CANCO News
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Project Engineer starts construction career with CANCO
Braeden Smith brings civil engineering degree, structural design focus to construction industry. Fresh from his graduation ceremony at the University of Iowa, Braeden Smith has joined Carl A. Nelson & Company as a project engineer. Smith crossed the graduation stage on May 12, 2024,…
New project engineer joins CANCO in Cedar Falls office
Eastern Iowa native Thad Clark is a 2023 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa in construction management. Thad Clark joined Carl A. Nelson & Company's north office in Cedar Falls in April 2024, looking forward to expanding his horizons in commercial and industrial construction…
CANCO welcomes back former foreman in new leadership role
After almost three years away, Raleigh Annis comes home to Carl A. Nelson & Company as a project superintendent. To Raleigh Annis, whose second stint with Carl A. Nelson & Company ended in 2021 in pursuit of interests outside of the construction industry, coming back for a third…
Experienced field supervisor joins Carl A. Nelson & Company
Steve Ray, who began his construction career in the early 1980s in New England, will lead CANCO K-12 project starting soon in western Iowa. Carl A. Nelson & Company's newest project superintendent arrived on the job in April with more than 40 years of construction industry experience…
CANCO adds leadership to industrial projects team
Chris Carroll brings CM degree and 20 years of experience to Carl A. Nelson & Company.
First phase of Burlington High School remodeling celebrated
The seven-phase renovation is slated for completion in 2025; science wing, new fitness center, enclosed Industrial Arts Building connection now open.
Career growth is goal of new CANCO project engineer
Construction Management graduate Neil Gorrell was previously a CAD technician and estimator for a mechanical contractor.
Year-in-Review 2023: K-12 projects, start-up to finish
Carl A. Nelson & Company was busy with school construction all over Iowa in 2023.
Year-in-Review 2023: Rural, public health tops 2023 project list
The year is ending with Carl A. Nelson & Company healthcare projects completed, on the drawing board and underway.
Year-in-Review 2023: Industrial clients have plenty to celebrate
Among celebrations for CANCO industrial projects, Western Smokehouse Partners’ ribbon-cutting was a highlight of 2023.
Employee Spotlight: President Chris Smith, 25 years
Carl A. Nelson & Company offered the firm's future leader everything he wanted in a career, and in life away from the office and job site.
Annual CANCO challenge puts high-schoolers' skills to the test
Construction trades students from five SE Iowa high schools were given the task to frame and drywall adjoining metal stud walls with window, door openings.