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DBS Group designing-building retail stores in Sauk City, WI

DBS Group was tapped this year to design and build Ace Hardware and Pet Supplies Plus retail stores in Sauk City, WI. We’re renovating and resizing the Ace Hardware and building out the interior for the Pet Supplies Plus store. Both projects are on schedule for completion in January 2023.

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5 ways design-build benefits developers in today’s environment

Not all general contractors for commercial construction are equal When searching for commercial building contractors in Rochester, La Crosse and the surrounding areas, you might think all commercial contractors are created equal. But in reality, the design and build project model offers benefits over the approach other general contractors of commercial construction take. And these…

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Building affordable housing complexes that are affordable for developers

Building affordable housing that pencils out is possible; here’s how. The need for affordable housing in the 7 Rivers Region — and around the country — seems ever-present. In the United States, research shows there are only 29 affordable, suitable rental units for every 100 low-income households. But to build affordable housing that is also…

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DBS Group expands field operations team

Amid continued growth, design-build construction company DBS Group has hired Jon Wheeler to join its field operations team. Wheeler, a 28-year veteran of the construction industry, has joined DBS Group as a foreman. He began his career as a laborer with a concrete company and worked through various positions to become a foreman. He has…

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Senior housing design for the generations

You can, and probably should, design for changing generations in senior living. Demographic chatter regarding the senior housing construction landscape these days typically focuses on the so-called “Silver Tsunami” of baby boomers due to seek senior living options in the coming years. But wise owners and developers of senior living communities and other senior housing…

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Mackenthun’s taps DBS Group for 30-acre development

Mackenthun’s Development has hired DBS Group to design and build a 30-acre commercial development in the Woodland Cove subdivision of Minnetrista, MN, along with a new, ground-up 48,000-square-foot grocery store. Civil design is complete, and mass grading started this month. Grocery store construction is scheduled to begin in May 2023, with a grand opening scheduled…

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DBS Group to build new Festival Foods

Festival Foods has contracted with DBS Group to build a new ground-up 56,875-square-foot grocery store on Chippewa Crossings Boulevard in Chippewa Falls, WI. Construction will begin in spring with a scheduled completion date for fall 2023.

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Why you shouldn’t delay commercial construction projects

Delays in commercial construction can be multifactorial, but the price to pause is too high Every developer understands — all too well perhaps — the reasons commercial construction projects get delayed. First, there are financial challenges, which can bring a project to a standstill in the face of interest rate increases and material and equipment…

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Construction inflation

Where it’s been, where it’s headed and how it will affect your build Inflation is affecting every one of us, and that includes those of us in the construction industry. From baby formula to buttresses, pizzas to electrical panels, refrigerators to rebar and everything in between, prices are undeniably up. For developers, this poses a…

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The latest on material lead times and labor shortages

Here’s how developers can adjust to these market shifts During the past 12 to 24 months, we have written about equipment and material lead times, subcontractor and labor shortages, cost increases and their compounded effect on commercial construction. For the entire industry, these market influences have placed additional pressure on projects and processes. The good…

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