People. Projects. Partnerships.

CRAFTING MEANINGFUL WORK

Since 1953 the team at Rice has been creating collaborative environments where construction is simplified, innovative, and enjoyable for all. Together, we are shaping spaces, building places, and elevating lives.

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IMMERSIVE TEAMS AND INTEGRATED SOLUTIONS

Rice Companies has teams across the country and locations strategically positioned across the Midwest to provide opportunities for employees and service to clients. With seven locations in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, and Wisconsin – our teams are ready to partner with you, understand your goals, and help you achieve success.

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CONSTRUCTING SPACES. CREATING COMMUNITY. BUILDING ONWARD.

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Rooted in Core Values, life at Rice is focused on the success of each other and our customers – while building for the greater good. What we do today shapes the places and spaces that future generations will live and thrive in. Now that’s meaningful work.

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With over 80% of our business being repeat clients, we pride ourselves in maintaining what we’ve grown and plan to keep that same integrity that you’ve built, moving forward into the future.
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Family Forward

As a 3rd generation company, family is who we are, and who we will be in the future. Our team, clients and communities thrive when our success is measured in long term growth, not short-term gains.

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Relationship Driven

We build partnerships and projects. Our goal is to earn our clients’ unwavering support to do business with us again and again.

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Continuously Accountable

As a committed partner, our entire team believes in being held accountable for the services we provide long after each project is completed.

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Remarkably Collaborative

We stand by our work. Our labor is 100% guaranteed with a limited lifetime warranty. We also check back in a year after the project is complete to ensure you are happy with the project and the building is living up to our high standards.

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Passionately Innovative

We’re not afraid to take risks, challenge each other, or the status quo, in a continuous effort to improve our processes and our services for our clients.

BUILDING A LEGACY

1953
Jack Rice Establishes Company
First generation, Jack Rice, established the company as Rice Building Systems, Inc. in Tenstrike, MN.
Company
Founded
1957
Rice & Butler Partnership Begins
Rice partners with Butler Manufacturing as a Butler Builder.
Butler
Partnership
1967
Company & Rice Family Relocate
With the initial success and growth of the company, Jack Rice moves the family and business to Central Minnesota.
Headquarters
Sauk Rapids, MN
1978
John Rice Named President
Second-generation leadership is passed down to John Rice, son of Jack Rice, as he becomes company president.
Second Generation Leadership
2008
Chris Rice Named CEO & President
Third-generation leadership leads the company with Chris Rice, son of John Rice, as CEO & President.
Third Generation Leadership
2013
Company Acquires Raske Builders
Rice Companies expands its locations with a second office in Cosmos, MN through an acquisition. Soon after, the office is relocated to Glencoe, MN.
Opens Glencoe
Location
2016
Dedicated Service Division Formed
Rice Service is established to support clients' with additional building needs. Rice Service begins offering facility repairs, remodeling, and re-roofing services.
Rice Service Established
2018
Company Acquires Gosewisch
The company grows to Mankato, Minnesota through the acquisition of Gosewisch Construction. 
Opens Mankato
location
2020
Expansion To North Dakota
Rice Companies had long worked in North Dakota, and in 2020 officially added a location to Fargo, North Dakota to support their clients and commercial construction work.
Opens Fargo
Location
2023
Company Acquires Fred Rose Design
Rice Companies acquires Fred Rose Design, a Butler Builder in Cedar Falls, Iowa. As part of the company's strategic growth, Rice Companies opens its fifth location.
Opens Cedar Falls
Location
2023
Expansion To South Dakota
Rice Companies expands to Sioux Falls, South Dakota in 2023 with a Rice Service office location.
Opens Sioux Falls
Location
2025
Wisconsin Acquisition
Rice Companies adds another location and grows to Appleton, Wisconsin with an acquisition. This office makes the 7th location for the company.
Opens Appleton
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Behind The Expertise

Our commitment to excellence drives us to deliver outstanding results on every project, backed by decades of experience and an unwavering focus on quality and innovation. We take pride in our ability to transform visions into reality, ensuring every build meets the highest standards.
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SAFETY FIRST.
SAFETY ALWAYS.

Nothing is more important than people – and the safety of people. Our goal is simple – zero harm and zero lost time incidents to keep safety top of mind for everyone involved in the project.

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A LEGACY CONTINUING

At Rice Companies, we believe in people and projects. That’s why we focus on building lasting partnerships with our clients while helping them grow, along with our employees and teams.

Building a legacy like yours takes more than just time and money. It takes dedication, passion, and most of all, hard work. As you consider the future of your business you’ve worked so hard for, think about all you’ve created. The relationships you’ve built with your employees and clients, the projects you had the opportunity to be part of, and the communities you’ve helped build. Those things will remain and live on through us.

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Rice Companies has been a successful design/build firm since 1953. Built on a foundation of family forward values, the determination to be passionately innovative, continuously accountable, collaborative and relationship driven. Rice Companies is proud to continue its growth by acquiring companies aligned with similar goals, values, and business approach.

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