Awards

Wenck Associates, Inc. was selected as one of the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal's "Best Places to Work" for 2008 based on employee survey responses.

Employees rated the company based on criteria such as working environment, opportunity for growth and development, and daily working practices. The firm ranked 11th among medium-sized companies, defined as having 101 to 1,000 employees. The ranking is up from 13th place last year.

Wenck's President, Joe Grabowski, credits the repeat award to the firm's success in maintaining open communication and being a 100% employee-owned company. Wenck's clients also play a vital role in creating a positive work environment at the company. "Our clients enjoy and want to work with a firm where members take pride in everything they do," says Grabowski.

The 110-member firm provides engineering, environmental and consulting services to industrial and public sector clients. Founded in 1985, the 100% employee-owned company headquarters in Maple Plain and has offices in Duluth, Woodbury and Windom, MN, as well as Fargo, ND and Atlanta, GA.

2008 Honor Award, ACEC – Minnehaha Creek Watershed District Comprehensive Water Resources Management Plan
2007 Honor Award, ACEC – Biorestoration of the Prior Lake Channel
2005 Grand Award, ACEC – Grand Rapids Environmental Outreach Program
2004 Honor Award, ACEC – American Crystal Sugar, Covered Wastewater Pond Project
2003 Honor Award, CEC/M – Fargo/Cargill, Gas-to-Energy Project
2002 National Recognition Award, ACEC – Innovation Yielding Concrete Results
2002 Grand Award, CEC/M – Innovation Yielding Concrete Results
2001 Governor’s Award for Environmental Excellence – Minneapolis Chain of Lakes Restoration – Clean Water Partnership
2001 Environmental Initiative Award by Minnesota Environmental Initiative
1999 Honor Award, CEC/M – Long Lake Watershed Restoration Project
1998 Honor Award CEC/M – A.S. King Landfill Expansion
1996 Honor Award, CEC/M - Cedar Lake Restoration
1995 Honor Award, CEC/M - Off-site Gas Extraction at Closed Landfill
1994 Grand Award, CEC/M - Soil Washing/Soil Leaching of Heavy Metals
- Young Engineer of the Year Award, SAME - Keith Benker (Minnesota and National Chapters)
1993 Honor Award, CEC/M - New Regional Landfill
- Seven Wonders of Engineering Award, MSPE - Fast-Track Air Permitting
1992 Grand Award, CEC/M - Air Sparging for Soil/Groundwater Contamination Honor Award
- CEC/M - Landfill Remediation and Expansion Seven Wonders of Engineering Award, MSPE - Lake Chain Restoration
1991 Grand Award, CEC/M - Cleanup of Major Oil Spill
1990 Honor Award, CEC/M - Flood Control in Minneapolis
1989 Honor Award, CEC/M - Stream Reclamation for Oil Spill Honor Award
- CEC/M - Incineration of PCB-Contaminated Soil
1988 Honor Award, CEC/M - Inner-City Contaminated Site Restoration
1987 Grand Award, CEC/M - Superfund Landfill Cleanup Honor Award
- CEC/M - Flood Control on Chain of Lakes
1986 Grand Award, CEC/M - Soil Vapor Extraction at Former Disposal Sites
1985 National Grand Award, ACEC - Grand Award
- CEC/M Contamination Cleanup at Minneapolis Industrial Site

ACEC = American Consulting Engineers Council
CECM = Consulting Engineers Council of Minnesota
MSPE = Minnesota Society of Professional Engineers
SAME = Society of American Military Engineers