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President’s Perspective: BELIEVE
'Tis the season! Christmas, that is. I hope you've had the chance to view our Christmas message and the Fireside Chats with a few of our own folks at Story. My mental frame of...
President’s Perspective: Leadership & Management
I consider myself a student of leadership. Leadership in some form occupies my thinking during both my work time and my free time, and there’s always something I can learn. So...
President’s Perspective: There, but not *there*
The Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) conference held recently was terrific, as it usually is. A conference full of Iowa business leaders coming together to network...
President’s Perspective: Fly Into The Wind
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...
Employee Profile: Dennis Platt
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...
Employee Profile: Cory Shepard
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...
President’s Perspective: What Race Are We Running?
"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...
President’s Perspective: Efficient & Effective
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...
Employee Profile: Deb Thurmond
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...
President’s Perspective: Confidence vs. Certainty
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...
President’s Perspective: Willing & Capable
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...
Employee Profile: Kris Pruismann
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...
President’s Perspective: Why?
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...
President’s Perspective: Purpose
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...
President’s Perspective: Age isn’t just a number
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...
President’s Perspective: Two things you should know
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...
Story’s Women in Construction: Deb Thurmond
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...
Story’s Women in Construction: Valarie Vizza
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...
Story’s Women in Construction: Melinda Packebush
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...
News
Wastewater Treatment Plant upgrades completed for City of Massena
In August 2021, Story Construction completed upgrades to the City of Massena's wastewater treatment plant The project consisted of improvements to...
Laughlin Level remodel completed for the Ames Chamber of Commerce
On Wednesday, Sept. 22, the Ames Chamber of Commerce unveiled its newly named and renovated Laughlin Level to the Ames business community during its...
Story Design and Community Choice Credit Union complete Iowa’s first food truck park
On Saturday, Nov. 13, Community Choice Credit Union held the grand opening of its Food Truck Parc in Ames. The design-build project was led by Story...
St. Luke the Evangelist Expands for Classroom & Meeting Space
Story Construction recently wrapped up work at St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church & School in Ankeny, IA. The building received a 13,000...
Iowa Realty Consolidates Space in West Des Moines
Story Construction and its in-house design team, Story Design, recently completed a 25,000 sq. ft. multipurpose build-out for Iowa Realty at its new...
Ballard Football Returns Home to New and Improved Stadium
On Friday, Sept. 10 the Ballard football team stepped foot on its home field in Huxley for the first time in nearly two years. The team and fans...
Bondurant Community Library Expands
The Bondurant Community Library is a crucial space for the small-town community in the Des Moines metro. With the community itself growing rapidly,...
Small Projects Group Helps ChildServe in a Pinch
After a damaged fire sprinkler pipe broke and caused significant water damage to a ChildServe group home for children in Ankeny, Story's Small...
Two Projects for Indian Hills Community College Improve Student Experience
Two construction projects led by Story Construction over the summer of 2020 set out to improve the everyday experience for students at the Ottumwa...
Gerdin Business Building Expansion Completed for Ivy College of Business
In October 2020, Story Construction and project partners completed the expansion of the Gerdin Business Building for the Ivy College of Business at...
Parish Hall Addition Completed for Church of the Sacred Heart
In November 2020, Story Construction and crews wrapped up a parish hall addition at the Church of the Sacred Heart in Boone, IA. The new 7,500 sq....
United Equipment Accessories Adds Production Space
United Equipment Accessories, a family-owned company founded in 1952, is a manufacturer of custom slip rings, cable reels, shift controls and...
Availa Bank Brightens Up New Ames Location
Availa Bank, which first began as the German Bank of Carroll County in 1870, primarily served western Iowa communities until acquiring banks in...
Colorbiotics Grows Footprint of Ames Facility
Colorbiotics - known for its mulch colorant and now its asphalt, rubber, rock and recreational surface coatings - has been manufacturing in Ames for...
Hubbell Dining Hall Renovation Newest Project for Drake University
After Drake University agreed to a 10-year extension with its long-time food service provider, Sodexo, the university committed to a renovation of...
Midland Power Cooperative Adds Boone Administrative Location
Midland Power Cooperative - part of the Touchstone Energy Cooperative that represents a nationwide alliance of member-owned electric cooperatives -...
Bondurant Middle School Transformed Through Renovations
After delivering two building addition projects for the Bondurant-Farrar school district over the last five years, Story was hired as construction...
Baxter Community Schools are Getting Ahead of the Curve with Renovations
With strong support from their community, a bond of $6 million was passed to make improvements to Baxter’s K-12 facility, which was initially built...
Renovations and Additions Support Students at Ballard Middle School
The Ballard Community School District, which serves Kelly, Huxley, Slater, and Cambridge, Iowa, voted on a school bond in December 2018 to help...
Story Construction Finished in the Top Three of the 2017 Master Builders of Iowa’s Masters Awards
Story served as General Contractor for Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.’s Ames Research & Development Laboratory in Ames. The project was a...
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