Awards and Recognition

Kraus-Anderson is proud of its long record of successful project collaborations. Those efforts are reflected in the numerous awards and recognitions Kraus-Anderson project teams receive for excellence in safety, teamwork, MBE/WBE participation, economic development, stewardship, sustainability, artisanship and creative achievements. Recent examples include:

• StarTribune Top 105 WorkPlaces
• Finance & Commerce Top Projects Award, HQ Apartments
• Minnesota Real Estate Journal 2019 General Contractor of the Year Award
• Minnesota Real Estate Journal 2019 Award, Fraser Woodbury Clinic
• Minnesota Real Estate Journal 2019 Award, Finnegans
• Finance & Commerce Rising Young Professionals Award 2019 Honoree Dustin Phillips
• Minnesota Construction Association Award of Excellence, Kraus-Anderson Headquarters
• Minnesota Construction Association Award of Excellence, Minnesota DNR Glenwood Area Fisheries
• Minnesota Construction Association Merit Award, RST International Airport
• Midwest Chapter, CoreNet Global Innovator of the Year Award, Kraus-Anderson Block
• Association of Women Contractors (AWC) Construction Partnering Program Large Project of the Year, TCO Performance Center
• LEED Gold Certification, Coleman Center, Western Technical College
• 2018 AIAMN Honor Award, Brookview Elementary School
• 2018 MSCA STARR Award, Interior Design- Finnegans
• 2018 Firehouse Station Design Award Notable Award, Cottage Grove Central Fire Station
• 2018 Construction Health and Safety Excellence (CHASE) Level 2 Certificate of Achievement, MN Department of Labor & Industry
• Minneapolis Downtown Council 2025 Plan Leadership Award, Kraus-Anderson Block
• 2018 NAIOP Award of Excellence, TCO Performance Center
• 2018 NAIOP Award of Excellence, Kraus-Anderson Corporate Headquarters
• LEED Silver Certification, Kraus-Anderson Corporate Headquarters
• Star Tribune 2018 Top Workplaces
• Xcel Energy High Performance Building Award 
• 2018 Rising Young Professionals Award, Chris Knutson
• 2018 SIPA Building Excellence Award, Glenwood Area Fisheries Minnesota DNR
• 2017 Top Projects HealthPartners Neuroscience Center
• 2017 Top Projects TRIA Orthopaedic Center
• 2017 Top Projects Kraus-Anderson Headquarters
• 2017 MSA Project Manager of the Year award to Douglas Jaeger
• 2017 MSA Project Superintendent of the Year award to Chris Ryan
• 2017 CoreNet Global Innovators Award, T3
• 2017 NAIOP Eagle Award, Cabela’s-Legacy @Journal Center
• 2017 MSCA STARR Award, Construction Best Retail Over 50,000 SF- CityPlace
• 2017 NAIOP MN Award of Excellence, T3
• 2017 NAIOP MN Award of Excellence, HealthPartners Neuroscience Center
• 2017 NAIOP MN Award of Excellence, 2700 University
• 2017 Azure Magazine AZ Award for Environmental Leadership and People’s Choice Award, T3
• 2016 Governor’s Safety Award, Outstanding Achievement in Occupational Safety, Minnesota Safety Council
• 2016 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, University of Minnesota Bee and Pollinator Lab
• 2016 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, 2700 University
• 2016 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, T3
• 2017 International Wood Design Award, T3 (Timber, Technology, Transit)
• 2016 MNOSHA CHASE Level III Partnership, CityPlace Phase 2- SE Retail
• 2016 Wood Design Building Award Citation Award, T3 (Timber, Technology, Transit)
• 2016 Minnesota Physician’s Health Care Architecture Honor Roll, Allina Health Regina Hospital Emergency Department
• 2015 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, Pine Island Elementary School
• 2015 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, Chaska Curling and Event Center
• 2016 Minnesota Recreation and Park Association Award of Excellence, Chaska Firemen’s Park
• 2016 Governor’s Safety Award, Meritorious Achievement in Safety
• 2016 MC & MCA Award of Excellence, Jerry’s Foods Woodbury
• 2016 MCA Award of Excellence, Forest Lake City Center
• 2016 MCA Merit Award, U of M Medical Center Fairview, Unit J, 4th Floor ICU Remodel
