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Quarter 2015

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PCCA President Steve Sellenriek:

Good Times, Hard Work, Civic Pride

Continued on page 20

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f you meet PCCA President Steve Sellenriek, even

briefly, you quickly learn a few things: he likes to

have a good time, he’s a real people person, and the

Cubs suck (well actually, the Cubs SUCK!). Then

if you spend some time with Steve, on a job or on

some association business, you learn a little bit more. He’s a

very sharp guy who’s full of great ideas, but he’s also a good

listener and open-minded to other people’s ideas. He’s a hard

worker, a straight shooter, and a consensus builder. And fi-

nally, if you really get to know Steve, you learn that he cares

deeply about his family, his community, and the industry in

which he has spent most of his life.

From the Beginning:

Sellenriek Construction

Steve was one-year old in 1979 when his parents, Bob and

Dixie, founded Sellenriek Construction in their hometown of

Jonesburg, Mo. Dixie was also pregnant with Steve’s brother,

Heath, at the time. Bob and Dixie started the telephone

construction company with a vision, a used backhoe, a truck,

a trencher, and two men. Today, Sellenriek Construction,

Inc. operates from five locations and employs more than 100

people.

“We didn’t have any health insurance either,” Bob remem-

bered. “We had just one little job lined up.”

Those tough early days provided some life lessons. “We’ve

seen the other side of life,” Bob said. “We’ve tried to instill in

our family that we have friends from all walks of life, not just

high-rollers. We’ll never be that way.”

During the first decade in operation, there were many

changes within the company. In 1981, the company placed

its first fiber optic cable. In 1986, Sellenriek Construction

was incorporated under the laws of the State of Missouri.