News - The Opus Group

Giving: InspireMSP Benefits from Transformational Grant

InspireMSP is putting their 2024 Gerry Rauenhorst Building Community Award grant to good use by making their programming scalable and sustainable and expanding their Career Day opportunity to hundreds of additional students.

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Recognition: Beth Duyvejonck Selected as Women in Business Honoree

3.11.25 | Blog Post

The 28th annual Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal awards honor the Twin Cities most influential women, including industry-leading executives, entrepreneurs and business owners.

Recognition: Opus Named to Largest Developer List by Business Journal

1.30.25 | Blog Post

The Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal created the list based on metro square feet broken ground between 2022 and 2024.

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Recognition: Nick Murnane Named to POWER List

1.21.25 | Blog Post

Finance & Commerce’s “POWER List is a regular feature that examines the power brokers who lead and influence Minnesota’s business community.”

Recognition: Development & Construction Named to Midwest Best of the Best

1.10.25 | Blog Post

Our work was recognized based on square feet developed and construction revenue.

In the News: December 20, 2024

12.20.24 | Blog Post

An industrial project and an award-winning associate are in this week's news.

Nick Dighton Named Rising Young Professional

12.16.24 | Blog Post

Nick has positively impacted institutional and industrial projects in Minnesota and North Dakota.

Opus Receives Minnesota Family Business Award

10.17.24 | Blog Post

We’re proud to build on Gerry and Hanky Rauenhorst’s legacy along with his children and grandchildren.

Opus Named to ENR Top Contractors List

10.3.24 | Blog Post

This recognition is a testament to the value our clients have received from our collaborative design-build team and the high-quality work we've delivered for more than seven decades.

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Dash Downers Grove Receives Community Investment Award

9.17.24 | Blog Post

The economic development and tourism agency for the Village of Downers Grove recognized the 167-unit metropolitan-style living community.

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PREP-KC: Preparing Students for a World of Possibility

8.20.24 | Blog Post

The Opus Foundation and associates have supported PREP-KC’s vision with the $70,000 Gerry Rauenhorst Building Community Award grant in 2023 and a $60,000 grant in 2024.

Corsa Apartments Named Finance & Commerce Top Project

7.22.24 | Blog Post

Completed in October 2023 in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Corsa is a 250-unit transit-oriented development that includes sustainable green features and 7,445 square feet of retail space.

Pobuda Named Most Admired Leader

6.4.24 | Blog Post

Larry Pobuda, Executive Vice President & General Manager, received the honor from the Phoenix Business Journal.

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InspireMSP Named 2024 Building Community Award Winner

5.22.24 | Blog Post

Inspire MSP connects the power of imagination with the practice of exploration to create boundless opportunities that change lives and communities. They will receive a $71,000 grant from the Opus Foundation.

Corsa Apartments Receive Minnesota Brownfields Economic Impact Award

5.1.24 | Blog Post

The award, from the nonprofit organization focused on cleanup and reuse of contaminated sites, acknowledges the project’s positive economic impacts.

Peter Carlsen Named a Notable Emerging Leader by Twin Cities Business

2.19.24 | Blog Post

Peter’s passion for construction and desire to lead people and projects took him from Associate Project Manager to field supervision.

Heartland Meadows Commerce Center by The Opus Group

Liberty, Missouri, Projects Receive Economic Development Award

1.23.24 | Blog Post

Heartland Meadows Commerce Center and Liberty Heartland Logistics Center were recognized by the Clay County Economic Development Council’s annual Keystone Awards.