CANCO News
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![Year-in-Review 2023: Industrial clients have plenty to celebrate](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/WSP-Ribbon-cutting-web.d131295d.jpg)
Year-in-Review 2023: Industrial clients have plenty to celebrate
Among celebrations for CANCO industrial projects, Western Smokehouse Partners’ ribbon-cutting was a highlight of 2023.
![Employee Spotlight: President Chris Smith, 25 years](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Chris-Smith-wibi-spotlight-web-2.d131295d.jpg)
Employee Spotlight: President Chris Smith, 25 years
Carl A. Nelson & Company offered the firm's future leader everything he wanted in a career, and in life away from the office and job site.
![Annual CANCO challenge puts high-schoolers' skills to the test](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/2023-Skills-Challenge-7.d131295d.jpg)
Annual CANCO challenge puts high-schoolers' skills to the test
Construction trades students from five SE Iowa high schools were given the task to frame and drywall adjoining metal stud walls with window, door openings.
![Ribbon cut on CANCO truck scale, semi parking project](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Climax-Truck-Scale-Ribbon-Cutting-1.d131295d.jpg)
Ribbon cut on CANCO truck scale, semi parking project
Company representatives took part in a ceremonial opening of a new front entry at Climax Molybdenum in Fort Madison, Iowa.
![CANCO expands field leadership team with superintendent](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Patrick-Von-Lehmden-web.d131295d.jpg)
CANCO expands field leadership team with superintendent
Carl A. Nelson & Company welcomes Patrick Von Lehmden, field supervisor with more than 30 years of commercial and civil construction industry experience.
![Ground broken on new Public Health building](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/DMCPH-Groundbreaking-1.d131295d.jpg)
Ground broken on new Public Health building
The 8,000 square-foot, $4 million facility for Des Moines County, Iowa, is the product of an American Rescue Plan grant of $7.5 million.
![Ribbon-cutting celebrates opening of new 5-6 school building](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/CCSD-Prairie-Creek-Opening-6.d131295d.jpg)
Ribbon-cutting celebrates opening of new 5-6 school building
Carl A. Nelson & Company was construction manager agent for College Community School District's new 189,000 SF school on Cedar Rapids' south side.
![Project Superintendent Sully Streeby is MBI Safety Champion](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Sully-Safety-Champion-2023-web.d131295d.jpg)
Project Superintendent Sully Streeby is MBI Safety Champion
Carl A. Nelson & Company field supervisor recognized for completing Master Builders of Iowa jobsite safety promotion program.
![CANCO welcomes new project engineer to Cedar Falls team](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Alex-Gebel-3x2.d131295d.jpg)
CANCO welcomes new project engineer to Cedar Falls team
Alex Gebel is a University of Northern Iowa graduate who brings field labor, project management experience to his role with Carl A. Nelson & Company.
![Ceremony kicks off Allied Blending expansion project](/assets/image-cache/images/images/project_galleries/industrial/Allied Blending/Allied-Blending-Groundbreaking-2.d131295d.jpg)
Ceremony kicks off Allied Blending expansion project
Carl A. Nelson & Company is design-builder for the Keokuk, Iowa, food ingredient producer and its production and warehouse expansion project
![CANCO helps celebrate Washington YMCA pool addition](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Wash-Y-Pool-Groundbreaking-74-web.d131295d.jpg)
CANCO helps celebrate Washington YMCA pool addition
Ground was broken to begin the $8.2 million design-build project, which adds six-lane competition and family pools to the new Y facility opened in 2020.
![Schock promoted to project manager role](/assets/image-cache/images/2023/Alan-Schock-web.d131295d.jpg)
Schock promoted to project manager role
Alan Schock joined Carl A. Nelson & Company as a project engineer in 2017 after graduating from Iowa State University.