THE BEGINNING. First Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Project: Trinity Lutheran Church (Lebarron Wold) - Lindstrom, Minnesota (1978)

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1 THE BEGINNING 1978 Dick Van Sickle (order from left to right) Bill Peterson, Stan Chasney, Dick Van Sickle, Chuck Allen First Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Project: Trinity Lutheran Church (Lebarron Wold) - Lindstrom, Minnesota (1978) First Retail Project: IDS Retail Space (Paul Katz and Associates, Inc.) - Minneapolis, Minnesota (1979) Chuck Allen Wesley Temple Building Reginald Silverthorne Joins Firm (August 1979) August 1, 1978 Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Forms - Located at Wesley Temple Building (11th Floor, 12-Story Building) 1978 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 3 Number of Projects = 20 First Opus Architects & Engineers (formerly Rauenhorst Corporation) Project: J.B. O Meara Wareshouse / Offi ce - Burnsville, Minnesota (1978) First CHS Project: GTA Feeds - Sioux Falls, South Dakota (1979) 1980 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 7 Number of Projects = 59

2 THE 1980S Grain Facility Design (GFD, Inc.) - a subsidiary of Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Forms (1980) 1980 First Ritter Suppes Plautz Architects, Ltd. (RSP) Project: Hagen Realty Offi ce Building - Hopkins, Minnesota (1980) Gene Haldorson Joins Firm (1981) 1982 Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Develops Site and Moves to Pondwood Offi ce Park (4969 Olson Memorial Highway, Golden Valley, Minnesota) First Engineering America Project: Water Storage Tank - Aberdeen, South Dakota (1982) First Healthcare Project: Broen Memorial Home (Gerald Mundt Architects) - Fergus Falls, Minnesota (1983) First CNH Architects Project: Ed Phillips & Sons Warehouse - Minneapolis, Minnesota (1984) 1985 First Grain Elevator Project: Grain Receiving / Storage Expansion (Clark Taylormade) - Adams, Minnesota (1980) First Rail Project: Track Layout (Southwest Grain Cooperative) - Dickinson, North Dakota (1981) Gary Nagel Joins Firm (1984) 1980 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 7 Number of Projects = 59 First Feed Mill Project: Feed Manufacturing Plant (Janesville Elevator Construction) - Lewiston, Minnesota (1980) First SMA Project: Crystal Valley Cooperative - Lake Crystal, Minnesota (1982)

3 THE 1980S 1985 Bernie Jansen Joins Firm (1985) First Flour Mill Project: Midstate Mills Flour & Mixing (Ibberson Engineering, Inc.) - Newton, North Carolina (1986) First Grain Millers, Inc. (formerly NorOats, Inc.) Project: Oat Processing Facility - St. Ansgar, Iowa (1986) First Corps of Engineers Project: Arden Hills Armory (RSP Architects, Ltd.) - Arden Hills, Minnesota (1987) First CADD Project (1987) First Target Project: Antenna Support (Associated Communications) - Crystal, Minnesota (1988) 1990 First Hospitality Project: Northland Inn & Conference Center (Five Star Realty) - Brooklyn Park, Minnesota (1985) First Vigen Construction, Inc. Project: Concrete Storage Bins - Trimont, Minnesota (1986) The Great Flood at Pondwood Offi ce Park (1987) First CMA PA Project: Lake Region Manufacturing Addition - Chaska, Minnesota (1987) 1990 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 21 Number of Projects = 185

