J.L. Robinson Company founded, Minneapolis

Mahala Fisk Pillsbury Home constructed, providing affordable and supportive housing for single women in the workforce in Minneapolis. Governor Pillsbury champions the project, naming it after his wife.

Goodfellow’s Dry Goods Co. The department store, better known as Dayton’s, became a local retail destination and later, rose to national prominence with the establishment of Target Corporation.

St. Thomas Hospital, Minneapolis – Initially functioning as a tuberculosis ward, this became the first hospital in the Fairview Health system.

Chemistry Building, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.

The stylish Northwestern National Life office building in the Minneapolis Loring Park neighborhood provided the latest in technologies and worker comforts in 1923.

Robinson retired and sold the company to Mathew Kraus and Amos Andersen, who renamed the company Kraus-Andersen and later, Kraus-Anderson.

Lloyd Engelsma joined Kraus-Anderson as estimator and office manager. He purchased the company a few years later.

KSTP-TV, Minneapolis-St. Paul, first television station in the Upper Midwest.

Miracle Mile Shopping Center, St. Louis Park, MN, the Twin Cities’ first suburban shopping center.

Guided by Lloyd Engelsma’s leadership and entrepreneurial spirit, by the 1970s Kraus-Anderson was growing into a multifaceted enterprise, managing construction projects throughout the nation and venturing into new opportunities from real estate development and ownership to insurance and advertising. In this rare 1975 interview, Lloyd shares some of that progress with WCCO-TV newsman Bob Potter.

Pillsbury Center, Minneapolis – this double office tower project was expedited through careful coordination of workers and resources within one square block of busy downtown Minneapolis.

Pillsbury Center, Minneapolis – this double office tower project was expedited through careful coordination of workers and resources within one square block of busy downtown Minneapolis.

Canterbury Downs, Shakopee, Minnesota – teamwork helped Kraus-Anderson to achieve the on-time completion of the 390-acre racetrack complex just 15 months after being selected as contractor.

Ceresota Block renovation, Minneapolis – transformation of vacant grain elevators to upscale hotels and housing spurred on the Mississippi Riverfront Renaissance transitioning the former industrial area to upscale live-work-play amenities.

Kraus-Anderson has provided construction management services on over 700 Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport projects, totaling over $1.4 billion in construction value.

KA Bemidji office opens

Construction manager for ongoing work at North Country/Sanford Health, Bemidji.

Construction manager for ongoing work at Boston Scientific.

Bruce Engelsma named Chairman, Kraus-Anderson Companies

Cabela’s begins national expansion with KA. Kraus-Anderson would go on to complete new stores and remodels for the retail client for over 25 years and in 25 states.

KA Duluth office opens, with one of its first projects the renovation of the historic Spina Building (pictured)

Westwood Elementary School constructed, Zimmerman, MN – first school project to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification from U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC).

U.S. Land Port of Entry constructed, Warroad, MN — The project became the most honored of Government Services Administration projects named that year, earning recognition for design, construction and sustainability.

KA Rochester office opens

430 Oak Grove – 90 years after building the Northwestern National Life Insurance building, Kraus-Anderson returned to purchase and redevelop the landmark building into distinctive apartments. Working with historic tax credit funding, Kraus-Anderson thoughtfully repurposed the Beaux Arts building to honor its heritage and adding modern amenities and comforts to suit today’s needs.

KA Bismarck office opens

Alexandria High School constructed. KA provided prereferendum services as well as construction management services for this LEED Silver, leading edge learning facility serving students grades 9-12.

KA Block Development – This master-planned, mixed use development represents Kraus-Anderson’s 360-degree real estate capabilities, including ownership, development, design, construction and leasing and management services.

Watford City High School completed, ND – Constructed by KA to provide modern, flexible, high-tech learning environment in the fastest-growing county in the U.S.

Construction of Hilton Downtown Rochester for longtime client Titan Development. The 20-story hotel is among the first projects under the City of Rochester’s Destination Medical Center (DMC) initiative, one of the largest economic development initiatives in the nation.

KA managed multiple phases of the Viking Lakes mixed use development in Eagan, beginning with the TCO Performance Center. The 40-acre home and headquarters to the Minnesota Vikings includes four outdoor football fields, a full-size indoor football field with a 6,000-seat stadium. The development is also highlighted by the Omni Viking Lakes Hotel, a 14-story, 320-key hotel with 35,000 SF of event space, including a ballroom, pre-event and meeting spaces.

Construction of Catherine Cater Hall on the campus of North Dakota State University (NDSU) in 2019 became the first of numerous KA projects serving the campus, including residence halls, classrooms, labs, athletic facilities and infrastructure upgrades continuing to this day.

KA has managed healthcare construction at HealthPartners Regions Hospital campus for more than 30 years, including major additions, renovations and ongoing maintenance. The 4-story, 160,000 SF Birth Center opened in 2020 with state-of-the-art amenities including water birth suites, dedicated spaces for families and visitors and neonatal care units for infants as young as 28 weeks.

KA Milwaukee office opens

KA Fargo office opens

KA Phoenix office opens

One of the most complex projects KA has undertaken to date, the one million SF North Loop Green mixed development is situated on a high density urban site surrounded by highway viaducts, a major sports stadium, public transit and straddling an underground creek. The project  was planned and engineered during the pandemic and  includes a 34-story Class AA office tower, market rate apartments, short term stay hospitality, and a public green offering year-round programming and entertainment in the city’s destination North Loop neighborhood.

Peter J Diessner named CEO in 2024, becoming the third generation to lead the family-owned Kraus-Anderson Companies.

Sporting Change pickleball tournament was established in 2024 to support mental health, suicide awareness and prevention. The event is one of the activities made possible by the nonprofit Kraus-Anderson Community Foundation.

KA Des Moines office opens.

North Dakota State Lab, Bismarck, ND- constructed in 2026 on the State Capitol grounds, the 3-story, 104,000 SF facility was completed for the Department of Health and Human Services and the Department of Environmental Quality.

KA constructs a 72-unit Exodus LLC project in Minneapolis, a deeply affordable and supportive housing project built on the site of the 1901 Mahala Fisk Pillsbury Home.