On March 21, 2017, the ribbon was cut on the recently completed Phil B. Curls Manor senior living development. Located at 5150 Mersington Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri, this 54-unit facility was developed by Brinshore Development, and named after Phil B. Curls, a longtime Kansas City civic leader who served in the Missouri General Assembly […]
Angela Tunnell has been with Straub for 11 years and currently serves in our accounting department. Originally from Wichita, KS, she has known since junior high school that she wanted to work with numbers. She majored in accounting at Emporia State University. Angela’s been married to Doug for 22 years. They have 3 children… Jonathan […]
Kip Gibler is one of our veteran superintendents at Straub Construction having recently completed his 13th year with us. Originally from Blue Springs, Missouri, Kip now calls Lee’s Summit home with his wife and three kids. No stranger to large and complex projects, Kip is currently finishing up Liberty at Shoal Creek, a massive 277,000 […]
Merry Christmas from Straub Construction. We hope that you enjoy some great time off with your family and friends! This year, we decided to step things up by creating a JibJab card featuring Ernie, Parker, Sandra, George and Kristin. If you haven’t heard of JibJab.com, it’s a website that lets you create hilarious animated cards […]
The week before Thanksgiving was a busy one for Straub Construction. Four different events provided many opportunities to give back to our community and build comradery among our associates. On Wednesday evening, ten hardworking Straub employees and their families took a meal down to the Ronald McDonald Family Room at Children’s Mercy Hospital. Many families […]
If you’re looking for a unique dining experience, consider the Culinary Center of Kansas City, located in old downtown Overland Park. It’s a great place to take your date and learn something new from some of the finest chefs in the area. They have two large demonstration kitchens where they offer over 600 cooking classes […]
James Mowdy is our site superintendent on The Gardens of Northgate Village – Phase 4. This project is an independent senior living project being developed by the Rainen Companies at N. Oak Trafficway and NE 32nd St. in North Kansas City, Missouri. James grew up in Durant, Oklahoma. His first job was building a parking […]
In early 2013, we started to explore Cloud based Project Management software. Our goal was to improve the collaboration and communication between our project team including Project Managers, Superintendents, Architects, Engineers, Owners and Subcontractors. We had an effective system in place that was mostly Excel based, but saw room for improvement. In order to communicate […]
David Baalmann has been with Straub Construction since December 2007 serving as a Superintendent. During this time, David has successfully completed schools, churches, a manufacturing facility, even a recreation center — eleven projects overall. Never one to back away from challenges, he jumped off the high board at the pool and swam to the side […]
After the dedication ceremony of the newest addition to the Shawnee Mission School District, Shawanoe Elementary School at 75th & Flint in Shawnee, Kansas, Ernie Straub is admiring the halo around Jeff Walter’s head, pictured here with his family. During the remarks, Principal Alejandro Schlagel, told the story of a young student that had walked […]
