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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...