing (Ibberson Engineering, Inc.) - Newton, North Carolina (1986)
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First Corps of Engineers Project:Arden Hills Armory (RSP Architects, Ltd.) - Arden Hills, Minnesota (1987)
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First Target Project:Antenna Support (Associated Communications) - Crystal, Minnesota (1988)
THE 1990S
Dick Van Sickle Marine Reserve Duty for Gulf War (1990)
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1990 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 21Number of Projects = 185
Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
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First Cargill, Inc. Project: West Coast Port Structure - Seattle, Washington (1990)
First Port Project: West Coast Port Structure (Cargill, Inc.) - Seattle, Washington (1990)
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•First Todd & Sargent Project:River Terminal Modifi cations - East Clinton, Illinois (1991)
GFD, Inc. merges with Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. (1991)
First General Mills Grain Operations Project:(1991)
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First South Central Grain & Energy Project:Grains Receiving / Storage Additions - Fairfax, Minnesota (1992)
Shawn Shahriar Joins Firm(1994)
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Connie Cronquist Joins Firm(1992)
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Kelsey Brown Joins Firm (1993)
First Thorstad Construction Company, Inc. Project:Feed Manufacturing Plant - Leota, Minnesota: (1993)
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First Cargill, Inc. Feed Mill Project: Feed Manufacturing Plant - Big Lake, Minnesota (1990)
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First Farmers Cooperative Elevator Project: Bulkweigh System Installation - Hanely Falls, Minnesota (1993)
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Kirby Kerschner Joins Firm (1992)
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THE 1990S
Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
Leadership Retreats: Big Bear Lodge - Cook City, Montana (1996 & 1997)
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2000 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 50
Number of Projects = 349
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MAY 1, 1997Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Moves to Xenium Lane Offi ce (2955 Xenium Ln, Suite 10 Plymouth, Minnesota)
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Mark Mielke Joins Firm(1998)
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Bernie Jansen & Shawn Shahriar Named Partners(1998)
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Keith Jacobson Joins Firm(1998)
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First Wheat Cleaning Project: Cargill Irving Elevator (Cargill, Inc.) - Portland, Oregon (1997)
Gene Haldorson Named Partner & Scott Stangeland Hired & Named Partner (1997)
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First Seed Project: Soybean Seed Conditioning Plant (Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.) - Cherokee, Iowa (1996)
THE 2000S
Scott Stangeland Named VAA President (2001)
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Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
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Keith Jacobson Named Partner (2001)
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2000 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 50Number of Projects = 349
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First (of many) Fishing Trips: Lake Kabetogama,Minnesota (2001)
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Reg Silverthorne Retires From VAA (December 31, 2000)
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Chuck Allen Retires From VAA(December 31, 2001)
Dave Olheiser Joins Firm(2005)
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First Frac Sand Facility: Sand Processing Plant (WW Constructors / Fairmount Minerals) - Wedron, Illinois (2005)
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Scott Stangeland Named VAA CEOKeith Jacobson Named VAA President(2003)
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First Fertilizer Project: Fertilizer Facility (Marcus Construction Company) - Kindred, North Dakota (2004)
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First Revit Project: American Medical Systems (ESG Architects) - Minnetonka, Minnesota (2005)
THE 2000S
Jeff Schrock Joins Firm (2006)
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Mark Mielke Named Partner (2008)
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2010 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 62
Number of Projects = 438
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Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
Kelsey Brown Named Partner (2007)
AUGUST 2008VAA Expands Xenium Lane Offi ce Across the Street to Suite 100
•Jeff Schrock Named Partner(2009)
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First Five-Story Wood Structure Project: Sydney Hall (ESG Architects) - Minneapolis, Minnesota (2009)
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Ship Loading Rain Shield (Tacoma Export Marketing Companies - TEMCO) - Tacoma, Washington (2005)
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Pueblo of Isleta Hotel & Convention Center (Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.) - Albuquerque, New Mexico (2007)
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Dick Van Sickle Retires From VAA (May 8, 2009)
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THE 2010S
VAA Grows to 100 Employees (2012)
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Annual Fishing Trips: Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota(2010, 2011 & 2012)
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Dave OlheiserNamed Partner (2011)
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2013 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 115
Number of Projects = 365 (and counting)
2010 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 62Number of Projects = 438
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Projects are pursuits fostering a 20+ year client relationship or signifi cant milestone for VAA.
2011 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 86Number of Projects = 747
2012 Firm TotalsNumber of Employees = 100Number of Projects = 782
APRIL 29, 2013VAA Moves to Berkshire Lane Offi ce(2300 Berkshire Ln N, Suite 200 Plymouth, Minnesota)
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First Buffalo Wild Wings Project: Katy, Texas (2010)
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First Refi nery Project: Delaware City Refi nery (Savage Services Corporation) - Delaware City, Delaware (2010)
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