As Minneapolis’ Kraus-Anderson continues to grow nationally, the company has created new positions to oversee its continued growth in education and public-sector construction.
KA has promoted John Huenink to national director of the K-12 Education Group and Mark Kotten to national director of the Public Sector Group. The executives will help to advance and foster the strategic growth and success of its market sectors throughout the company’s regional and national operations.
In December 2023, KA opened a new regional office in Fargo, North Dakota, and in January 2024, the company acquired Arizona-based Sonoran Construction located in Phoenix, Arizona.
John Huenink
Huenink joined KA in 1995 and has served as vice president and director of K-12 Education since 2010. He has played an integral role in the growth of KA’s nationally ranked education efforts, having managed more than 175 K-12 projects. He also has worked directly with dozens of school districts and their communities to pass building referenda to fund new school construction, and K-12 renovations and long-term facility maintenance. He holds a B.S. in Business Administration from UW-River Falls, Wisconsin.
Mark Kotten
Kotten, an industry veteran with over 27 years of experience at KA, has served since 2015 as the company’s construction executive, leading the nationally ranked Public Sector team. He has overseen the construction of over 100 projects in the public sector, including corrections, police, fire and public safety facilities, general services administration, and National Park Service and FEMA projects. Kotten has a B.S. in Construction Management from North Dakota State University.
In addition, Dustin Phillips has been promoted to construction executive of the Public Sector group. He has been a senior project manager with KA since 2012 and has managed multimillion dollar projects across multiple market sectors. Phillips has been a senior project manager with the public sector group since 2019 and has worked with Washington County on ten projects totaling over $100 million. He holds a B.S. and an M.S. in Construction Management from UW-Stout, Wisconsin.
