CANCO News
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Design-Build partnership continues with Western Smokehouse
Carl A. Nelson & Company will lead another, but larger, project for the meat snack-maker to retrofit an existing building to support increased production.

CANCO industrial client cuts ribbon on expansion
Carl A. Nelson & Company joins company leaders, dignitaries and Allied Blending team members to celebrate project completion in Keokuk, Iowa.

Ribbons cut on CANCO school projects in Fort Madison, Iowa
Carl A. Nelson & Company was construction manager on a $33 million project to remake K-12 education in SE Iowa community with Pre-K to 6 and 7-12 schools.

CANCO adds project manager in Cedar Falls office
Matt Shaner brings 24 years of commercial construction industry experience to Carl A. Nelson & Company.

Veteran superintendent joins CANCO field leadership team
Jeff Potter brings almost 35 years in construction to new role with Carl A. Nelson & Company.

Million-hour construction safety milestone achieved
In June, Carl A. Nelson & Company surpassed 1,000,000 hours without a lost-day accident.

CANCO's Jake Woods promoted to superintendent role
The long-time field employee of Carl A. Nelson & Company earned promotion while working on addition and renovation projects for Fort Madison CSD. After getting his start in construction with Carl A. Nelson & Company, Jake Woods has been promoted to the position of project superintendent…

CANCO North moves to new Cedar Falls, Iowa, location
The company-owned building has elbow room for a growing staff and space to accommodate more.

CANCO helps break ground on IKM-Manning CSD project
The project features a second gym and other spaces at the middle school/high school building. MANNING, Iowa — Carl A. Nelson & Company's project management and field leadership team took part in a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday, June 12, at IKM-Manning Middle School/High School,…

CANCO welcomes former teacher to career in construction
Project Engineer TJ Duncan was a PE teacher, coach for more than 13 years before making the leap. Carl A. Nelson & Company (CANCO) is pleased to welcome to the project management team in its Burlington, Iowa, office, former physical education teacher TJ Duncan, who came on board June…

Project Engineer starts construction career with CANCO
Braeden Smith brings civil engineering degree, structural design focus to construction industry. Fresh from his graduation ceremony at the University of Iowa, Braeden Smith has joined Carl A. Nelson & Company as a project engineer. Smith crossed the graduation stage on May 12, 2024,…

New project engineer joins CANCO in Cedar Falls office
Eastern Iowa native Thad Clark is a 2023 graduate of the University of Northern Iowa in construction management. Thad Clark joined Carl A. Nelson & Company's north office in Cedar Falls in April 2024, looking forward to expanding his horizons in commercial and industrial construction…