Every year, CPAM honors one individual with the Laingen-Frentress Award. This award is given annually to one individual who exemplifies integrity and commitment to promoting quality and excellence in the concrete paving industry and is named after the late Arnie Laingen and Dan Frentress. The winner of this award is a surprise; they do not know they are receiving the award until it is announced at the Concrete Paving Award's Banquet hosted each year in March. Arnie Laingen became Executive...

CPAM and MnDOT recently announced the winners of the 2026 Concrete Paving Awards! Category 2: MnDOT Overlays SP 6918-103 MnDOT District 1 Overlay Project on TH 53 from TH 37 to 1 Mile South of TH 135 in Eveleth Contractors: Ulland Brothers, Inc., Shafer Contracting Co. Consultants: WSB, Sambatek Category 3: MnDOT CPR SP 4705-49 MnDOT District 8 CPR Project on TH 12 from Darwin to Cokato Contractors: Duininck, Inc., PCiRoads, LLC., Knife River, Diamond Surface, Inc. Consultants: TKDA Category...