Contact: Tom Gapinske, Business Development & Marketing Director,
     tgapinske@clark-eng.com, 763-545-9196

July 8, 2010

Clark Engineering Corporation is pleased to announce that Leo Schaefers has passed the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) Professional Engineer (PE) examination in the State of Minnesota. Mr. Schaefers has been working at Clark as an Engineer-In-Training (EIT) since 2005.

June 19, 2010

Clark Engineering Corporation’s emergency response team has been dispatched to help work with those assessing the damage from the severe storms in the Midwest.

Our response team is available whenever an incident occurs. Clients requiring emergency response services can reach our staff 24 hours a day, 7 days a week through our toll-free emergency response phone line at (877) 572-2975.

June 1, 2010

Ryan Bluhm, LEED AP, P.E., Civil Department Manager, is now a licensed Professional Engineer in the state of Illinois. This new licensure is in addition to his registrations in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

May 23, 2010

More than 100 American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) members gathered to celebrate highlights of the past year and to recognize member achievements at their annual meeting. Now retired from Clark, Hadi Sajadi, P.E., was one of three members to be honored during the awards ceremony as a life member of ACEC for contributions he made throughout his career.

Also at this annual meeting, Seth Spychala, P.E., became a member of the ACEC Board of Directors.

May 1, 2010

Wade Lunders, PLS, has passed the Minnesota Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture, Geoscience and Interior Design (AELSLAGID) Professional Land Surveyor (PLS) exam in the State of Minnesota. Wade has worked in Clark’s Sioux Falls, South Dakota, office since April 2004 as a Survey Crew Chief. He is now a PLS in Minnesota and South Dakota.

April 29, 2010

Clark Engineering Corporation participated in the U.S.-Saudi Business Opportunities Forum April 27-29, 2010, in Chicago, Illinois. In attendance were Clark employees Tom Gapinske, Business Development and Marketing Director and Timothy LaBissoniere, P.E., Vice President. This forum was hosted by the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council, in collaboration with the Committee for International Trade.

April 5, 2010

Clark Engineering Corporation was a corporate delegate for a trade mission conducted by the U.S.-Saudi Arabian Business Council (USSABC), in cooperation with the Minnesota Trade Office to Saudi Arabia from March 28 – April 1, 2010. Those in attendance included Congressman Keith Ellison of the Fifth Congressional District of Minnesota as well as representatives from 16 different U.S. companies. The trade mission visited the cities of Riyadh and Dammam to meet with business leaders from over 60 Saudi companies. Missions like these are often conducted by the USSABC to introduce new Minnesota companies to the region and to assist those already working in the region in making connections.

March 10, 2010

Seth Spychala, P.E. has completed Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (HAZWOPER 29 CFR 1910.120) and confined space training. These certifications will assist Mr. Spychala in the work he does with Clark’s emergency response team.

Clark’s commitment to providing high quality emergency response services is shown through having the appropriate certifications, qualifications and competency to effectively address the needs of a damaged building assessment. Hazardous materials training, knowledge and understanding of NIMS, evidence documentation and protection experience, confined space training and other safety-related training and experience in a wide variety of structural materials and systems are all components of strong technical assets our staff offers.

March 7, 2010

Clark Engineering Corporation and LSA Design, Inc. were honored to receive the 2009 Concrete Design Award in the Municipal Infrastructure category for their work on the Grand River Station in La Crosse, Wisconsin. This $20 M project was completed within a very tight schedule using post-tensioned concrete. Clark and LSA were presented with the award on May 5, 2010 by the Wisconsin Ready Mixed Concrete Association at their 30th annual Concrete Design Awards in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin. This ceremony was sponsored by the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Concrete Institute, GeoTest, and the Sika Corporation.

The Grand River Station is a joint development project between the City of La Crosse and private developers that opened in June 2010. This new, classic looking, six-story facility will house a primary passenger terminal, an 8-bus transfer station, retail, parking and housing.  "The pedestrian and bus riders having to deal with traffic and ice and snow at 5th and State for all these years has been difficult and hazardous. So, having an off street place for buses and transfers is what we've needed for a long time," said Keith Carlson, Transit Manager for the city of La Crosse.

January 1, 2010

Clark Engineering Corporation would like to announce the retirement of Hadi Sajadi, P.E. after 31 successful years at the 70-year-old firm.

In 1977 Clark was working on the engineering design for the atrium at Radisson Plaza Hotel (now Hilton Garden Inn) in Downtown St. Paul. The 92 feet high, prism shaped atrium required complex 3D wind load calculations and they needed the assistance of a specialty structural engineer. They contacted the University of Minnesota where they were introduced to Mr. Sajadi, a Master’s degree student and teaching assistant in the Civil Engineering Department. Mr. Sajadi had the expertise they were seeking and joined Clark on part-time basis where he utilized Vector Analysis to complete the project.

This success led to Mr. Sajadi joining Clark full-time in May of 1978. He has been responsible over the years for a number of complex structural engineering projects as well as developing services the firm continues to offer, such as specialty structural, forensic, restoration and renovation engineering. Mr. Sajadi became a partner in the firm in 1986. He has been involved in key commercial, industrial and institutional projects throughout the United States and Canada.
Cory Casperson, P.E., Clark President said, “We appreciate Hadi’s 31+ years of dedication to Clark and the field of engineering. He has made lasting contributions to our firm and the entire engineering community through his project work and mentorship of other engineers. He will be missed and we wish him well in his retirement.”