Encyclopedia Dubuque
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TSCHIGGFRIE COMPANIES
TSCHIGGFRIE COMPANIES. Started in 1963 by Ed Tschiggfrie with one piece of equipment, the firm by 1997 had grown to include Tschiggfrie Excavating, Tschiggfrie Stone, and Tschiggfrie Materials.
Involved in many construction projects including the freeway through Dubuque, Tschiggfrie was given the first contract on the NORTHWEST ARTERIAL. Operations were also opened in Manchester and Anamosa with asphalt plants at each site. The company in 1997 had 250 employees and operated six hundred pieces of equipment.