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DBS Group cuts ribbon on new Onalaska office
Reflecting its rapid growth in the past eight years, DBS Group cut the ribbon on its new Wisconsin headquarters on Dec. 15 The new office building, located at 200 French Road in Onalaska, provides increased space to house the company’s growing design-build construction staff. The new 6,300-square-foot office facility features a mix of private offices,…
Universal design in senior housing
Inclusive design ensures accessibility in your senior living community To remain competitive in the marketplace, the design of the senior living community you plan to build must consider universal design. It’s an issue that can get lost in the many aspects of senior housing that an owner/developer and commercial construction general contractor must think about…
Festival Foods contracts with DBS Group for Hudson WI store
Festival Foods has contracted with DBS Group for the construction of a new, ground-up 64,390-square-foot grocery store on Crest View Drive in Hudson, WI. Design is complete, and site preparation is underway. Building construction begins this spring, with a grand opening scheduled for fall 2024.
DBS Group continues to grow design-build team
DBS Group has hired four professionals to its design-build team in La Crosse, Wis., and Rochester, Minn. The new team members include Alex McGuire as a project engineer, Cristy Vandeberg as a project superintendent, Chris Kaufman as an assistant project superintendent, and Shawn Meyer as Revit modeler/design draftsperson. McGuire is a graduate of Minnesota State…
Rochester Area Foundation partners with DBS Group for Giving Tuesday match
Match of more than $10,000 invites community to double their impact this Giving Tuesday In a boost to local philanthropy, the Rochester Area Foundation today announced a partnership with local design-build construction company DBS Group to double the impact of gifts to several of its fiscal sponsorship partners on Giving Tuesday. “DBS Group has pledged…
DBS Group partners to launch School Pantry Stock-Up
School Pantry Stock-Up aims to feed kids in need during winter break While many young schoolchildren are counting the days until the holiday break that comes with the year’s end, many others know it will mean a week of hunger. Without school meals, some schoolchildren could go days without anything substantial or nutritious to eat.…
Toad’s Cove begins rebuilding after May fire
When a fire last May destroyed Toad’s Cove convenience store in the Centerville community in Trempealeau, Wisconsin, owners Andy and Tracy Todd pledged to rebuild with hopes of reopening within a year. On Nov. 6, 2023, they took a tangible step toward realizing that pledge, breaking ground for the rebuild of the Toad’s Cove convenience…
DBS Group selected as construction manager for Belmont Heights infrastructure
The City of Jackson, Minnesota, has selected DBS Group to serve as construction manager for the Belmont Heights subdivision infrastructure work. The project involves the development of approximately 40 acres for a much-needed housing subdivision in the community. The infrastructure improvements include mass grading and building stormwater facilities, water, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, city streets,…
DBS Group to design-build Boka Haven Senior Living
DBS Group has contracted with Boka Haven Senior Living to design and construct a new ground-up 40-unit senior living facility at 38700 Falcon Avenue in North Branch, MN. Construction is underway and substantial completion is scheduled for late summer next year.
Senior Living Construction: Building for needs versus lifestyle
Consider the pros and cons of different senior living construction approaches Senior living construction for the future of senior living can be challenging. Current economic uncertainty, workforce labor availability and lending environment aside, there’s the core issue of what, exactly, to build. We know the silver tsunami is imminent, but which is the developers’ true…