ESGR Patriotic Employer Award 2024

2/28/2024 SGT Brittany Kalvig recently extended her military service another six years and one of the factors was how well her employer supports her when she’s away from her civilian job at Blackhawk Engineering. During a recent ESGR Patriotic Employer Award...

Cedar Valley Manufacturing Awards 2022

10/5/2022 Workforce of the Future Brian Fecht (center), Manufacturing Engineer / CI Manager for Blackhawk Engineering, accepts the award for Workforce of the Future from the members of the Making Chips podcast. Blackhawk Engineering received this award for the...
History of BHE

History of BHE

Blackhawk Engineering, LLC originally began operations in 1974 with the purpose to design and build tooling, dies and special machines. The company primarily produced one-off projects and small quantity reproductions. It wasn’t until years later did BHE find its true...
Pay for Skill

Pay for Skill

Blackhawk Engineering, LLC changed the way it handles employee compensation in 2007. It’s paying off, for everyone. Prior to implementing the ‘Pay for Skill’ platform, BHE gave employee raises solely based on seniority in a time-based compensation system. “We were...
BHE Cuts Ribbon on Largest Expansion in Company History

BHE Cuts Ribbon on Largest Expansion in Company History

BLACKHAWK ENGINEERING, LLC CUTS RIBBON ON LARGEST EXPANSION IN COMPANY HISTORY Community Tours New Plant Building, Open House Celebration CEDAR FALLS, IOWA (April 17, 2014) – Blackhawk Engineering, LLC hosted the Cedar Valley community, customers and special guests at...
BHE Cuts Ribbon on Largest Expansion in Company History

BHE to Break Ground on 40,000-Square-Foot Facility

CEDAR FALLS, IOWA, April 26, 2013 – Blackhawk Engineering, LLC, a Cedar-Falls-based Computer Numerical Control (CNC) machining shop, is breaking ground on a 40,000-square-foot facility Thursday, May 2, at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony, which will be held at Blackhawk...
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