• 2015 Meritorious Achievement Award for Occupational Safety, Minnesota Safety Council
• 2015 Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Award, Valspar Applied Science & Technology (VAST) Center
• 2015 Members Choice Award, IIDA Northland, Alexandria High School
• 2015 Education Award, IIDA Northland, Alexandria High School
• 2015 MC&MCA Awards of Excellence, Valspar Applied Science and Technology Center (VAST)
• 2015 MC&MCA Awards of Excellence, Cabela’s Woodbury, MN
• MCA 2015 General Contractor of the Year
• 2015 Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) Award, Lab Building 280
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, Alexandria High School
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, Karner Blue Education Center
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, Valspar Applied Science & Technology (VAST) Center
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, University of Minnesota Itasca Biological Station and Laboratories
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, University of Minnesota Amundson Hall Gore Annex
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, The Marshall
• 2014 Top Projects Finance & Commerce, One Southdale Place
• OSHA 2015 National Safety Stand-Down to Prevent Falls in Construction
• 2014 Meritorious Achievement Award for Occupational Safety, Minnesota Safety Council
• Project Manager of the Year TOPS Award, Minnesota Subcontractors Association (2015)
• 2014 Excellence in Business Award, MetroNorth Chamber
• MCA 2015 Award of Excellence for Alexandria High School
• Gustavus Adolphus Beck Academic Hall earns LEED Platinum
• 2014 Four Kraus-Anderson Projects Receive Awards of Excellence from Minnesota Construction Association
• Two KA Construction Professionals Receive TOPS Awards from Minnesota Subcontractors Association
• U of M Office for Business & Community Economic Development Names KA Contractor of the Year
• Construction Partnering Program Names Kraus-Anderson as Contractor of the Year 2013
• High Performance, Sustainable Design Earn Wadena High School LEED Gold Status
• New Duluth Airport Terminal Named One of Midwest’s Top Projects
• 2012 MCA Award of Excellence: Wadena/Deer Creek Middle and High School
• Finance & Commerce Top Projects 2011:  Beck Academic Hall; Open Systems International headquarters; Washington County 2025 Campus Improvements and Allina Medical Clinic-Ramsey
• Environments for Aging Citation of Merit for Friendship Village Fitness Center in Bloomington, MN, 2012
• NAIOP Minnesota Awards of Excellence for OSI Systems International Corporate Headquarters, Medina, category Office Build-to-Suit 100,000+ s.f.; and Allina Clinic, Ramsey, category Office-Build-to-Suit under 100,000 s.f.
• Choice Award for University of Minnesota Amplatz Children’s Hospital,Minneapolis, presented by Minnesota Construction Association (MCA), 2012
• Minnesota Facility Award of Excellence, Category of Adaptive Re-Use, presented by the International Facility Management Association (IFMA) to Washington County Government Center, 2012
• Buildings Magazine Project Innovations Merit Award Winner for New Construction, Sandy Bridges Program Center, Ely, MN, 2011
• Government Services Agency Design Award for Construction, U.S. Land Port of Entry, Warroad, MN, 2010
• Minnesota Safety Council Governor’s Safety Award, received each year since 1992
• Minnesota Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program (MNSHARP) Designations from the Department of Labor and Industry, for Regions Hospital (2008) and U of M Amplatz Children’s Hospital (2010)
• Contractor of the Year award, MN Construction Association, 2010
• Teamwork, Opportunities and Partnering with Subcontractors (T.O.P.S.) Award, American Subcontractors Association-MN, 2008, 2009, 2010
• Project of the Year for creating construction opportunities for women, minorities and small business participation, Regions Hospital, presented by Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA). 2008 and U of M Amplatz Children’s Hospital, 2010