Happy St. Patrick’s Day from Prairie Construction. March is here and that means the start of the college basketball tournament. We love the excitement of the competition, the rivalries, the upsets and the bracket busters – and we love that Spring is here! This year we’re participating on the radio. During the tournament listen for our new Prairie Construction radio commercials on […]
Update on Bennington Elementary School
Last Spring we announced the launch of another school project for Prairie Construction – a new elementary school in the Bennington School District. We are pleased to share an update that the school will officially be named Stratford Elementary. The school is located at the southwest corner of 168th & Military and will welcome approximately 500 students in August for […]
WarSader Shield Tradition Begins
We love a good rivalry! The girls’ basketball teams from Omaha Westside and Omaha Marian were tied at 30 wins each, dating back to 1977, when they met last week on the court. Terry Hanna from the Westside Community Schools Foundation had to the idea to commemorate this epic tiebreaker with a lasting trophy. The Prairie Construction team was asked […]
Prairie Construction Wins ICF Builders Award
Prairie Construction was proud to be recognized by Insulated Concrete Forms Magazine in their annual awards. Our project for the Ashbury Elementary School in the Papillion/LaVista Public Schools was named runner-up in the Education category of the ICF Builders Awards. Ashbury Elementary School was built with high-performance ICF wall assembly designed for maximum energy efficiency. This structural design feature allowed […]
Construction in Omaha is Booming
This week, Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert shared a major announcement about development projects in downtown Omaha. A highlight from the mayor’s updates is the addition of a 3-mile streetcar lane from the University of Nebraska Medical Center campus to the riverfront. The streetcar is expected to alleviate parking issues in the booming downtown area and provide convenient transportation. To make […]
Happy Holidays from Prairie Construction
Season’s Greetings from Prairie Construction! As we prepare for the Holidays, we share our gratitude for our amazing team of Prairie Construction professionals. We appreciate your dedication, loyalty, and commitment to serving our clients with professionalism and excellence every day. Thank you to all the subcontractors and partners who have collaborated with us in 2021. We appreciate your shared commitment […]
Happy Thanksgiving!
The Prairie Construction team would like to wish each of you a very Happy Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on all that we are thankful for, and we feel grateful for all that we have to be thankful for. Thank you to each of our clients. We are grateful for the trust you have in the Prairie Construction […]
Time to Winterize Your Home
We have enjoyed warmer-than-average temperatures this Fall, but we know winter is coming. The experts at Prairie Construction recommend homeowners take advantage of the last few days of mild temps to get their home ready for the long, cold winter. Drain Your Sprinkler System. If you have an underground sprinkler system, and you have not yet had it drained, it’s […]
Westside Golf Project in the News!
It’s not every day your work is featured in a national publication, and we have to admit – it is pretty cool when it happens! The Swede Center is an indoor golf practice facility located in Westside High School which was recently featured in Golfweek, part of USA Today. Add to that, it was a really fun project for the […]
Welcome Nighthawks to Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School
Elkhorn North Ridge Middle School welcomed students for the first time when the school year started a few weeks ago. Prairie Construction has built many schools in the Omaha metro area, and each one is unique. North Ridge, located at 183rd & Ida St. in Elkhorn, was constructed with state-of-the-art safety features and design, and is proving to be fully […]