HISTORY TIMELINE!
May 2001
THE BEGINNING
Brad Beck started Beck Engineering, Inc. in Spirit Lake, IA.
May 2001
2002
FIRST PROJECT
BEI's first project is completed which was a parking lot at Tvedte's strip mall in Okoboji, IA.
2002
2003
FIRST PUBLIC PROJECT
BEI's first public project is built. The Spirit Lake Hill Avenue Boardwalk was a joint project between the City of Spirit Lake and the Iowa DNR.
2003
2004
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
BEI wins the Award of Excellence from the Iowa Concrete Paving Association for the East Entryway Project in the City of Spirit Lake.
2004
2007
STORMWATER CONFERENCE NOMINATION
BEI wins the Stormwater Conference Nomination for Outstanding Performance for innovative design of stormwater management practices that facilitate improvement in stormwater quality for low impact development practices implemented at Historic Arnolds Park.
2007
2008
AWARD OF EXCELLENCE
BEI wins the Award Of Excellencefro the Iowa Concrete Paving Association for the Wahpeton Recreational Trail.
2008
2010
IOWA QUALITY INITIATIVE STRUCTURES AWARD
BEI wins the Iowa Quality Initiative Structures Award from the AGC and Iowa DOT for the South 2nd Street Bridge over Silver Lake Dam Spillway in the City of Lake Park.
2010
2011
STATE AND NATIONAL ASPHALT AWARD
BEI wins the State and National Asphalt Paving Athletic Use Paving Award for the Spirit Lake High School track project.
2011
2014
STORMWATER RECOGNITION
BEI and the City of Okoboji earn recognition from the Stormwater Conference for implementation of stormwater green infrastructure practices in local watersheds for several gardens that were built in the City.
2014
2015
STORMWATER RECOGNITION
BEI and the City of Spirit Lake earn recognition from the Stormwater Conference for implementation of stormwater green infrastructure practices in local watersheds for several gardens that were built in the City.
2015
2016
NEW OFFICE
A new office is constructed at 3301 Zenith Avenue in Spirit Lake, IA for Beck Engineering's Headquarters. At this time BEI had 10 full time employees.
2016
2017
SMALL BUSINESS OF THE YEAR
BEI wins the Iowa Great Lakes Corridor Small Business of the Year award.
2017
2018
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
BEI wins the PSMJ Circle of Excellence for the first time.
2018
2018
NEW OFFICE - CHEROKEE, IOWA
Beck Engineering, Inc opens a new office in Cherokee, IA to be able to serve Cherokee and surrounding communities.
2018
2019
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE
BEI adds Landscape Architecture Services, and the company grows to 20 full time employees.
2019
2019
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry.
2019
2020
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry.
2020
2020
PSMJ EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
BEI wins the PSMJ Employer of Choice Award for the first time.
2020
2021
NEW OFFICE - ORANGE CITY, IOWA
Beck Engineering, Inc opens a new office in Orange City, IA to be able to serve Orange City and surrounding communities. The company grows to 27 full time employees.
2021
2021
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry.
2021
2022
BEST PLACE FOR WORKING PARENTS AWARD
Beck Engineering, Inc. has earned the 2022 Best Place for Working Parents business designation in recognition of their commitment to supporting working parents through their family-friendly policies and practices!
2022
2022
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry.
2022
2022
PSMJ RESOURCES, INC. EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
Beck Engineering, Inc. received the 2022 A/E/C Employer of Choice Award from PSMJ, the global leader in business management data and guidance for architects and engineers. This is the industry’s premier recognition of firms that have mastered workforce retention and productivity be achieving a superior level of employee engagement.
2022
2022
NEW OFFICE - SHELDON, IOWA
Beck Engineering, Inc opens a new office in Sheldon, IA to be able to serve Sheldon and surrounding communities.
2022
2023
NEW OFFICE - CLIVE, IOWA
Beck Engineering, Inc opens a new office in Clive, Iowa to be able to offer land surveying services to Central Iowa.
2023
2023
PSMJ EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
PSMJ’s AEC Employer of Choice looks beyond simple satisfaction scores to measure and recognize the most significant metric that proves who has truly satisfied employees.
2023
2023
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry.
2023
2023
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE PLATINUM MEMBER AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry. To earn the Platinum Award, an A/E/C firm must make it into the Circle of Excellence for four of the previous five years (including the current year).
2023
2024
PSMJ EMPLOYER OF CHOICE
PSMJ’s AEC Employer of Choice looks beyond simple satisfaction scores to measure and recognize the most significant metric that proves who has truly satisfied employees.
2024
2024
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry.
2024
2024
PSMJ CIRCLE OF EXCELLENCE PLATINUM MEMBER AWARD
PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the architecture and engineering industry. To earn the Platinum Award, an A/E/C firm must make it into the Circle of Excellence for four of the previous five years (including the current year).
2024