Design-Build General Contractor | Iowa / Midwest
Carl A. Nelson & Company is a trustworthy and experienced industrial, commercial and institutional construction company serving clients in Iowa, around the Midwest and across the United States from locations in Burlington and Cedar Falls, Iowa.
Deliver Value. Build Trust. Repeat.
Value means solving problems and addressing issues to make construction outcomes more reliable, while reducing time and cost.
CANCO creates value by focusing on details, developing accurate and timely budgets, maintaining consistent collaboration, and freeing our clients to focus on other priorities.
Trust grows when we deliver value by prioritizing your success, offering team stability, engaging with clients, and taking time to understand your needs.
Trust deepens when safety comes first and partnerships are honored. And in turn, trust empowers the CANCO team to create even greater value.
Contact us today to learn how our team can Deliver Value and Build Trust for you.
"At Carl A. Nelson & Company, we define success today just as we have since our founding in 1913. That is by earning the business of repeat as well as new clients through a dedication to serving them with Fairness and Honesty, Quality Workmanship and Service Second to None. That we have remained successful for more than a century is testimony to doing business with an approach that places building trust and delivering value for our clients as our first and last priority."
Chris Smith, President
27 years with Carl A. Nelson & Company
The team of engineers and construction managers, field supervisors and construction craftsmen at Carl A. Nelson & Company has extensive experience in numerous construction markets, and today serves the design-build construction, construction management and general contracting needs of clients in a range of market sectors. To learn more about the work we do, and to see project examples from our portfolio, choose one of the options below:
• Industrial
• Education
• Healthcare
• Recreation
• Commercial & Office
• Laboratory Facilities
• Community & Public
• Warehouses & Distribution
• Energy Systems & Utilities
• Water & Wastewater Treatment
• Energy Systems & Utilities
Our Services
We are capable of delivering a full range of services to clients, including multiple project procurement options, as well as needs assessment and master planning, pre-construction, design, self-performed construction and maintenance. Choose an option from the list below to learn more:
• Design-Build
• Construction Management
• General Contracting
Additional ways we can meet your project needs:
• Needs Assessment & Master Planning
• Pre-Construction Services
• Code Study, BIM & Design-Assist
• Self-Performed Construction
• Routine Plant Maintenance
About CANCO
In business since 1913, Carl A. Nelson & Company — you can call us CANCO — is a design-build, construction management and general contracting company. Founded and still operating in Burlington, Iowa, we also have an office in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Our offices work as one to better serve our customers' needs. Learn more about what sets us apart from the competition, where we work and why more than 80 percent of our business is from repeat clients, by visiting the About Us section of the website.
Our Story | Safety First | Where We Work | Leadership Team
CANCO News
Stories in our news section are taken from the pages of our wibi newsletter, breaking project-related news, coverage of company events, and more. Click below for some recent headlines, or visit the news section to see what else we've been up to.
Here are some recent headlines. Discover more in our CANCO News section.
Soon-to-be-Northern Iowa grad set for full-time CANCO role
With internships and part-time work, Hailey Nie will transition to full-time with two years of Carl A. Nelson & Company experience already on her resume.
Nelson Design, Inc., grows with addition of designer
Following graduation from Iowa State University in architecture, Kendra Schulz has joined Carl A. Nelson & Company's in-house architectural design firm.
Journeyman electrician joins CANCO team as superintendent
Doug Kopsieker was being recruited by a pair of construction firms. Reaching out to Carl A. Nelson & Company for career advice led to a job offer instead.
Based on an acronym that represents shorthand for our quality assurance efforts, the wibi newsletter is mailed to clients in the industrial, healthcare and education markets, as well as published online in an e-edition. It features our projects, articles on topics helpful to clients — Decoding the Code focuses on code-related issues that can affect project budgets and long-term costs of ownership; and Building Value, which aims to help facility owners achieve value in their plans, projects and upkeep — and spotlights on our people and our safety program.
Visit our wibi page to see current and back issues of the newsletter.
Experience (is) the Carl A. Nelson & Company difference
Thank you for visiting our website. It's here 24/7 to help demonstrate the value of choosing Carl A. Nelson & Company for your organization's next construction project. To take advantage of the CANCO pledge to deliver Fairness & Honesty, Quality Workmanship and Service Second to None, contact us today.