4 THE 1990S First Farmers Cooperative Elevator Project: Bulkweigh System Installation - Hanely Falls, Minnesota (1993) First Cargill, Inc. Project: West Coast Port Structure - Seattle, Washington (1990) First General Mills Grain Operations Project: (1991) 1990 First Port Project: West Coast Port Structure (Cargill, Inc.) - Seattle, Washington (1990) First Todd & Sargent Project: River Terminal Modifi cations - East Clinton, Illinois (1991) Connie Cronquist Joins Firm (1992) Shawn Shahriar Joins Firm (1994) 1995 Dick Van Sickle Marine Reserve Duty for Gulf War (1990) GFD, Inc. merges with Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. (1991) Kirby Kerschner Joins Firm (1992) First Thorstad Construction Company, Inc. Project: Feed Manufacturing Plant - Leota, Minnesota: (1993) 1990 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 21 Number of Projects = 185 First Cargill, Inc. Feed Mill Project: Feed Manufacturing Plant - Big Lake, Minnesota (1990) First South Central Grain & Energy Project: Grains Receiving / Storage Additions - Fairfax, Minnesota (1992) Kelsey Brown Joins Firm (1993)

5 THE 1990S First Seed Project: Soybean Seed Conditioning Plant (Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.) - Cherokee, Iowa (1996) First Wheat Cleaning Project: Cargill Irving Elevator (Cargill, Inc.) - Portland, Oregon (1997) 1995 Leadership Retreats: Big Bear Lodge - Cook City, Montana (1996 & 1997) Mark Mielke Joins Firm (1998) Keith Jacobson Joins Firm (1998) 2000 MAY 1, 1997 Van Sickle, Allen & Associates, Inc. Moves to Xenium Lane Offi ce (2955 Xenium Ln, Suite 10 Plymouth, Minnesota) Gene Haldorson Named Partner & Scott Stangeland Hired & Named Partner (1997) Bernie Jansen & Shawn Shahriar Named Partners (1998) 2000 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 50 Number of Projects = 349

6 THE 2000S 2000 Reg Silverthorne Retires From VAA (December 31, 2000) First (of many) Fishing Trips: Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota (2001) Chuck Allen Retires From VAA (December 31, 2001) First Fertilizer Project: Fertilizer Facility (Marcus Construction Company) - Kindred, North Dakota (2004) Dave Olheiser Joins Firm (2005) 2005 Scott Stangeland Named VAA President (2001) Keith Jacobson Named Partner (2001) Scott Stangeland Named VAA CEO Keith Jacobson Named VAA President (2003) First Revit Project: American Medical Systems (ESG Architects) - Minnetonka, Minnesota (2005) 2000 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 50 Number of Projects = 349 First Frac Sand Facility: Sand Processing Plant (WW Constructors / Fairmount Minerals) - Wedron, Illinois (2005)

7 THE 2000S 2005 Ship Loading Rain Shield (Tacoma Export Marketing Companies - TEMCO) - Tacoma, Washington (2005) Kelsey Brown Named Partner (2007) AUGUST 2008 VAA Expands Xenium Lane Offi ce Across the Street to Suite 100 Dick Van Sickle Retires From VAA (May 8, 2009) Jeff Schrock Named Partner (2009) 2010 First Five-Story Wood Structure Project: Sydney Hall (ESG Architects) - Minneapolis, Minnesota (2009) Jeff Schrock Joins Firm (2006) Pueblo of Isleta Hotel & Convention Center (Cuningham Group Architecture, Inc.) - Albuquerque, New Mexico (2007) Mark Mielke Named Partner (2008) 2010 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 62 Number of Projects = 438

8 THE 2010S 2010 Annual Fishing Trips: Lake Kabetogama, Minnesota (2010, 2011 & 2012) Dave Olheiser Named Partner (2011) 2020 Master Plan (Grain Millers, Inc.) - St. Ansgar, Iowa (2011) APRIL 29, 2013 VAA Moves to Berkshire Lane Offi ce (2300 Berkshire Ln N, Suite 200 Plymouth, Minnesota) TODAY First Buffalo Wild Wings Project: Katy, Texas (2010) 2010 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 62 Number of Projects = 438 First Refinery Project: Delaware City Refi nery (Savage Services Corporation) - Delaware City, Delaware (2010) 2011 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 86 Number of Projects = 747 VAA Grows to 100 Employees (2012) 2012 Firm Totals Number of Employees = 100 Number of Projects = Firm Totals Number of Employees = 115 Number of Projects = 365 (and counting)