What Hogenson Construction does

Hogenson Construction is a privately held Design/Build General Contractor headquartered in West Fargo, North Dakota, founded in 1925. The company specializes in slip formed concrete silos, structures, and buildings—an uncommon construction technique that enables continuous concrete pouring for large vertical structures without joints or cold seams. Its service portfolio spans planning, design, site development, engineering, project management, cast-in-place concrete, tilt-up concrete, structural steel erection, millwright equipment installation, and custom metal fabrication. Project scope ranges from small renovations centered on a single equipment change to multi-million dollar greenfield facilities.

The company serves two primary verticals: agricultural clients (grain, feed, flour, pet food, fish food, processing, and ethanol operations requiring slip formed concrete silos and feed/grain facilities) and industrial clients (mining, aggregate, cement, wind, power, water, and chemical industries requiring concrete structures and industrial construction services). Customer engagement is direct enterprise field sales, with no intermediary distribution channels. Revenue is generated one-time per project under project-specific pricing, with no publicly disclosed pricing or recurring revenue component. Geographic coverage spans the United States, Mexico, and Canada. Marketing is primarily driven by industry association memberships (GEAPS, Feed & Grain, US Poultry, NGFA, and multiple regional grain and feed associations) rather than traditional digital channels.

The operating model is unusually lean: 1-10 employees at the core, sustained for nearly a century, with safety program management outsourced to OECS. The company maintains an Interstate Modification Rate well below industry average. There is no disclosed parent company, institutional investor, external funding, or M&A activity, and no product or technology platform outside the slip form construction trade. AI/ML capabilities are not present in the disclosed service offering.

Name

Hogenson Construction

Legal name

Hogenson Construction

Website

https://hogensonconstruction.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1925

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Hogenson Construction is a privately held, West Fargo, North Dakota-based Design/Build General Contractor founded in 1925 that specializes in slip formed concrete silos, structures, and buildings for agricultural and industrial clients across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

West Fargo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Project Revenue: Revenue generated from design/build general contracting services including slip formed concrete construction, structural steel erection, cast in place concrete, tilt up concrete, millwright services, and custom metal fabrication. Projects range from small renovations (single equipment changes) to multi-million dollar greenfield facilities.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Hogenson Construction is a Design/Build General Contractor specializing in slip formed concrete silos, structures, and buildings. The company delivers turnkey planning, design, site development, engineering, project management, and construction services for feed mills, flour mills, processing facilities, grain terminals, and industrial facilities. Complementary capabilities include cast in place concrete, tilt up concrete, structural steel erection, millwright equipment installation, and custom metal fabrication, serving agricultural and industrial clients across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Product overview

Hogenson Construction is a Design/Build General Contractor offering a unified portfolio of construction services centered on slip formed concrete silos, structures, and buildings. The company provides turnkey solutions combining design-build services, engineering, and project management with specialized construction capabilities including cast-in-place concrete, tilt-up concrete, structural steel erection (bins), millwright equipment installation, and custom metal fabrication. Services range from small renovations (changing a single piece of equipment) to multi-million dollar greenfield facilities, serving agricultural clients (grain, feed, flour, pet food, fish food, processing, ethanol) and industrial clients (mining, aggregate, cement, wind, power, water, chemical) across the United States, Mexico, and Canada.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• GEAPS (Grain Elevator and Processing Society)minorOthersIndustry association membership providing networking and industry visibility for grain elevator and processing operations.
• Feed & GrainminorOthersIndustry publication and association affiliation for feed and grain operations.
• US PoultryminorOthersIndustry association for poultry operations providing industry networking opportunities.
• NGFA (National Grain and Feed Association)minorOthersNational trade association membership for grain and feed industry stakeholders.
• SD Grain & Feed AssociationminorOthersRegional industry association for South Dakota grain and feed operations.
• MGFA (Minnesota Grain Feed Association)minorOthersRegional industry association for Minnesota grain and feed operations.
• NDGDA (North Dakota Grain Dealers Association)minorOthersRegional industry association for North Dakota grain dealers.
• IAOM (International Association of Operative Millers)minorOthersInternational association for flour and feed milling operations.
• MGEA (Montana Grain Elevator Association)minorOthersRegional industry association for Montana grain elevator operations.
• NE Grain & Feed AssociationminorOthersRegional industry association for Nebraska grain and feed operations.
• OECS (Occupational Safety Services)minorOthersSafety program management partner responsible for managing Hogenson Construction's safety programs. OECS maintains safety standards resulting in an Interstate Modification Rate well below industry average.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Boldt Company: Integrated design/build construction services firm serving industrial, power, and manufacturing clients. Comparable to Hogenson's integrated design-build delivery model and industrial vertical focus, though operating at substantially greater scale.
• Gray Construction: Design/build general contractor focused on food processing, beverage, and distribution/manufacturing facilities. Directly comparable to Hogenson's design/build turnkey model for industrial processing facilities, though Gray is significantly larger and broader in scope.
• Borton LC: Industrial construction and millwright contractor serving ag-processing and heavy industrial clients. Comparable to Hogenson's millwright equipment installation and industrial construction service mix for grain, feed, and processing facilities.
• Industrial Builders Inc: Industrial construction contractor based in the Upper Midwest offering design/build, structural steel, concrete, and millwright services. Comparable to Hogenson's North Dakota/Minnesota footprint and similar concrete-and-millwright service portfolio for ag-industrial clients.
• Younglove Construction: Design/build general contractor specializing in feed mills, flour mills, grain terminals, and bulk-material handling facilities across the Midwest. Closest comparable to Hogenson in customer mix (agricultural processing), project types (slip form concrete silos, millwright work), and geographic concentration in the Upper Midwest grain belt.

Broad incumbents

• Ames Construction: Large heavy civil and industrial construction contractor serving mining, energy, and infrastructure markets across the US. Overlaps with Hogenson's mining, aggregate, and industrial facility construction work but operates as a much larger, broader incumbent.
• TIC - The Industrial Company: Major industrial design/build contractor (now part of Kiewit) serving heavy industrial, power, mining, and processing clients. Overlaps with Hogenson's heavy industrial concrete and millwright capabilities, but at substantially greater scale and geographic breadth.
• Sundt Construction: Large general contractor with strong industrial and concrete construction capabilities serving energy, mining, and heavy industrial clients. Comparable industrial vertical overlap with Hogenson, though operating at broader scale and geographic reach.

Others

• Mead & Hunt: Engineering and architecture firm with strong agribusiness, food processing, and industrial facility practice. Adjacent peer that often competes for or complements the engineering scope of ag-industrial design/build projects where Hogenson delivers construction.
• VAA Engineering: Engineering and design firm specializing in grain, feed, and bulk-material handling facilities. Complements Hogenson's design/build services for the same agricultural client base, often as a peer or partner in the same project ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hogenson-construction

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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