Dean Snyder Construction joined Country Meadow Place of Mason City to hold a groundbreaking ceremony on May 16, 2018, for a new $3.9 million addition onto their existing 36-apartment retirement community. The addition will include 20 new assisted living apartments with a common dining room, area lounge, private dining area, library, and an exercise area.
Osage Community School Breaks Ground on Updates
DSC, Atura Architecture, and Osage Community School district broke ground on Wednesday, May 9 on a new $12 million renovation project. Atura has been working with the school on finding cost-effective solutions to update their 60-year-old school for over a year while also looking for funding options. The 3-phase project will include a new gym, […]
New Hire: Project Coordinator
Starting this month in Clear Lake is Project Coordinator Amy Rippentrop. Amy comes to us from the Mason City Airport, where she worked as a secretary for 8 years assisting with billing, accounts payable, aiding the public, and answering phones. Before the airport, she worked at City Hall for 13 years. Originally from Mason City, […]
One Vision Holds Groundbreaking Ceremony
On Monday, May 7, a crowd gathered in a fenced off area of One Vision’s campus to watch key influencers in their redevelopment plan break ground on a $12 million project. One Vision (previously known as Opportunity Village) is re-purposing their main campus to include a new 48-unit senior-focused, independent living apartment complex named TimberCrest. […]
DSC Takes on Food & Beverage Processing Industry
While starting as a residential builder in Clear Lake, Iowa, sixty years ago, Dean Snyder Construction has grown to include several core markets including commercial, food and beverage processing, industrial and pharmaceutical, and healthcare. As part of our 60-year celebration, we’ll focus in on our food industrial experience this month. In 1986, DSC started […]
Northwood-Kensett CSD HVAC Replacement
DSC was awarded the job for Northwood-Kensett Community School District’s HVAC Replacement at the high school in Northwood. The $3.7 million project will replace an older, outdated heating system in the entire building with a new air conditioning and heating system. Project also includes the construction of mechanical closets. Crews started mid-March with ceiling demo […]
DSC Celebrates Women in Construction Week
In February, Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation making March 4-10 “Women in Construction Week.” Today, 9.1 percent of women in the United States are employed in various occupation sectors of the construction industry according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and in Iowa alone, we are short thousands of construction workers. “Women in Construction […]
My Happy Place Bathroom Remodel
This week we had the opportunity to do something a bit different and give back to a family in our own community. My Happy Place is an organization in Mason City that helps children that are sick to have a bedroom they can be happy in. However, while starting the process for a bedroom makeover for […]