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Events & Happenings

Story Celebrates Grand Opening of Moffitt Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center in Boone, Iowa

Moffitt Quick Lane Ribbon Cutting

On May 1, Story Construction joined the owners and employees of Moffitt Ford Lincoln Mercury in Boone, Iowa, and members of the Boone Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon-cutting ceremony launching the dealership’s new Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center. Story designed and built a 3,900-square-foot addition onto the existing dealership to create space for… Read »

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StoryLine Spring 2012

StoryLine Spring 2012 cover

Our Spring 2012 newsletter focuses on several of our recent projects, including our design-build  work with Montrose Health Center and Sauer-Danfoss; our GC work for Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) on its campuses in Des Moines, West Des Moines, Newton and Boone; our concrete bid-package work for two Army Corps of Engineers levee and dam projects. This edition… Read »

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Story to Host Free Church-Building Seminar in Ames this May

Not Your Parent's Church

“Not Your Parent’s Church,” a national seminar presented by Building God’s Way, will stop in Ames, Iowa, this spring, featuring an expert panel of speakers that will share vital information for church and Christian school leaders. Story Construction will host the free, day-long event on Thursday, May 10, at Cornerstone Church – a BGW facility.… Read »

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Congratulations to Our Strategic Partners

“No one of us is as smart as all of us.” This is a common phrase used throughout our company. We also know that we can not perform at the highest level without the assistance of great subcontractors, suppliers, design teams and engineers. Congratulations to two firms we have worked with in our 78 years:… Read »

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Sub and Supplier Appreciation Event Date Announced

The 2012 version of our construction family picinic will be held at Coldwater Golf Links on Thursday, July 19. More information to be announced in May.

Events & Happenings StoryLine

StoryLine Winter 2011

StoryLine-Winter-2011

Our Winter 2011 newsletter focuses on several of our recent projects, including our design-build historic renovation work on the Charlson Building and our design-build work for NextEra Energy Resources in Story City, Iowa, our GC work for AIB College of Business in Des Moines, Iowa, and our construction management services for the fine arts addition and athletic facilities improvements on… Read »

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Story Employees Donate Generously to United Way

Story Construction is proud to announce employee contributions to the 2011 United Way Campaign have exceeded past records. More than $9,700 in employee pledges and a corporate match of 25 percent will result in a gift of nearly $12,150 for United Way of Story County community partners. Donations from Story Construction to United Way increased… Read »

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Story Construction Earns ABC National Safety Designation for 2011

2011 ABC STEP Award

Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Iowa today announced that Story Construction has been awarded the Gold level of ABC’s prestigious Safety Training and Evaluation Process (STEP) program. To achieve ABC’s STEP Gold level, among other requirements, a company must have a total recordable incident rate of no more than 1.5 times the U.S. Bureau… Read »

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Story Construction 2011-12 Awards Scholarships to Area Students

Story Scholarship Winners

  The Story Scholarship Committee recently selected four outstanding young men and women as scholarship recipients for the 2011-12 academic year. Cole Cummings, son of Story employee Randy Cummings, was awarded a $750 scholarship. Cole graduated from Roland-Story High School (Story City, Iowa) in 2011 and is currently enrolled at Iowa State University in Ames… Read »

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Story Construction President Wins Ames School Board Election

Mike Espeset

Concerned parents and community members turned out in record numbers on Tuesday, Sept. 13, for the Ames Community School Board election, where voters overwhelmingly favored adding new members to the district’s governing body – including Story Construction President Mike Espeset. Espeset’s “big picture” approach to looking at the district’s needs helped him win a seat… Read »