The Ames Percheron Farm is in Jordan, Minnesota, not far from the corporate offices of Ames Construction in Burnsville. The Percherons are managed and trained by Travis and Jacqui Shaw with the assistance of a team of dedicated horsemen and women.
The Ames Percheron six-horse hitch performs in competitions throughout the United States and Canada, winning some of the most prestigious awards. As ambassadors of Ames Construction, the hitch also appears at many community and charity events.
Ames Construction is a full-service, heavy civil and industrial general contractor that delivers quality
construction to many markets, including federal, industrial, mining, railroad, transportation, CCR and
environmental, and water resources.
Founded as an earthwork contractor in Minnesota in 1962 by Dick Ames, Ames Construction quickly
built a reputation for integrity, quality, and hard work. Ames family members led the company from one
success to the next for more than six decades.
Today, Ames Construction is 100 percent employee owned. Headquartered in Burnsville, Minnesota,
with offices strategically located across the United States, the company constructs award-winning
projects nationwide. Its mission is to provide construction solutions in harmony with nature so that its
people, clients, partners, and communities flourish.
The company’s success is rooted in five core values: People, Team, Our Bond, Persistence, and Vision.
Ames Construction is a team-driven organization with a loyal workforce of 4,000 and long-standing
client and vendor relationships. The Ames Percherons are an apt symbol of the teamwork ethic of Ames
Construction and its dedicated people.
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