Kraus-Anderson to build new performing arts auditorium for St. Croix Falls School District

April 27, 2020

Construction company worked closely with district to pass successful referendum

CROIX FALLS, Wis. (April 2020) — Kraus-Anderson Construction Company (KA), one of the Midwest’s oldest and largest commercial general contractors and construction managers, has been selected to build a new music and performing arts auditorium for the St. Croix Falls School District in St. Croix Falls, Wis. The new facility’s primary goal is to provide space for educational purposes and will co-exist with the proposed Civic Auditorium in the City of St. Croix Falls.

On April 7, voters approved a $14 million district bond referendum project, which also features an improved $1.8 million fitness area that will provide space for class participation to occur in one location as well as increased resources and availability to athletic and fitness programs for extracurricular training. The project also includes a $525,000 bus garage addition to house and protect buses, district vehicles and maintenance equipment.  The project is expected to begin in the spring of 2021 and will be completed in the fall of 2022.

Designed by DSGW, the new auditorium will accommodate continued growth of the music program and performing arts, including theatrical productions, musicals and concerts, and will also serve as a large group learning space, which frees up existing space to allow for additional educational programming.  The 580-seat auditorium is modeled after the auditorium built in 2017 for Unity School District in Balsam Lake, Wis.

KA continues to lead the field of regional education construction projects and is currently ranked 8^th in the nation in the construction of K-12 facilities by Building Design and Construction magazine.  Over the past five years, KA has completed over $1 billion in K-12 projects.   KA’s comprehensive school construction services include facility analysis and budget approaches, leading to informed and successful referendum initiatives.

COVID-19: KRAUS-ANDERSON’S COMMITMENT TO JOB SAFETY

As the world continues to deal with and adapt to the unprecedented challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kraus-Anderson’s top priority remains safety. The company has implemented stringent social distancing practices and other elevated safety protocol on construction job sites, details of which can be found at KA’s COVID-19 reponse page.

About Kraus-Anderson

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson® Construction Company is one of the nation’s premier commercial general contractors and construction managers. Kraus-Anderson, an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.