Just in case you are wondering what hometown company Nelson Construction & Development is up to when it is working out of town, this article in The New York Times about the transformation of downtown St. Paul, Minn., will give you some idea. The article also cites work in the area by Minneapolis-based Sherman Associates Inc., which has reopened the Hotel Randolph in downtown Des Moines after an extensive renovation and has led other redevelopment projects in the city. Meanwhile, Nelson is poised to bring a luxury apartment and mixed-use building online at Seventh and Grand. Read more about that project at BusinessRecord.com.