ABOUT US
Halme Inc. was founded in March 2014 in Lake Norden, South Dakota. Jeff Halme, CEO, sold his ownership in a family-owned construction company in Spokane, WA and moved to South Dakota to marry his wife, Anita. With a large, combined family and a dream to create a business where the family could work together for years to come, Halme Inc. became a reality.
Initially, Halme Inc. focused on building an organization that would grow a culture that valued success as a team, where team members held each other accountable to a high standard of character and where doing the job right was as important as getting the job done. Once a solid core crew was assembled, we started bidding and building public water and sewer projects in Eastern South Dakota.
In 2017 the Agropur Lake Norden Cheese Plant advertised a $250 million expansion to its existing plant. This opportunity represents a strategic milestone in the growth of Halme Inc. into the company it is today. With key investments in personnel and infrastructure, we challenged ourselves to undertake the civil work for this project in our own backyard. Successful completion of all the civil work on the plant expansion plus the installation of15 miles of pipe for the plant’s wastewater discharge, brought confidence to our team and recognition of the Halme business model and capabilities. This started a rapid growth phase for Halme Inc. and its employees. During this time Halme added key members to its leadership group and they continue to be the guiding force that leads the company today.
Halme Inc. continues to experience consistent growth year over year. We currently construct over $20M of projects annually, with a workforce now exceeding 50 employees. The Halme leadership team continues to focus on refining company organizational structure and building durable operating systems, to best support our workforce and to handle the opportunities that come our way in the civil construction industry. Using our core values, win as a team, heart and balance, integrity, and positive communication as a guide; the entire Halme team is striving to build the ultimate workplace in our industry. Halme’s culture, where character counts and doing the job right, for the best value; has made us very competitive in the low bid environment of civil works projects today. Doing this work with safety as a top priority ensures employees go home to their families every day and gives employees at Halme Inc. the confidence that they are working at a place that cares about them and their future.
The next generation of owners - Brian Halme, Carson Hilliard, Layton Hilliard and Basil Hilliard, embody the core values established by Jeff and his leadership team. They are now becoming more active in their leadership responsibilities, focusing on leading this company into the future. We firmly believe that keeping our focus on our core values while maintaining trusted relationships with our employees, clients, subcontractors and suppliers will lead this company into the future even as our leaders change.
In 2024 Jeff’s son Brian moved to Sundance WY with his family, to start a Halme Inc. division in the Black Hills area. With the anticipated growth in this region, we anticipate exciting opportunities to put our experience to work and grow our business while focusing on the same civil contracts as in eastern South Dakota. We are currently building a Black Hills team of great local employees to handle the workload in that area.
The Halme team is thankful to be a part of our South Dakota rural communities and for the support we have received through partnering with those communities and other contractors. We look forward to being an integral part of the future progress of South Dakota and Wyoming.