After more than 35 years in the construction industry, Galyn “Rip” Rippentrop retired from his position as President & CEO of Frontier-Kemper Constructors, Inc. on July 4, 2008. Dave Rogstad, Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, has been named as the new President & CEO of FKCI. Dave has been with the company for over twelve years and has been involved with all aspects of the business during that time. Dave has also been an officer for the company and has served on the Board of Directors for the last eight years. Rip will remain a member of the Board of Directors and will continue to support Dave and the entire company in any way that is needed. However, during this summer, Rip’s primary goal is to enjoy time with his family and new grandchildren at his home in South Dakota.

Deilmann-Haniel International Mining and Tunneling GmbH

In May 2006, Heitkamp-Deilmann-Haniel sold 51% of its ownership in Deilmann-Haniel Holding and its six subsidiaries to ATON GmbH to form Deilmann-Haniel International Mining and Tunneling GmbH. ATON is a $2 billion company owned by Dr. Lutz Helmig and members of his immediate family. ATON is deeply involved in engineering and technology for health services, as well as blood products and blood laboratories for the health services field. Deilmann-Haniel International Mining and Tunneling is the newest member of Aton’s Basic Materials Group. Deilmann-Haniel International Group subsidiaries include Frontier-Kemper Constructors, the J.S. Redpath Group (Canada), Beton und Monierbau Ges mbH (Austria), Deilmann-Haniel (S.A.) (PTY) LTD (South Africa), deilmann-haniel mining systems (Germany) and Deilmann-Haniel Shaft Sinking GmbH (Germany).

Deilmann-Haniel Mining Systems GmbH

The group company Deilmann-Haniel Maschinen-und Stahlbau GmbH has designed and manufactured specialized mining, shaft sinking and tunneling equipment and fixtures for many years and has been known as a leader in innovative products for these industries. D-H M+S is the manufacturer of the highly-respected Interoc line of drilling equipment (FKCI is the US service center for Interoc).

To greater emphasize its transition into an autonomous system manufacturer and to enhance its corporate identity on international markets, during 2004 the company's name will transition to Deilmann-Haniel Mining Systems GmbH and carry the new logo, which is shown below.

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