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Sandy Grapperhaus could tell you stories

The Korte Company

You’d put a piece of coated paper under the original drawings so that the light could get through everything except where the original drawing lines were. But his dad still wanted him to come to the office and work.” That’s why she voluntarily stepped down and took a job as a project management assistant to Mike Tubbs at the St.

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Due diligence part 1: The world’s largest pheasant

The Korte Company

The construction market in St. Louis is like anywhere: cyclical. Design-Build opportunities were still rare in St. Louis at the time, so we needed to cast a wider net. The Korte Company used the intel Mike gathered to build a construction team, a mixture of local subs along with a handful we brought along from St.

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How Autodesk Build Became a Project Manager Favorite

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Back in late 2020, I was talking with Mark Patterson , the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of S. Wilson, a construction management firm out of St. Louis, Missouri. The Autodesk team was working on bringing S. The secret to building construction management software. I would encourage a demo for anyone curious or on the fence.

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Mindy Keiser always knows where to look

The Korte Company

She’s worked on the corporate headquarters addition for Subsurface Constructors, Stillwater Memory Care , Anderson Hospital Physicians Office Building and Anderson Outpatient Surgery Ambulatory Surgery Center and Pediatric Clinic , to name a few. She first joined The Korte Company’s Highland office when she was in high school.

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Meet the interns: An inside look at their experience at The Korte Company

The Korte Company

Sam grew up in Aviston, Illinois, a small town near our Highland office. Growing up in Aviston, Illinois, a town near our Highland office, Sam had long known about our reputation and projects. He joined Korte Company’s St. In my schoolwork, we never went into much detail with Revit or construction drawings.

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Dennis Calvert, the right architect for Design-Build

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In grade school, Dennis’s art teacher noted his ability to draw and suggested he consider a career in art. Jack had used the design process while working under Eero Saarinen (yes, the same designer of the St. Louis Arch and Lincoln Center). . Louis architect who also wanted in on the Design-Build movement. . “As

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4 distribution center projects that changed The Korte Company forever

The Korte Company

Vernon, Illinois satellite office when he heard a rumor. Dennis called up to Walgreens’ home office in Deerfield, Illinois, near Chicago. I’ve got documents and drawings that I’ll overnight you. Bill Pistrui, by then a renowned and respected St. Louis architect, led our design department. I talked to your guy.