Kraus-Anderson begins $21 million renovation project for Ladysmith School District

LADYSMITH, Wis. (April 2023) – The Madison office of Kraus-Anderson (KA) has begun an extensive $21 million renovation project for the School District of Ladysmith in Ladysmith, Wis.

Designed by Bray Architects, the district-wide project at the middle school and high school features a 22,000-square-foot remodel of academic classrooms, a 10,131-square-foot gym expansion, 2,764-square-foot media center addition, building systems replacements, security upgrades, ADA improvements and a new roof.  The project also includes new parking lots, new bleachers and LED lights at the football field, and new dugouts at the softball field.  Site improvements are also being completed for better water drainage.

An addition, a new roof will be replaced at Ladysmith’s elementary school. 

“In 2021, KA completed an educational adequacy and facility study, along with facilitating a community task force to help build the district’s referendum plan,” said John Huenink, Kraus-Anderson’s vice president and director of education construction. “ KA also supported the School District of Ladysmith in its information campaign for an April 2022 referendum, which was successful.”

Construction is expected to be completed in summer of 2024.

About Kraus-Anderson

Established in 1897, Kraus-Anderson (www.krausanderson.com) is an integrated construction management and real estate development enterprise working independently and in collaboration with a family of companies, including insurance, mortgage and realty operations. KA continues to lead the field of regional education construction projects and is currently ranked 20th in the nation in the construction of K-12 facilities by Building Design and Construction magazine.  Over the past five years, KA has completed over $1 billion in K-12 projects. KA’s comprehensive school construction services include facility analysis and budget approaches, leading to informed and successful referendum initiatives.  Kraus-Anderson, an EOE AA M/F/Vet/Disability employer, is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn. and has regional offices in Madison and Milwaukee, Wis., Bismarck, N.D., and Duluth, Bemidji and Rochester Minn.

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