by Mitch Anderson | Mar 6, 2024 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
“This really isn’t fun anymore.” We began hearing this more and more frequently from our superintendents and project managers. These were guys with 20, 30, even 40 years of experience who were just not having very much fun running construction...
by Mitch Anderson | Feb 6, 2024 | Free Edit, News
Story Construction is excited to announce the hiring of Russ Lewton as the company’s operations manager, effective January 15, 2024. Russ brings 36 years of industry experience to Story Construction, most recently as a vice president of construction for Ryan Companies...
by Mitch Anderson | Dec 20, 2023 | Free Edit, News
In November 2023, Story Construction completed construction of a new 35,000 sq. ft. facility for Pivot Bio at the Iowa State University Research Park. The new facility marks the third time in recent years that Pivot Bio has grown its footprint at the Park. In March...
by Mitch Anderson | Dec 20, 2023 | Free Edit, News
As the first semester of the 2023-2024 academic year wrapped up at Simpson College, Story Construction completed renovations to Dunn Library at the heart of the college’s campus in Indianola. Construction activity began in August 2022 and finished in November...
by Mitch Anderson | Dec 19, 2023 | Free Edit, News
On Thursday, Oct. 12, Des Moines Public Schools kicked off the first competition in the district’s new Mediacom Stadium. It featured a football matchup between Roosevelt High and Waukee, and signaled the culmination of several years of hard work since the...
by Mitch Anderson | Dec 15, 2023 | Free Edit, Shop Talk
Earlier this month I attended the Ames Chamber of Commerce’s Annual Luncheon, which featured Tommy Spaulding as the keynote speaker. Tommy is an author and a speaker with the gift of storytelling, and it is a real gift. Many of his remarks from this event are...