Beyond Big Builds: How Riley Construction Supports Corporate Campuses with Projects of Every Size

According to forecasts, corporate construction will continue at a steady pace in 2025 with a focus on mixed-use campuses and collaborative office environments as businesses bring more people back to the workplace. This year, Wisconsin data center projects are surging with Microsoft’s $3.3 billion campus in Mount Pleasant and additional building proposals underway in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin Rapids, Port Washington, and Kenosha.[1]

As companies juggle new construction and renovation projects, they will also need to consider how they will address the practical realities of ongoing building maintenance to ensure their facilities run smoothly. Riley Construction is here to help as a steady, reliable partner, capable of delivering everything from large-scale construction and renovations to everyday repair work with the same level of dedication and craftsmanship.

Redefining What a General Contractor Can Do

When most people hear “General Contractor,” they think of towering cranes and massive site work. But Riley takes pride in supporting corporate clients with projects of every size, from complex renovations to the day-to-day tasks that keep a facility running smoothly. For organizations like Milwaukee Tool, Kohler, or SC Johnson, that means investing not just in high-profile buildings but also managing large, multi-building campuses. Parking structures, walkways, meeting spaces, and production support areas all require attention, and Riley is equipped to help, no matter the scale.

Our teams can step in to assist with projects including:

• Fixing doors and windows
• Small carpentry repairs
• Site maintenance, like tuckpointing or concrete repair
• Masonry
• Roof repairs
• Interior refreshes and upgrades

Small projects often make a big difference in keeping employees and customers comfortable and safe.

Making Maintenance Easy—and Strategic

One of the most common challenges for large campuses is keeping up with maintenance. With budgets often stretched across multiple priorities, it’s easy for routine repairs to fall behind.

Riley helps clients regain control with a clear, phased approach:

• Assess needs across the campus
• Create prioritized repair lists
• Provide transparent estimates using our SmartRates process and timelines
• Plan upgrades around business operations and budgets

Whether it’s replacing aging infrastructure or managing years of deferred maintenance, we can help organizations create a roadmap that balances urgency, cost, and operational impact.

Long-Term Partnerships, Not One-Off Projects

Riley is built on relationships, not just deliverables. For some of our clients, this means placing a field leader on-site full-time, embedded within the client’s operations to help track ongoing maintenance needs, manage subcontractors, and coordinate with internal teams. For example, when working with a longstanding client with a sprawling corporate campus, we embedded a field leader who had dedicated space on-site to inspect parking areas, help price out annual fixes, and manage contractors for things like asphalt patching or roofing repairs. This model brings efficiency, responsiveness, and continuity.

The Advantage of a Skilled, Connected Team

Unlike internal facilities teams that may struggle to retain skilled trade labor, Riley maintains deep relationships with subcontractors across disciplines—from electrical and plumbing to roofing and site work. If clients have their own trusted vendors, we’ll integrate them into our process. If not, we’ll recommend experts who are all prequalified to meet OSHA and safety standards.

We manage the contracts, insurance, and scheduling, ensuring that every worker on your campus is vetted, reliable, and ready to meet your standards.

Minimizing Disruption, Maximizing Results

We understand how critical it is to keep your business running during any construction or maintenance project. That’s why we work closely with your operations team to:

• Schedule work during off-hours if needed
• Minimize disruptions to staff and customers
• Maintain traffic flow and parking access
• Coordinate temporary staff moves if necessary

Every step we take is focused on maintaining your momentum, not getting in the way of it.

Your Partner for the Full Lifecycle of Facilities

Whether you’re launching a major renovation, managing multiple sites, or just need a reliable partner to fix a broken window without the hassle, Riley Construction is ready to help. We bring the same professionalism and foresight to small jobs as we do to multimillion-dollar builds, because to us, they’re all part of building something better.

Let’s Get Started

If you oversee a corporate campus and need help tackling a mix of large and small projects, we hope you will consider Riley Construction. Reach out to Project Executive Franz Lehner at Franzl@rileycon.com for an introductory consultation or a walk-through to see where Riley can bring the most value.