CANCO News

The latest news from Carl A. Nelson & Company about our people and projects. Articles include tags linking them to similar content.


Employee Spotlight: Kathy Ketcham
Employee Spotlight: Kathy Ketcham

An elective drawing class in college helped Kathy Ketcham realize teaching wasn't the thing for her. Instead, she made a career in drafting and estimating, and will mark her 35th anniversary with Carl A. Nelson & Company in 2020.

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CANCO welcomes new superintendent
CANCO welcomes new superintendent

Kevin Halstrum started in the construction industry at age 12

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President's Letter: 2019 Year-in-Review
President's Letter: 2019 Year-in-Review

As measured by whether we lived up to our mission statement, 2019 was a successful year for Carl A. Nelson & Company.

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'Foolish' not to hire Carl A. Nelson & Co.
'Foolish' not to hire Carl A. Nelson & Co.

The reviews are in, and officials of Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa are thrilled with the service provided and the job done by Carl A. Nelson & Company on their new Access Center, which provides acute mental health services in portions of southern Iowa and northern Missouri.

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Iowa Governor cuts ribbon on CANCO project
Iowa Governor cuts ribbon on CANCO project

Video highlights from the open house and ribbon cutting at the Community Health Centers of Southern Iowa Behavior Access Center in Osceola, Iowa, a design-build project of Carl A. Nelson & Company.

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Field, Salaried Employees of the Year named
Field, Salaried Employees of the Year named

The Bob Harris Field Leadership Award, and the Salaried Employee of the Year Award, were presented Saturday during Carl A. Nelson & Company's annual Christmas party.

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Carl A. Nelson & Co. helps with grant
Carl A. Nelson & Co. helps with grant

Carl A. Nelson & Company among partners to be granted $18,000 in Round 2 of Future Ready Iowa's Employer Innovation Fund awards to back local building trades career training program.

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Miller to head Nelson Plant Services
Miller to head Nelson Plant Services

Matt Miller will transition from project manager role to manager of Nelson Plant Services

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CANCO lends students a hand
CANCO lends students a hand

Employees of Carl A. Nelson & Company helped dry-in a student-built house under construction in Fort Madison, Iowa.

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Fall 2019 Employee Spotlight
Fall 2019 Employee Spotlight

The roots of a 41-year career in the construction industry can be traced to a childhood spent building things and taking them apart.

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Designed. Built. Done!
Designed. Built. Done!

Design-Build gets the job done on-budget and on time more reliably than other, commonly available construction project delivery methods.

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President's Letter | Fall 2019
President's Letter | Fall 2019

Long-term employees have a stake in providing service second to none to our customers.

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