Dakota Block Co. | Rapid City SD – Pete Lien and Sons owns this cement block producer, which has ready-mix plants in North and South Dakota and Colorado. Pete Lien has more than 450 employees and 30 locations in the Western U.S. The company was founded in 1944 by Pete, Chuck, and Bruce Lien. Pete is still the president and Chuck is the chairman. Along with Dakota, Pete Lien and Sons own Birdsall Sand & Gravel, Colorado Lien Co., Trans Colorado Concrete, and Wyoming Lime Producers. Along with concrete, Pete Lien and Sons mines limestone and produces aggregates. www.petelien.com
