DES MOINES, IA — The Weitz Company announces the promotion of Andy Gardner to Vice President overseeing preconstruction efforts for the company’s Iowa Commercial and Mission Critical divisions. He will assume this new role in conjunction with his title as Preconstruction Director. In this new role, Gardner will continue to lead project teams throughout both divisions.

Gardner has been with The Weitz Company for 25 years and has led preconstruction strategy of many notable projects like the Iowa Events Center, Prairie Meadows Casino, and QTS Data Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. While the majority of his career he led preconstruction efforts with the Iowa Commercial team, he recently added leadership of Mission Critical preconstruction to his scope of work, making him responsible for leadership of over $2.8 billion worth of national data center construction work and growing.

“Andy’s leadership experience and expanded scope of work mark the start of another great chapter in his remarkable career,” said Kevin McClain, CEO & President of The Weitz Company. “We are thrilled to see him continue to contribute to the success of the company and bring his extensive expertise to commercial and data center clients around the country.”