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Apprenticeship Graduation 2024

Nathan Etter and Joe Smith graduated from the Keen Apprenticeship Journeyman Millwright program on June 7th. The Keen Millwright Apprenticeship program is open to all employees at Keen. The four-level

Corporate Games 2024

The Keen team participated in Corporate Games 2024 with several employees testing their athleticism at multiple events including track, bowling, golf, bags, and pickle ball. Our teams had a blast

Interns

Jack Wallace – Commercial Team Intern This past summer at Keen was a valuable experience for me and my education. I mostly worked on the pre-con budgeting for a large

Sips & Songs 2024

The Keen team hosted a VIP tent at Sips & Songs bringing together employees and customers for an evening of live music and socializing. Our interns especially enjoyed getting to

Keen Project Solutions: Leading the Future of Engineering and Construction

ABOVE: Commercial team members Greg Schulte, Seth Elgin and Matthew J. Frandsen review project plans. Celebrating a decade of excellence and innovation, Keen Project Solutions sets the standard in modern

Field Appreciation Week 2024

Frankfort Crew The first Field Appreciation Week took place in the summer of 2023. The Keen Cares committee created the annual event to show appreciation to the field team. The

Apprenticeship Graduation

On June 7th Nathan Etter and Joseph Smith graduated from the Keen Journeyman Millwright apprenticeship program. In attendance were Michael Leyva (instructor), Lawrence Cunningham, Matt Frandsen, Chuck Smith, and previous

Annual Training 2024

Earlier this year, we successfully held our annual all-company training event. The inspiring theme “People First, Building Second” underlines our commitment to valuing our employees above all, focusing on their

Keen’s Modern Safety Strategy Earns International ‘Groundbreaker’ Award for Excellence

Ankeny, Iowa, September 28, 2023 – Keen Project Solutions, a leading full-service engineering and construction firm, proudly announces its recognition as a recipient of Procore’s esteemed 2023 Groundbreaker Awards in

Internship Wrap-Up

“This fall and winter working on the WDM DRA Towers project has been a great learning experience. There have been so many different trades happening and it has been amazing

Bombers Golf & Entertainment

Watch the promotional video The Bombers Golf & Entertainment project keeps getting cooler! Excited to have been selected as the Design-Build General Contractor for this effort. This venue adds another

ISU Engineering Career Fair

What’s Karla’s favorite way to spend her days? Chatting about Keen with students at career fairs, of course! You can find her at the February 8th ISU Engineering Career Fair

Augmented Reality at IPPE

Keen’s President Matt Frandsen got the chance to check out what Handtmann Inc. is doing with HVISION and augmented reality at the IPPE annual tradeshow.

Keen Annual Safety & Operations Training

Is anyone else still catching their breath from last week? We sure are! We brought all Keen team members together for a week of safety and operations training. It’s a

Holiday Photoshoot

At Keen, we work hard to listen to our team. So when someone suggested we have a family cookie-decorating event, the #KeenCares team sprung into action. We even brought in

Becknology Days and East Grand Tower Opening

Keen attended the Becknology Days and East Grand Tower Opening in August of 2021. The whole team was happy to attend the grand opening and kick off the Becknology Days

Kevin Miles Memorial Scholarship Fund Golf Outing

In June 2020, Keen team members enjoyed a golf outing hosted by the Grain Elevator and Processing Society’s (GEAPS) Greater Iowa Chapter. The funds raised from the event benefited the

Celebrating 2021 Graduates

Keen loves to celebrate graduates each and every spring, and this year was no exception. In June 2021, We had a wonderful time celebrating the most recent grads at a
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