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CONCRETE POUR AT WADENA MARKS MILESTONE MOMENT

Pouring a new elevator attracts fact, there were two crews of 120
the attention of a community and people working round the clock BY THE NUMBERS
permanently changes its skyline. At in twelve hour shifts for the entire
Wadena, the concrete pour of our week to make sure that the pour was
new facility took place the last week completed on time. • 900,000 Pounds of rebar used
of August going from ground level • 5,000 Cubic yards of concrete
on Monday to over 130 feet tall by Once completed, the facility will
Sunday morning. feature a storage capacity of 34,000 • 269 Hydraulic jacks to
metric tonnes, and will be able to support work area
Successfully executing this phase load up to 156 railcars through a loop • 1300 Pounds of concrete
of the project involved many people track. We expect to begin taking each buggy holds
working closely together and deliveries there next summer.
constantly communicating in order
to stay focused and organized. In

The work area is supported by steel yokes
and hollow hydraulic jacks on steel rods,
Day 3 of the pour at about noon. At this Concrete is pumped into hoppers, and climbing periodically in increments of
point the structure was about 45’ tall and transported by buggies. approximately 1”. The yokes maintain
rising roughly 11 inches per hour. a space between the forms where the
concrete and reinforcing steel is placed
GRAND OPENING AT GRAND FORKS to become the 8” walls.

In July, we hosted a grand opening He also confirmed plans to ensure the community and have a positive
event at Grand Forks, ND to celebrate that the facility meets the criteria of impact for local farmers.
our new presence there. Employees, other locations in our asset network.
customers, and local government A big thank you to everyone involved
officials were on hand to hear about “In keeping with our ongoing for organizing this event and making it
our plans for the facility, and take part commitment to operational excellence a success!
in a ribbon cutting. we will be making a number of capital
upgrade at this site to ensure we
In his remarks to the audience, can provide our customers with a
Kyle Jeworski said, “We chose this high level of service in line with our
facility because we see opportunity standards as an industry leader.”
here. Our mission is to connect more
customers to more places, and we Michael Brown, Mayor of Grand
feel that this location is an ideal place Forks, and Keith Lund, President
to help us continue delivering on and CEO of the Grand Forks Region
that mission. The US is an important Economic Development Corporation
market for our continued growth, and also spoke at the event. Both
we are confident in the future of grain emphasized their optimism that
production in this area.” Viterra would be a great presence in Kyle Jeworski delivers remarks at the
Grand Forks event.