Blattner Energy history

1923 County and township work County and township work included work on the Illinois Central Railroad in Kentucky.

1930 D.H. Blattner & Sons was formed The company’s first job was a road-grading project in Benton County’s Granite Ledge Township.

1942 The ALCAN Highway Blattner answered the call to colors.

1945 State highway work Third generation Blattners took on more elaborate projects for the Minnesota Highway Department.

1956 Interstate highways The federal government embarked upon the largest public works project in the history of the United States Third generation Blattners undertook more complex interstate highway projects for the Minnesota Highway Department.

1967 Dam construction The United States Army Corps of Engineers and the United States Bureau of Reclamation developed flood-control and navigation projects to dam the rivers of the American West.

While he was on summer break from junior high in 1974, he began to work for the family business.

In 1996, John began working as the Chief Financial Officer and joined the Executive team at Blattner.

2009 Here comes the sun The formation of Blattner Energy provides a pathway to focus on our mission to provide an experience like no one else in the industry.

2013 Megawatt milestone Blattner crossed the milestone of building more than 20,000 megawatts of wind energy, an accomplishment no other contractor in the world could claim at that time.

2017 Happy anniversary Blattner celebrates its 110th anniversary being in business.