    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
    [Extensions of Remarks]
    [Page E171]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                          RECOGNIZING BRIAN MATHIOWETZ

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                               HON. BRAD FINSTAD

                                  of minnesota

                        in the house of representatives

                          Thursday, February 27, 2025

      Mr. FINSTAD. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a community
    leader and my good friend, Brian Mathiowetz, who received the 2024
    Lifetime Achievement Award from the Associated General Contractors last
    Tuesday.
      Brian joined the family business, Mathiowetz Construction, full-time
    in 1981, working for his father Richard.
      Brian quickly proved to be a driving force behind the company's
    growing success, recognizing early on that good businesses invest in
    good people.
      Across southern Minnesota, Mathiowetz Construction has become a
    respected name in the industry, relied upon by federal, state, and
    local partners, as well as commercial and private customers who have
    trusted Brian and his family business to bring these important projects
    to completion.
      His leadership has grown the now-fourth-generation company into one
    of southern Minnesota's leading employers. Brian has contributed in
    many ways to the growth and development of Minnesota's First
    Congressional District, building many of the roads and bridges that
    connect us to our families and neighbors.
      To me, there is no one more deserving of this Lifetime Achievement
    Award. I congratulate Brian on earning this accomplishment and thank
    him for his years of dedication to building a better community for all
    of us in southern Minnesota.

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