Archive for January, 2023

Egan Company Appoints Mike Tengwall to the Board of Directors

Monday, January 9th, 2023

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – Egan Company, a local specialty contractor and systems integrator, announced Mike Tengwall, Senior Vice President, has been appointed to the Egan Company Board of Directors

“Mike has been a key leader at Egan Company for nearly a decade and has helped grow the business in a significant way,” said James Ford, Egan Company President & CEO. “Mike leads with our core values, a focus on people, and has a keen ability to find the details that lead to better outcomes. I look forward to having his talents and insights on Egan’s Board of Directors.”   

Tengwall has over 30 years of experience in the electrical industry, with over 15 of those being at Egan. Throughout his career, he has held many roles including: Electronic Technician, Electrician, Master Electrician, Project Coordinator, Electrical Specialist, Project Manager, Group Manager, Business Leader, and Senior Vice President. His experience includes working with various building owner customers including Michael Foods, Andersen Corporation, Ford Motor Company, as well as numerous general contractors. He graduated from Brown College with a degree in Electronics Technology.

Tengwall joins four other members on Egan’s Board, including James Ford, President and Chief Executive Officer; Jim Nonn, Chief Information Officer; Duane Hendricks, Chairman; and Tim Woolworth, Advisor.

About Egan Company

Egan Company is a privately-owned, specialty contractor providing building trades to general contractors, engineers, building owners, property managers, and facility engineers. Specialties include: electrical, mechanical, curtainwall/glazing/metal panels (InterClad), millwrights, building technology, controls and system integration, and 24/7 service. Egan serves every stage of a building and provides in-house expertise in planning, design and engineering, construction, and maintenance. For more information about Egan Company, visit www.eganco.com.

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Angela Schmidt
Marketing Communication Manager
ars2@eganco.com // 763-504-3471

Advancing Hands-On Trade Experience with Lake Street Works

Thursday, January 5th, 2023

Prior to this year, an after-school program that furthers career skills for high school students in South Minneapolis was unheard of. Seeing this gap, Jess Coykendall alongside others formed what would soon be known as Lake Street Works (LSW).

LSW serves the South Minneapolis community by providing seniors in high school with the opportunity to learn more about construction trades as well as general life skills. Many of the students in this urban area would otherwise not have access to these resources within their school or home life.

QUICK FACTS:

  • Students meet twice a week after school and are paid to attend (much like having an after school job)
  • At the end of the program, graduates of LSW will be equipped to either enter full-time employment, apply for an apprenticeship/specialty trade certification, or enroll in a post-secondary technical training program. 
  • The inaugural class of Lake Street Works will graduate in June 2023. 

Several Egan leaders, Kurt Johnson, ATS Director of Sales, Jason Rosati, Vice President of Electrical Special Projects, and Mike Tengwall, Senior Vice President of Electrical, were guest speakers to the class and shared about their experiences in the trades as well as answered any questions the students had.

Egan also donated work shirts and PPE for all of the students who are part of the LSW program. In the coming year, Egan’s Mechanical team will be working with Ryan Companies to assist in designing and building their new training center. 

For more information visit the Lake Street Works website.

Recapping Egan’s 2022 Shareholder Giving

Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023

One of our favorite parts of closing out the year is sharing the local impact of our annual shareholder giving! Throughout the month of December, Egan Company shareholders selected a variety of different nonprofits to receive charitable donations. The majority of these were then hand-delivered to representatives of these organizations around the holidays. The selected causes that align with Egan’s purpose and values included:

Learn more about these special organizations and their missions through the links above.