Newsletter

May 2025

Sixty-Two: Ames News — delivered.

Construction Safety Week 2025

Focus on the Field: Don Welge Memorial Bridge

Several Ames team members in the Southeast enjoyed a thrilling night at Rockingham Speedway in North Carolina, cheering on Tyler Ankrum all the way to the victory lane in the Black’s Tire 200. Ames is a partial sponsor of #18, and our team members joined with our partners from Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA) Mid-Atlantic Region for a winning night at the NASCAR CRAFTSMAN Truck Series race.

Newly Awarded Project: Hyrum Dam

🚧 Newly Awarded Projects

Federal

Hyrum Dam Spillway (Utah)

Mine

FMI Morenci SWMFL Raff Pipe Upgrades (Arizona)
FMI Morenci W Jacking Header Q1 Extension (Arizona)

Rail

UPRR Security Improvements (California)

Transportation

Toe-Nolichucky River Basin Progressive Design-Build (North Carolina)

Meet James Thompson

May Is Mental Health Awareness Month

Employee Resource Groups at Ames

Nineteen Ames coworkers packed 20 boxes of food at the Lifeline Charlotte Center in Concord, N.C., in March—enough for 4,320 meals. The meals were delivered to individuals and families in Western North Carolina, where rebuilding efforts following Hurricane Helene are ongoing.

Meet Lorna Tokarski

The Merriam Junction Trail project in Minnesota hosted children from a nature-based preschool program in February.

Preventing Aquatic Invasive Species

Ames teams were honored with three Build America Awards at the AGC of America annual conference in April.

Three Cheers!

🏆 2025 Baldwin Group Build America Merit Award, Highway and Transportation Renovation over $100M

Third Avenue Bridge CMGC
Associated General Contractors of America

🏆 2025 Baldwin Group Build America Award, Federal & Heavy New

Diversion Inlet Structure, FM Area Diversion Project
Associated General Contractors of America

🏆 2025 Baldwin Group Build America Award – Marvin M. Black Excellence in Partnering and Collaboration, Civil Projects over $20M

56th Avenue Travel & Safety Improvements: Peoria St. to Peña Blvd.
Associated General Contractors of America

🏆 Excellence in Accident Prevention – Minimal Incidents 2024

Southern California Contractors Association

🏆 Infrastructure Construction Excellence (ICE) Award

56th Avenue Travel & Safety Improvements: Peoria St. to Peña Blvd.
Colorado Contractors Association

2025 ICE Award for the 56th Avenue Travel & Safety Improvements project.

Ames Leave of Absence Flow Chart

Ames Flashback: Hell Canyon Bridge

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