Summer 2020

Now is the Time
At Interstates, we believe the current COVID-19 situation has three phases: The Crisis The Transition The New Normal The Crisis and the New Normal have and are still receiving a…
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One Client > Two Projects > Lots of Hogs
Interstates recently completed two projects for Salisbury, MD-based Perdue Farms, one in Sioux City, IA, and one near Interstates’ headquarters in Sioux Center, IA. Previously, hogs were harvested in Sioux…
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A Case for 3D Modeling
I recently sat down with a farmer, a city councilman, and an ag businessman. We chatted about the things that we call successful – new farm practices, city development initiatives,…
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What is Predictive Maintenance?
Predictive maintenance is the analysis of the condition and performance of critical plant machines to reduce instances of machine failure. In the past, highly experienced plant operators may have predicted…
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Arc Flash Studies Continue in Extraordinary Times
The global pandemic has impacted almost every aspect of business, but not every impact has to be negative. Having locations across the country is beneficial for some companies, especially when…
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Agility in Action: A COVID-19 Case Study
Interstates recently chose to move toward an agile organizational design model to better handle market disruptions. Unbeknownst to us at the time, the biggest disruption in recent history was right…
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Interstates Announces New Chief Financial Officer
Interstates is pleased to announce that Joel Van Egdom has taken on the role as the new Chief Financial Officer at Interstates. Joel started at Interstates in 2004 as an…
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ABC National Awards
Interstates is honored to receive some of the highest awards from Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) for both our safety program and project excellence. Two different projects were awarded the…
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