Over 600 Northwest Indiana professionals attended an awards banquet to recognize the construction industry’s notable performance and safety achievements.
The Northwest Indiana Business RoundTable and the Construction Advancement Foundation hosted the banquet. The event provided an opportunity for attendees to receive recognition for outstanding work from the previous year.
The annual event serves as two award banquets combined into one evening. NWIBRT awards are presented for safety performance in the construction industry. CAF awards highlight builders and projects throughout the previous year.
“Superior performance and a steadfast commitment to safety spells success in the construction industry,” said Aaron Janovitz, NWIBRT safety committee chair, in a press release. “You can’t have one without the other, and we are truly fortunate in our region to have companies who embrace that philosophy and put it into practice every single day.”
NWIBRT honored owners, contractors and subcontractors in several categories for their achievements in safety in 2024. CAF presented the Construction Excellence Awards to contractors whose projects stood out over the past year.
- NWIBRT Safety Award winners include:
- Owner Excellence in Leadership Awards: ArcelorMittal, bp Whiting Refinery, Cargill, NIPSCO
- Contractor of the Year Winner (Over 500,000 Hours Worked): Amex Nooter
- Contractor of the Year Winner (Under 500,000 Hours Worked): BMWC Constructors
- Company of the Year: Superior Engineering
- Excellence Awards: ACMS Group, Advanced Engineering Services, Amex Nooter, BMWC Constructors, F.E. Moran, Falk PLI, M&O Insulation Co., Petrochem Insulation, Superior Engineering, Thatcher Foundations, Valdes Architecture and Engineering
- Achievement Awards: AMS Industries, Calumet Lumber, Code Red Safety, Continental Electric Co., Hard Rock Concrete Cutters, Hasse Construction Co., M. J. Electric, Meade, Morrison Construction Co. N.A. Logan, Orbital Engineering, R. J. Mycka, Stevenson Crane Service, The Pangere Corp. Tonn and Blank Construction, Total Mill Services, Total Safety U.S.
- Recognition Awards: Brock Industrial Services, EMCOR Hyre Electric, F. H. Paschen, G.E. Marshall, Griffin Fluid Management, Grimmer Construction, K2 Industrial Services, Sargent Electric Co. Solid Platforms
- Site Safety Leader of the Year: Travis Bergstrom, Superior Construction; Jason Morris, Cargill
2025 Construction Advancement Foundation Award winners include:
- Commercial Contractor of the Year: Berglund Construction
- Industrial Contractor of the Year: Superior Construction
- Heavy Civil/Highway Contractor of the Year: Hasse Construction Co.
- Professional And Engineering Services Firm of the Year: DLZ
- Specialty Contractor of the Year:Thatcher Foundations
- Commercial Project of the Year: Larson-Danielson Construction Co.; Project – HealthLinc
- Industrial Project of the Year: Superior Construction; Project – bp Whiting Refinery
- Public Works Project of the Year: Grimmer Construction; Project – SSO Remedial Project, Town of Highland
- Heavy/Civil Highway Project of the Year: Superior Construction ; Project – INDOT R-43722 (I-80-94)
- Maintenance/Service Project of the Year: BMWC Constructors; Project – NIPSCO/Michigan City Unit 12 Outage
- Excellence in Professional Development: Superior Construction
“With the completion of each new project, the talent, commitment and dedication behind it reminds us that while it can sometimes be a challenging field to navigate, it is, without a doubt, always a rewarding industry to be in,” Dewey Pearman, CAF executive director, said. “With a foundation built from such a high caliber group of companies and leaders, the future of our industry looks stronger than ever.”
