News & Updates

The Master Builders of Iowa held a socially distant and attendance-limited Winter Conference in February, the first event of its kind that I've attended in a year. Parts of it...

Role: Project Engineer Years at Story: 6.5Dennis, a Davenport native and graduate of Davenport Central High School, began his career at Story Construction in 2014 after...

Role: Superintendent Years at Story: 24Cory started with Story Construction as a laborer in 1996, the year he graduated from Aplington-Parkersburg High School. In 2001 he gained...

"This is a marathon, not a sprint!" We've all heard the phrase used. It applies at work, coaching youth sports, relationships - and, of course, running a marathon. I've heard it...

We have all heard it said by now. "Remote work is working really well. I am getting a lot done with fewer interruptions!" We hear stories of companies and organizations that may...

Role: Project Engineer Years at Story: 8Deb joined Story Construction in 2012 after spending most of her career in residential construction in Oregon, Colorado and then...

These day's it's impossible to watch the news or scroll through social media without seeing so many people who are certain of their position on a topic. I am specifically...

We have amazing capacity as individuals, as a company and as a society. That capacity is being tested in this current public health crisis caused by COVID-19, and we're truly...

Kris Pruismann, Employee Development Manager at Story Construction, is a native of Kamrar, IA, where she grew up on a farm north of town. She graduated from Northeast Hamilton...

If you’re a subscriber to this newsletter, you may remember last issue I teed up an important topic. I asked you, like we at Story ask ourselves, what is your purpose? Why are we...

Anyone who knows me well knows I’m a Simon Sinek fan. I believe he’s one of the foremost thought leaders of our time, and he has a way of articulating ideas and perspectives on...

In our office we have a wall with photos of each of our team members. We recently organized them by tenure with the company, and I overheard some of our younger guys comment on...

In February my wife and I took a trip to Nashville. It was a quick trip that included as many of the must stop places we could fit into our schedule: lunch at Biscuit Love, a...

Job Title: Project Engineer College: Colorado State University Years With Story: 6.5 WHAT DID YOUR PATH INTO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY LOOK LIKE? I grew up in Memphis, TN around...

Job Title: Assistant Project Manager College: Iowa State University Years With Story: 18 WHAT DID YOUR JOURNEY INTO THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY - AND YOUR CURRENT POSITION - LOOK...

Job Title: Estimator College: Iowa State University Years With Story: 1 HOW AND WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOU WANTED TO GO INTO THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD? I'd probably have to go back to...

Job Title: Senior Project Designer College: Iowa State University Years With Story: 2.5 HOW AND WHEN DID YOU DECIDE YOU WANTED TO GO INTO THE CONSTRUCTION FIELD? It was my...

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