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Mar 02 2018

“Come prepared, walk in with your chin up, and sit right down at the table.” Women in Construction Speak Out

Alex Titterud, left, at the CityPlace jobsite

March 4-10, 2018 is Women in Construction Week, building awareness of the significant and diverse contributions of women working in construction. We asked some Kraus-Anderson construction professionals for their insights into their work, and the profession. Q: Why construction? What drew you to this field? … Read More

Feb 23 2018

KA Block Update: March 2018

Finishes at Finnegans House

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments

March marks two more milestones in the KA Block mixed-use development in the East Town district of Minneapolis: Opening day of Finnegans House brewery & taproom; and move-in day for the first residents of HQ Apartments. The master-planned mixed use KA Block is developed by … Read More

Feb 16 2018

Douglas Jaeger and Chris Ryan Named MSA Construction Professionals of the Year

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 3 Comments

The Kraus-Anderson family of companies is fortunate to be associated with award-winning work for its clients. Along with the awards for achievements in design, construction, quality, safety, sustainability, development, risk management and more, among the most rewarding acknowledgements are those that come from our subcontractor … Read More

Jan 19 2018

Opening Up the Classroom | K-12 Trends

Learning stairs, Hermantown High School

Posted by Laurisa Titterud | 1 Comment

If your idea of a classroom is four walls and rows of stationary desks, you haven’t been in a school lately. Today, flexibility is key to serving an ever-changing array of student and instructor needs. Here are some of the trends our K-12 team is seeing, and … Read More

Dec 29 2017

How Construction Does Battle with the Cold

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments

This week Minnesota is in the deep freeze, with dangerous windchills and actual temps on the wrong side of zero. If you’re a Twin Cities employee working between the holidays, you may be dashing through the skyways to your office; or even choosing to telecommute. Those … Read More

Dec 15 2017

A STARR Award for CityPlace

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments

CityPlace Phase II SE Retail has received a STARR Award of Excellence from the Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA). The award is in the category of New Construction: Retail over 50,000 s.f. Continuing the successful emergence of the 100-acre CityPlace mixed-use development in Woodbury, Retail … Read More

Nov 24 2017

Nothing Beats That New Building Smell

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 2 Comments

Blogger and self-described “changeaphobe” Brenden Nickels is an office assistant in the Minneapolis office. For those of you that don’t know me, I’ve been working at KA since 2010, some time after I graduated from college. I have spent a majority of that time downtown, … Read More

Nov 17 2017

Joe Lueken Cancer Center Rising in Bemidji for Sanford Health

Lueken Cancer Center construction, Nov. 9, 2017

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments

Over the course of 50 years, Joe Lueken built his grocery business into a thriving enterprise in Bemidji. Yet he built much more than a chain of successful grocery stores. The philanthropist also gave back to the Bemidji community in myriad ways- with college scholarships, … Read More

Nov 10 2017

T3 Wins NAIOP Award of Excellence

Posted by Mary Kaeding | No Comments

T3- Timber, Transit & Technology is winner of the 2017 NAIOP MN Award of Excellence in the category of Downtown and North Loop office. A Milestone Development Developed by Hines, the innovative office building is a game-changer for the commercial building industry and a milestone … Read More

Oct 27 2017

Perfect Makes Practice: Building the Practice Fields at TCO Performance Center

The completed turf installation at the new practice facility in Eagan, MN.

Posted by Mary Kaeding | 2 Comments

Driving by the Minnesota Vikings’ massive new practice facility just off I-494 in Eagan, most people can’t help but notice the enormous Norseman-endowed, space-age metal structure rising out of the ground. Stefan Michno, on the other hand, notices the ground—particularly, the gorgeous green natural grass … Read More

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