UNK grad David Almanza builds a rewarding career in construction management

David Almanza proudly displays a Loper head on the side of his hard hat.

Not only is he a University of Nebraska at Kearney graduate, but he’s also helping shape the school’s future.

A project manager with MCL Construction, Almanza worked on the $25 million renovation of Calvin T. Ryan Library and he’s part of the team building the $95 million Rural Health Education Building on campus.

Expected to open in 2026, the 110,000-square-foot Rural Health Education Building will grow the state’s health care workforce by expanding the University of Nebraska Medical Center nursing and allied health programs offered in Kearney. The new facility will also allow UNMC to educate and train physicians, pharmacists and public health professionals in rural Nebraska for the first time.

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