CANCO News

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


CANCO awarded UI State Hygienic Lab expansion project
CANCO awarded UI State Hygienic Lab expansion project

The Construction Management at-Risk contract for construction of a new BSL-3 lab and support spaces was awarded in a qualification-based selection process.

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Employee Spotlight: Mike Hall
Employee Spotlight: Mike Hall

Project Superintendent, employee owner lives and breathes Carl A. Nelson & Company's 'Would I Buy It?' philosophy during 31 years with construction firm.

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Working Beyond Iowa to Meet Clients' Needs
Working Beyond Iowa to Meet Clients' Needs

CANCO is licensed in 22 states, and work outside of Iowa accounts for about 25 percent of our industrial projects since the mid-1980s.

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CM client says of CANCO, 'We're In This Together'
CM client says of CANCO, 'We're In This Together'

Davis County Hospital & Clinics and Carl A. Nelson & Company have been construction management partners since a successful project in 2010.

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Grundy Center CSD awards CMa contract to CANCO
Grundy Center CSD awards CMa contract to CANCO

Carl A. Nelson & Company will be construction management agency for the northeast Iowa school district's addition and renovation project.

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Architect on CANCO school project endorses CM delivery
Architect on CANCO school project endorses CM delivery

Sioux Center High School architect Lee Beukelman of CMBA Architects recommends construction management agency delivery for Iowa schools, large projects.

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CANCO earns praise as CMa for new high school project
CANCO earns praise as CMa for new high school project

Sioux Center Superintendent Gary McEldowney shared positive critiques, endorsements as new $42.6 million, 180,000 square-foot high school opened in August.

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CANCO project helps electric co-op power up
CANCO project helps electric co-op power up

Central Iowa Power Cooperative's new Summit Lake generating station, built by Carl A. Nelson & Company, houses three new natural gas engines to supplement wind and solar power sources.

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Keokuk Clinic serves southeast Iowa area
Keokuk Clinic serves southeast Iowa area

Carl A. Nelson & Company was design-builder for Great River Health on development, construction of community clinic serving Iowa, Illinois and Missouri.

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Employee Spotlight: Dennis Duke
Employee Spotlight: Dennis Duke

Companies everywhere like to boast about their employees by using terms like “rock star” and “hall-of-famer.” But for Carl A. Nelson & Company, saying those things about Project Manager Dennis Duke is no exercise in hyperbole. Duke is an accomplished builder, but away from the office and jobsite,…

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Growing CANCO North team moves to new location
Growing CANCO North team moves to new location

Effective Aug. 2, 2021, Carl A. Nelson & Company's office in Cedar Falls will relocate to larger quarters at 4600 University Avenue.

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CANCO to lead Van Buren Co. CSD activity center project
CANCO to lead Van Buren Co. CSD activity center project

New construction management agency opportunity adds to Carl A. Nelson & Company's portfolios in both the K-12 school and recreational construction markets.

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