# MDU Resources acquires Sweetman Construction and Concrete Materials

MDU Resources Group Inc. acquired Sioux Falls-based Sweetman Construction Co., which does business as Concrete Materials Co. The company will become part of Knife River Corp., MDU Resources' construction materials subsidiary. The acquisition includes 260 employees, aggregate reserves, asphalt plants, ready-mix plants, and a railroad.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-10-04
- Where: Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States
- Jobs: 260
- Status: announced
- Products: crushed rock, ready-mix concrete, asphalt
- Sectors: [Construction Materials](https://endata.com/sectors/construction-materials.md)

## Companies

- [Sweetman Construction Co.](https://endata.com/companies/23437.md) (target)
- [MDU Resources](https://endata.com/companies/31516.md) (acquirer)
- [Knife River Corp.](https://endata.com/companies/31517.md) (partner)
- [Concrete Materials Co.](https://endata.com/companies/34737.md) (target)

## Sources

- [siouxfalls.business](https://siouxfalls.business/sweetman-construction-concrete-materials-acquired-by-n-d-company/), 2018-10-04: "Sioux Falls-based Sweetman Construction Co. has been acquired by North Dakota-based MDU Resources Group Inc."

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