Blake Griffin, PE
President
Blake has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering from NDSU. Blake’s 28 years of…
In the spring of 2011, the owners of Communication Consultants, Inc. and Communication Network Engineers, Inc. proposed selling their engineering firms to four of their key employees. They felt this would be in the best interest of the existing clients and employees. Selling to another engineering firm may have lessened the commitment to the clients and jeopardize some of the staff’s existing positions. On December 29, 2011, Communication Network Engineering, Inc. (CNE) was formed in order to acquire the assets of the two former companies. This formation was started by four long-term employees of these two firms.
In the spring of 2021, Communication Network Engineers, Inc. was acquired by Moore Holding Company. CNE became part of the Moore Holding Company employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) and is now a 100% employee-owned company. Led by 2 of the original owners, Blake Griffin and Steve Lewis, CNE retains its name, brand identity and current locations in Fargo, North Dakota and New London, Minn.
Moore Holding Company is based in West Fargo, North Dakota, and aims to bring the advantages of an ESOP to a larger group of employee-owners by expanding their family of companies and fulfilling their mission of serving a sustainable community of employee-owners.
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