Spring 2019

Cyber Attacks: The Terrorist of the Internet
In 2004, the U.S. Army found itself in a conflict with a new enemy overseas. The traditional etiquette of war was not being followed. The enemy did not organize like…
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Service Unplugged
When a group of Interstates employees went “way out in the sticks” to help the Grand Marais, MN-based Coldwater Foundation with a site electrification project for its base camp, they…
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Installation Flexibility: Planning Ahead
Plant up-time is critical. The unpredictability of an aging electrical system, coupled with the wear and tear of industrial equipment, creates “hiccups” in normal facility operation that can cause plant…
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Decrease Risk and Increase Efficiency with Annual Site Visits
Interstates is now offering annual control loop tuning and operator retraining visits to its support clients. As equipment wears down over time and process equipment methods change, a site visit…
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Keeping to the Quality Plan
Interstates recently joined Minneapolis-based Cargill on the construction of a greenfield biodiesel plant in Wichita, KS, which is located next to its existing oilseed processing plant and refinery. Interstates’ Integrated…
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Mission Clarity
Is it strategic or tactical? Is it a goal or an outcome? Pardon my cynicism for a moment; I may have read one too many business improvement articles recently, and…
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ABC National Award
On March 27 we were honored with an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) Pyramid Award in the Electrical – Over $10 Million category for our work on the Al-Corn Clean…
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New Office Location in Sioux Center
At Interstates, we want to provide our employees with the best way to do their best work. This spring, we will be moving into a new building in Sioux Center.…
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