Recent News

April 2012

  • Klaasmeyer Construction Company has always paid highly competitive wages, generous bonuses, and additional benefits to all of its employees. Its recent settlement reached with the local office of the Department of Labor had to do with technical issues of how bonuses paid to employees several times per year - bonuses it was never obligated to pay - were to be broken down between overtime pay and "straight" pay. Klaasmeyer recalculated the bonuses paid the past few years and paid these employees that much and more. Further, the accounting method to be used by Klaasmeyer going forward when paying bonuses meets with the satisfaction of the Department of Labor. No fines or penalties were assessed by the Department of Labor.

    Klaasmeyer looks forward to continued good relations with its employees and the local business community.
  • KCCI was awarded a 24 mile project by Arkwest in Ola, AR. This is a Phase I job with 345 service entrances.

February 2012

    KCCI began work on Mtn. View Phase 3 project in Arkansas. This project from Cushman to Pleasant Plains is a 32 mile project placing fiber sizes from 24 up to 432 fiber.

November 2011

    KCCI selected for Windstream project

    KCCI has been awarded a 2 year contract (2012-2013) for Windstream SSP projects for the state of AR.

August 2011

    ARE-ON Phase II

    KCCI has been awarded 3 locations for Phase 2 ARE-ON (Arkansas Research and Education Optical Network). These contracts cover Pine Bluff, Little Rock and Morrilton locations.

    Mtn. View Tele Company

    KCCI was awarded a 39.5 mile project for the Mtn. View Tele Company July 2011. This project will place 288 ribbon fiber and has over 77,000 feet of staked boring. In the Stone County Citizen Paper August 3, 2011: Fiber Optic telephone lines are installed in Mtn. View for better phone service.

April 2011

Arkwest Communications Contractor Honored by Chamber


The Danville Mayor Steve Pfeifer recognized Arkwest Communications of Danville and their Contractors, Klaasmeyer Construction Co., of Conway on behalf of the Danville Chamber of Commerce with a banquet in April 2011. Also present was Arkwest President P.T. Sanders, Gene Klaasmeyer, President of Klaasmeyer Construction along with Klaasmeyer Foreman Tom Krumbach. Arkwest is installing a $28 million fiber optic cable project in Yell County.

First Phase of Expansion Completed

March 2011

Arkwest Communications of Danville has completed the first phase of a $28 million expansion project and they are now into the second phase. The huge machine, known as the “Rock Saw,” has a large circular saw blade (10 feet tall) that can saw up to 50 inches deep through hard shale and sandstone. Klaasmeyer Construction Co. of Conway lays new fiber optic cable. The machine weighs 75,000 pounds and is 33 feet long and 9 feet wide.

KCCI selected by Windstream for project

KCCI has also been selected by Windstream for the Broadband Stimulus Projects for the state of Arkansas. This will last until 12/31/2012.

KCCI awarded an extension

Danville, AR

Danville is a 44.5 mile FTTH project with 34.6 miles of drops being placed for ARKWEST Communications. KCCI has also been awarded an extension to this project which is another 26 miles with 2.25 miles of drops due to their productive and competent work.

KCCI received a letter from the Chamber of Commerce

Danville, AR

“Gene, The Danville Area Chamber of Commerce would like to honor your company on Thursday, April 21st at 6:30pm at Chamberlyne Country Club for your service to the community…”


KCCI responds to Arkansas ice storm

03-17-2009

Arkansas Telephone, Century Telephone, Mtn. View Telephone and Yellcot Telephone called on KCCI during the 2009 Ice Storm in Northern Arkansas. KCCI responded quickly and efficiently to help in the repair effort. KCCI worked with the telephone companies local techs to complete the work as safe and quickly as possible.