Knife River Building Materials Store Opens in Bismarck

Knife River Building Materials Store Opens in Bismarck

BISMARCK, ND – March 27, 2008 – Knife River – North Dakota Division announced today its new Building Materials Store, located at 3303 Rock Island Place, will open for business April 1. The store specializes in all aspects of concrete construction supplies: from finishing tools to form work, to decorative concrete products, job safety supplies and much more.

“We are proud to offer this new service in central North Dakota,” said Derek Shaffer, president of Knife River – North Dakota Division. “Knife River offers high-quality products at competitive prices and prides itself on consumer satisfaction and customer connections.”

Catering to contractors and do-it-yourselfers, the store complements Knife River’s existing North Dakota business lines. The company provides retail and commercial aggregates, ready-mix concrete and concrete construction services.

“From a project’s beginning to end, our Building Materials store is able to provide all the necessary tools for a quality finish,” Shaffer said.

The store is conveniently located east of Sam’s Club, south of Bismarck Expressway. Hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday. Call the store at (701) 530-1340 for more information.

Knife River – North Dakota is comprised of three former companies: Atlas and Dakota Ready-Mix of Bismarck and Ames Sand & Gravel of Fargo. It is a division of Knife River Corporation.

Knife River Corporation is the nation’s 8th largest aggregate producer and markets crushed stone, sand, gravel and related construction materials, including ready-mixed concrete, cement, asphalt, liquid asphalt and other value-added products. It also performs integrated construction services. Knife River operates in the central, southern and western United States and Alaska and Hawaii, and is an indirect subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc. For more information about Knife River, visit the company’s Web site at www.kniferiver.com.

Media contact: Pamela Trhlik, senior public relations representative
(701) 530-1054; Pamela.trhlik@mduresources.com

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