Members of the KA Buzz Squad prepared the bee garden in May.
Second installment of a two part article about Kraus-Anderson’s Urban Honey Bees. For the first part please CLICK HERE. Why is KA getting involved with bees? BRENDAN WARD, PROJECT COORDINATOR & KA BUZZ SQUAD CHAIR: Bees/pollinators dying off rapidly over the past decade is a serious … Read More
ROOFTOP BEES ARE ALL THE BUZZ: PART ONE Sustainability, going green, eco-friendly are all popular terms we use and see every day, but what are industries doing to address these challenges? Kraus-Anderson has taken a unique approach to living its environmental stewardship, creating a home … Read More
Al Gerhardt, Bruce Engelsma, Dan Engelsma with Silver Service inductee Gary Francisco
Change is constant, and our lives are filled with the constant flow of new technologies and processes. Yet it is enduring relationships that are at the heart of Kraus-Anderson’s values. And nowhere is that commitment better exemplified than by KA’s strong corps of longtime employees. … Read More
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
Kraus-Anderson’s recently-completed office headquarters is awash in what’s new: New energy-efficient systems, a new training center, high-tech conference rooms, on-trend employee amenities, sleek new furnishings and lots of shiny new surfaces. Yet here and there, the historic character of the 120-year old company is also … Read More
One KA holiday tradition is helping out at the Toys for Tots warehouse.
by Brenden Nickels, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company As we approach the holiday season, we often take time to perform what makes this time special for us, whether we celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, St. Lucia’s Day, the Winter Solstice, or any other holiday. The people at Kraus-Anderson … Read More
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
The family of companies known as Kraus-Anderson wear many hats: construction management, development, property management and risk management are among the capabilities that make KA a sought-after resource for clients across the United States. Perhaps less known, but no less important, is the devotion KAers … Read More
By Brenden Nickels Brenden Nickels is an office assistant at Kraus-Anderson’s Minneapolis office. On Friday, September 22, Minneapolis will celebrate World Car-Free day, an event that intends to make commuters know about other ways to travel besides driving, such as walking, taking the bus, … Read More
New KA headquarters under construction, August, 2017
by Brenden Nickels, Office Assistant, Kraus-Anderson Construction Company In April of 2016, I wrote an article that told my feeling and my opinions about Kraus-Anderson moving its offices to Broadway Place East in Northeast Minneapolis while we demolish our old offices downtown and build a … Read More