Building Excellence
Since 1976, Ronco Construction has been building and delivering exceptional construction projects and perfecting the client-centric construction experience. Ronco is one of the most established Midwest construction services providers — completing projects from Oklahoma City to Sioux Falls. From industrial and multi-family, to hospitality and education, to historic and commercial, our portfolio of projects not only represents the community where we work and live but showcases our philosophy of building excellence through teamwork.
Our blueprint for success is simple — hire the best, complete high-quality work, build relationships that last.
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OUR MISSION
Provide creative solutions for complex construction projects.
OUR VISION
Set the benchmark for construction services.
OUR VALUES
INTEGRITY
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TEAMWORK
1970s
Ron and Linda Olsen formed Linde Construction Co. Linde was a union general contractor serving eastern Nebraska and western Iowa.
Linde completes the first project – an expansion to the circulation towers for the University of Nebraska Omaha.
1980s
Ronco Construction Co. was formed in 1982 as a non-union sister company to Linde Construction Co., serving the Midwest region. Ronco purchases Schafer’s chicken farm near 72nd and Blondo Streets and transforms the original farm building, constructed in 1920, into its headquarters, where the company is still located today.
Ronco was awarded the Dillon Inn hotel project (now operating as AmericInn by Wyndham Omaha) at 98th and Dodge Streets. At the time, this was the largest project ever awarded to Nebraska non-union general contractor.
Linde reaches the 100-employee mark. There are several projects underway at Offutt Air Force Base, including the administration building, barracks building, and fifth increment base housing.
1990s
Ronco is awarded nine projects for $18.7M from Bellevue Public schools to build new construction and remodel existing elementary schools to better serve the city of Bellevue.
Ronco completes a two-year addition and renovation to Omaha South High School
Linde Construction and Ronco Construction Co. merged as one company in 1999 as Ronco Construction. Ronco is awarded nearly $50M in Omaha Public Schools projects, including two new elementary schools and the three-year expansion of the King Science Center Magnet School.
2000s
Ronco wins contracts to expand and renovate Bellevue East and Bellevue West High Schools.
Founder Ron Olsen passed away at the age of 65. Zak Olsen takes over as the second-generation President.
Ronco starts infrastructure division and completes its first major project — two open parking lots, MECA lots A and D, to prepare for the construction of Charles Schwab field (formerly TD Ameritrade Park) in north downtown Omaha.
Zak Olsen is appointed the president of the Associated General Contractors of America Nebraska Building Chapter.
Ronco begins working on Hilton’s Hampton Inn Carefree in Carefree, Ariz. This is the first Ronco job in the state of Arizona.
Ronco completed its first Heliwall installation at the LinkedIn project located at 132nd and Pacific Streets.
2020s
Ronco opens a new office location in Kansas City in the Crossroads Art District, in the remodeled historic landmark Corrigan Station. Ronco begins work on the Fairfield by Marriott Gladstone in Gladstone, Mo., outside of Kansas City. This is the first Ronco job in the state of Missouri.
Ronco purchased a Potain MDT 289 crane which is the first of its kind in North America. It was erected on its first project, Hilton’s Hampton Inn at UNMC, in July 2022.
After cutting his teeth building civic and infrastructure projects throughout Omaha in the 50s and 60s, Ronco Construction’s founder Ron Olsen recognized a hole in the commercial sector. So, he took a chance and jumped in with both feet.
It started with Linde Construction, a union shop specializing in the government and education sectors, completing many high-profile projects in the Omaha metro such as Central High School, University of Nebraska circulation towers and the Offutt Air Force Base barracks. As Linde and the city of Omaha grew, Ron and his wife Linda started Ronco Construction Co. as a non-union sister company in 1982, adding a formidable competitor to the non-union market. In 1999, the two companies merged and work today as Ronco Construction.
Following in the footsteps of our founder, Ronco has been constructing and delivering projects of remarkable scope and complexity, and has become one of the most established Midwest contractors — completing projects from Oklahoma City to Sioux Falls.