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Hoover Construction Co. is a family owned highway heavy construction company in northeastern Minnesota. Hoover provides the highest quality of service and product in the industry. Respected for over 50 years, the company has prided itself on the timely completion of projects with a focus on excellence and safety. From heavy grading for earthen dams and award winning highway construction to commercial site development, Hoover Construction moves the earth with speed and efficiency.

Safety

Hoover Construction Company is firmly committed to providing all employees a safe and healthy work environment.

The safety and well being of all Hoover Construction employees is not only a Company commitment, but also a Company Value. Hoover is committed to the safety of all craft workers, other trade employees, and the general public at our project sites. We believe that the elimination of all injuries is possible and we are dedicated to achieving this goal. We believe accident prevention can be accomplished by properly interviewing, placing and training our employees and by properly selecting our customers. In addition, we require our employees to share in the responsibility of safety by following client safety guidelines, reporting all unsafe working conditions and wearing appropriate clothing and safety equipment when necessary.

Hoover Construction’s efforts toward employee safety, combined with employee commitment to our safety program, will eliminate accidents and injuries, and create a healthier more productive and cost effective work force.

Contact

Nicholas Johnson	President	Ext. 103
Craig Spry	Vice President	Ext. 107
Alison Nelson	Project Manager	Ext. 104
Jonah Wittwer	Project Manager	Ext. 108
Brian Perpich	CFO / Controller	Ext. 112
Rhonda Boelk	PR/AR/AP	Ext. 100
Michelle Morrison	Safety/AP/HR	Ext. 105
Jim Skubic	Equipment Manager	Ext. 121

History

Over sixty years ago, Peter Johnson Sr. established Johnson & Moore Inc., a red ore scramming contractor working in the open pit natural iron ore mines of the Mesabi Iron Range. As the natural ore was depleted in the late 50’s, Johnson & Moore began doing road work and site preparation. In 1956, Hoover Construction Co. was incorporated as the construction arm of Johnson & Moore under the leadership of Peter J. Johnson. In time, Hoover Construction prospered and grew while Johnson & Moore faded away.

Today, Hoover Construction Co. is a highway/heavy grading contractor. The primary geographic area of work remains the Arrowhead region of Northeastern Minnesota, with projects also extending to various states across the country, changing from year to year. A typical job for Hoover Construction is a large excavation project, primarily highways, airports, earth dams, and commercial industrial sites.

Under the leadership of Peter G. “Chipper” Johnson, PE, the third generation to guide the company, Hoover Construction developed drilling and blasting as a specialty. All types of drilling and blasting are done by Hoover, including mass rock excavation, structure excavation for footings, foundations and pipe trenches, and quarries. During his tenure, forty percent of Hoover’s workload was public highway work, and the company continued to expand its expertise and reach.

Now, Hoover Construction Co. continues to thrive under the stewardship of Peter N. Johnson, the fourth generation to lead the family business. The company’s workload has shifted to eighty percent private sector work, with twenty percent being public highway work. Additionally, thirty percent of the projects involve traveling out of state. The company workforce varies with the workload and season, typically employing between 100 and 150 employees. The annual work volume varies but on an average year, 8-12 projects will be under contract, varying in size up to $20 million. Hoover Construction Co. remains a family-owned business, carrying forward the legacy of excellence and innovation established by Peter Johnson Sr., Peter J. Johnson, and Peter G. “Chipper” Johnson.