It’s been a year of juggling.  Since the county’s corrections center caught fire last year and forced an unexpected influx of inmates over to the jail, staff have had to balance housing and transferring inmates, all while building a hefty addition to the jail.  Now, there’s some closure in sight.  Inmates will soon be able to occupy […]

Minnehaha County Jail staff is getting closer to moving into part of the facility’s expansion. The nearly $50 million expansion will add 320 new beds and administration space. Construction workers have faced weather challenges, but the warden says they’re on schedule and on budget. “They’ve been very busy. I think you can see based on […]

A quick review of our current projects around the region, including the Augustana University Humanities Phase 2 project, the Great Shots golf project and the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office Jail project.

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For students, breaking into the workforce can be tough, but one South Dakota organization is looking to help build them up. After a successful pilot program last year, the Associated General Contractors of South Dakota, partnering with Southeast Tech, are giving students a chance to try out a career in construction. “We just hosted a […]

Simon Floss with KDLT News visited Northern State University to see the construction projects on the campus. The Jewett Regional Science Education Center was featured as part of their coverage. Northern State University is in the middle of upgrading their campus through the ‘Educational Impact Campaign.’ It’s part of a larger ‘Campus Master Plan,’ geared to […]

Henry Carlson Construction and ASCO attended Leadercast Sioux Falls on Friday. The speakers were informative and we took notes to apply what we learned at the office and in the field. Leadercast is the largest one-day leadership event in the world that broadcasts live from Atlanta to hundreds of host sites around the world, including Sioux […]

Twenty-two Henry Carlson Construction, LLC employees are attending the OSHA USA/Associated General Contractors of South Dakota National Safety Stand-Down Conference at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds this morning. The national-wide event is a voluntary event for employers to talk directly to employees about safety. Any workplace can hold a stand-down by taking a break to focus on “Fall Hazards” […]

Golf is central to the latest new venue being built at the Sanford Sports Complex. But Great Shots is about so much more than golf. The 54,000-square-foot, three-story facility will be a year-round hub of fun, entertainment, food and drinks. It’s set to open in late 2019 in northwest Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and is expected […]

A quick look at Henry Carlson Construction’s current projects in the area. View Video.