The Cherokee Community greeted its newest business - Beck Engineering Inc. (BEI) - with a Meet & Greet at the Cherokee Golf Course Wednesday.
BEI of Spirit Lake has established a presence in Cherokee at its new office location at 221 E. Main St. Phone 225-9025.
Beck Engineering has located in Cherokee through the efforts of the Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation (CAEDC) and CAEDC Director Bill Anderson, and Dave Wilberding of PSS Inc. of Cherokee.
“Beck Engineering was planning to expand its services and had narrowed the list of potential towns to three and Cherokee wasn’t one of them,” explained Anderson. “But they checked us out, met with the City and CAEDC and they decided to give us a look. They were impressed with the City staff, CAEDC and the people they met here. BEI is a young, ambitious company with a great reputation and we’re extremely happy to have them here.”
Beck Engineering, Inc. of Spirit Lake and Cherokee provides professional design services for both the private and public sectors. By providing an array of services, Beck Engineering is able to deliver successful design, project management, and construction services.
Beck Engineering was created in 2001 by President Brad M. Beck. The firm has established an exceptional reputation in the Iowa Great Lakes and surrounding region by providing civil engineering and land surveying services.
Brad Beck is familiar with Cherokee since his junior high and high school days as an exceptional Lakes Conference athlete for the Spirit Lake Indians. He excelled in football and track and field and competed at state in the discus and shot put. He played football at South Dakota State with Cherokee’s Kent Timmerman and is well aware of Kent’s older brother Adam, who starred for SDSU and went on to NFL stardom.
“We just love Cherokee and all the people we’ve met,” said Beck at his Meet & Greet Wednesday night. “Everyone has been great to work with and so cooperative and friendly to make us feel welcomed here.”
Beck and his wife Teresa live in Spirit Lake, Beck’s home town where he returned from college to start his growing business. Teresa grew up in Estherville and graduated from Estherville-LC. She, too, is familiar with Cherokee from her high school days and Lakes Conference affiliation.
BEI is located in Spirit Lake at 3301 Zenith Ave.