Parker Young Honored for Career Success
Shawnee, Kan., April 11, 2013 – Parker Young of Straub Construction Company, Inc. has recently been honored by Kansas State University. The College of Engineering’s Professional Progress Award is given to alumni for professional career accomplishment during the first 20 years following their graduation. The nominations come from respective department heads and are confirmed by [...]
Straub Construction, Faith Technologies offer tips on hiring (KC Business Journal)
Labor may be seasonal, but finding it is year-round job Austin Alonzo Reporter-Kansas City Business Journal As spring brings warmer temperatures and longer days, Kansas City’s construction crews are preparing for their busy season. But as the recovering economy pushes up demand for building projects, long-dormant construction companies are finding it difficult to find good seasonal [...]
Straub Wins Local and National Awards
Shawnee, Kan., December 19, 2012 – Straub Construction Company, Inc. has recently been honored with seven local and national awards. The Heart of America Chapter of the Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) has awarded Straub Construction Company, Inc. with the Top Project honor for St. Michael Hall at Benedictine College during their 2012 Excellence in [...]
Leavenworth Building 19 to Receive Preservation Honor Award
The National Trust for Historic Preservation will present its Preservation Honor Award for the restoration of Leavenworth Building 19 in Leavenworth, Kan. The project is one of 22 award winners to be honored by the National Trust during its 2012 National Preservation Conference November 2nd in Spokane, Wash. Read the National Trust’s article to learn more. Straub [...]
Straub named to 2012 Best of the Best
Straub Construction has been named to Midwest Real Estate News’ 2012 Best of the Best Top Construction Companies. Click here to view. Pages 46-47 Midwest Real Estate News, June 2012 Special Supplement
Straub featured in American Builders Quarterly
“Right on Target” by Karen Gentry for American Builders Quarterly, July/Aug/Sept 2012 “Straub Construction is a third-generation general contracting firm celebrating its 92nd year in business, a stability due, ironically, to the business’s ability to adapt to constant market shifts and push its services wherever it sees real activity. The company has worked on, among other [...]
Social Madness helping those less fortunate
Straub Construction has joined the Kansas City Business Journal’s Social Madness competition and is donating $1.00 for every follow, like and vote they receive. The donations will be given to the Bishop Sullivan Center and St. James Food Pantry. To join us, please click here to vote and then to connect to your social media [...]
Wichita Readiness Center Under Way
Getting ready: National Guard Readiness Center under way – Wichita Business Journal 4-27-12 PDF Wichita Business Journal link – click here
Straub featured in national magazine
“Building Time & Time Again” pages 84-89 by Joel Cornell for Construction Leaders Today, Spring 2012 “After three generations of leaderhip since 1920, Straub Construction has become one of the most highly respected general contractors in the Kansas City area.”
Video of construction of the animal shelter
Watch this short video of the construction of the new Jackson County Animal Shelter! This new facility is three times larger than their former building and will house 125 cats and over 100 dogs.
Ground Broken for $16 Million Southeast Wichita K-8 School
A new K-8 school in the southeast corner of the Wichita district moved a step closer to completion Wednesday with a chilly groundbreaking ceremony that included the planting of daffodil bulbs at the site. “These flowers will bloom this spring, and they will remind us we have to be patient,” said Superintendent John Allison. “The [...]
KMBC-TV and Straub Construction Help Family During "9 Days of Christmas"
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is a collection of family pictures of Tim and Leandra Hernandez’s home that highlight the couple, their four children, and better times.
‘Angels Among Us’ Award Presented to Straub Family
SHAWNEE — Sacred Heart parishioners Ernie and Susan Straub are in a unique position to treasure their Catholic faith — having lost it once, then found it again. In fact, since their return to the church, their contributions to Catholic schools have grown so varied and significant that they will be honored with the “Angels [...]
Straub builds big part of KC History – MetroWireKC
What do the largest municipal water park in Kansas (Salina’s Kenwood Cove Water Park, below), the renovation space in 909 Walnut (above), and a $29 million construction project for Goddard School District have in common? They are just a few of the projects entrusted to Straub Construction, an award-winning general contractor with 90 years of [...]
Straub Construction Chosen as General Contractor for Johnson Co. Park and Rec’s LEED New Century Fieldhouse project
The Johnson County Park and Recreation District’s new indoor sports facility currently being developed near Gardner now has both a general contractor and a permanent name. Straub Construction Co. Inc. of Shawnee was selected as the contractor, and New Century Fieldhouse will serve as the facility’s permanent name.
