Story Construction Announces Updated Leadership Titles to Reflect Continued Growth

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Story Construction Co. has announced the following updates to titles of several senior leaders:

• • Mike Espeset, Chief Executive Officer (formerly President)
  • Pat Geary, President (formerly Chief Operating Officer)
  • Russ Lewton, Director of Operations (formerly Operations Manager)
  • Kris Pruismann, Director of Employee Resources (formerly Employee Resources Manager)
  • Brant Carr, Director of Preconstruction (formerly Preconstruction Manager)

These updates come as Story Construction advances succession planning initiatives within the company and facilitates advancement of other team members into leadership roles, while continuously preparing for additional growth as an employee-owned company.

“Our leaders have been serving in these capacities for quite some time now, and these updates simply make that clearer to our clients, building partners and employee-owners,” said Mike Espeset, CEO of Story Construction. “By doing this we’re also actively creating opportunities for those on our team to advance their careers as we look to establish the next generation of leadership.”

Story Construction is in its fourth year of employee ownership as an ESOP company and anticipates continued growth both organically and through acquisition. The firm remains focused on delivering quality construction services while fostering a culture of employee-ownership and continuous improvement.

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About Story Construction

Story Construction is a general contractor, construction manager and design-builder serving a variety of commercial markets in central Iowa and across the state since 1934. Story Construction has been 100% employee-owned through an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) since 2022. In 2025 Story Construction acquired L & L Builders Co. in Sioux City, IA and continues its focus on growth both organically and through acquisition.