Spring 2023

Staying Ahead of the Game with Design-Build
Dollar General sought to build an 860,000-square-foot distribution facility in Blair, NE, to support more than 1,500 Dollar General stores in the Midwest with dry and fresh goods. Interstates, working…
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Best Practices for Instrumentation Calibration
In a perfect world, your instruments would function in your facility just as well as the day they left the factory. The realities of operating a busy facility make that…
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One Interstates In Idaho Falls
Interstates recently provided a full array of solutions to construct a greenfield meat processing plant for Riverbend Meats in Idaho Falls, ID. Working with general contractor Big-D Construction Corp., based…
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E-Houses: Repeatable, Safe, & Cost-Effective
Interstates’ recent work on a new cage-free egg-laying facility in the Midwest, included building and installing modular solutions called e-houses. Using e-houses instead of traditional electric rooms has myriad benefits,…
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Calling All Introverts
I am introverted by nature, and while it’s not an inherently negative trait, it was slowing me down. I was struggling to meet with clients, and even Interstates team members,…
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ABC National Excellence in Construction Awards
On March 16, we were honored with two project awards from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC). Interstates received the Eagle Award in the Electrical: More than $10 million category for…
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ABC National Craft Championships
Interstates had two individuals compete in the National Craft Championships at the ABC National Convention in Kissimmee, FL. With more than 175 competitors, the competition included an online exam and…
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To Be or To Do?
I recently read a book called CEO Excellence, and it has changed how I view leadership. The book digs into six different mindsets successful leaders have, focusing on three key…
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