Schools are a space for the future. They must nurture and protect our youth and prepare them for their time at the helm. That's why we make educational buildings that are safe, functional, and inspirational.
Education Projects

Tri-Valley High School
The Tri-Valley High School project is an exciting development currently in progress.
Location
Colton, SD
Client
Tri-Valley High School

USD Wellness Center
The in-progress USD Wellness Center is set to elevate the USD campus with its inclusive accessibility for not only the faculty, staff, and students but also the community.
Location
Vermillion, SD
Client
University of South Dakota

BHSU EY Berry Library and Learning Center
This BSHU Library and Learning Center remodel and addition will give students and the community a more efficient place to learn and study.
Location
Spearfish, SD
Client
Black Hills State University

USD School of Health Sciences
The USD School of Health Sciences building will support anticipated growth and demand for healthcare workforce professionals in and around South Dakota; while housing eight of USD's fastest growing health professional majors.
Location
Vermillion, SD
Client
University of South Dakota

DSU Residence Village
The new DSU Residence Hall is a four-story building attached to The Courtyard Residence Hall, another Journey Group project.
Location
Madison, SD
Client
Dakota State University

University Center
This project is a 50,000 square foot new classroom building on the University Center campus in Northwest Sioux Falls, and the building houses administration spaces, 14 new classrooms, and labs for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Microbiology.
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Client
South Dakota Board of Regents

Kirkeby Over Stadium
The Kirkeby Over Stadium was constructed in 2007 for Augustana College. This project consisted of a 4,341 seat precast, masonry, structural steel and concrete stadium.
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Client
Augustana College

McLaury Building - South Dakota School of Mines & Technology
The South Dakota School of Mines McLaury Building is a 100-year-old education building that was in need of a major remodel to accommodate and upgrade the Mines campus.
Location
Rapid City, SD
Client
The South Dakota School of Mines

Sundance Elementary
This is a new 46,960 square foot Elementary School for Crook County School District No. 1.
Location
Sundance, WY
Client
Crook County School District

Bear Butte Elementary
The Bear Butte PK-5 was a major 67,000 square foot two-story addition to an existing 28,281 square foot school.
Location
Sturgis, SD
Client
Meade County School District

Creekside Elementary
Creekside Elementary school replaced the former grade school, which now houses grades 3 through 5.
Location
Spearfish, SD
Client
Spearfish School District

South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
The new SDSBVI consists of a total of 45,000 square foot, two-story administration and classroom area, 2 apartments and 20 dorm rooms.
Location
Aberdeen, SD
Client
South Dakota School for the Blind

USD National Music Museum
The renovation and addition provides modernized facilities to house the National Music Museum’s world-class musical instrument collection in a secure, environmentally controlled setting that will provide the museum staff improved working conditions.
Location
Vermillion, SD
Client
University of South Dakota

SDSU Alumni Center
Attached to the Jerome J. Lohr building along Medary Avenue the South Dakota State University Alumni Center houses both SDSU Foundation and Alumni Association. Journey Construction was chosen by the Foundation to be their Construction Manager at Risk partner to help lead the project team through preconstruction, construction and owner occupancy.
Location
Brookings, SD
Client
South Dakota State University

Dakota State University - The Courtyard & Learning Engagement Center
Construction has begun to turn the former Madison Community Hospital building into a residence hall and Learning Engagement Center.
Location
Madison, SD
Client
Dakota State University

Dakota State University - Trojan Center
The Trojan Center will feature an east-facing entry allowing for easier access to a retail section that includes the Trojan Center Bookstore and Einstein Bros Bagels.
Location
Madison, SD
Client
Dakota State University

Dakota State University - Beacom Institute of Technology
The $11.4 million facility will be a resource for the entire university, and every on-campus student will have opportunities to collaborate on projects, participate in classes and seminars, and attend special events in the Beacom Institute of Technology.
Location
Madison, SD
Client
Dakota State University

SDSU Performing Arts Center
South Dakota State University’s new Performing Arts Center is 108,000 square feet of new additions that wrap around the existing PAC.
Location
Brookings, SD
Client
South Dakota State University

SDSU Miller Wellness Center
South Dakota State University has expanded their wellness offerings at the existing Wellness Center facility on campus.
Location
Brookings, SD
Client
South Dakota State University

Great Plains East-NSU Residence Hall
This project consists of two new resident hall buildings and a parking lot on the Northern State University Campus in Aberdeen, South Dakota.
Location
Aberdeen, SD
Client
Northern State University

SDSU SE Neighborhood
This project includes both apartments and townhomes on the SE corner of the SDSU campus in Brookings.
Location
Brookings, SD
Client
South Dakota State University

Jefferson High School
The newest high school in Sioux Falls boasts an impressive 330,000 square feet, which includes learning suites, athletic facilities, a performing arts center, a coffee bar, and new track & athletic fields.
Location
Sioux Falls, SD
Client
Sioux Falls School District
Testimonials
"[The Journey Group] did a great job with keeping us on schedule. For a complex, 50,000-square-foot science classroom building to be delivered in a 17-month period, from authorization to delivery, was kind of unheard of in our system of higher education. And they did it.”
Dr. Mark Lee
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Dr. David Reynolds
Director of School of Performing Arts, SDSU -
Doug Wermedal
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Brian Spader
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Tom Kelly