History of Donald Holm Construction in Duluth, MN


Holm Construction, unofficially established in 1954 and later officially incorporated as Donald Holm Construction Co., Inc. in 1972, has served the Duluth Minnesota area for more than 70 years. Donald Holm actually began his career in the 1940s working for his grandfather, Otto Holm, a partner with Klippen and Holm Construction Company. While he hammered nails and learned the construction trade, his grandfather instilled the core values that remain at the heart of the company today: family, honesty, integrity, and the value of a job done right.

As business grew quickly in the Duluth Area, Donald Holm landed one of its first major jobs -- the Chester Bowl Recreation Center Chalet.

In 1985, Don sold his company to his three sons Dean, Duane, and Dan, marking the fourth generation in the family business. As the times change, the Holm core values remain. Each brother supervises their projects from the bidding process through final completion to ensure their workmanship achieves the highest possible quality. Their personal hands-on approach has earned them the position as one the area’s leading general contractors.


about us

Maxwell S. Holm - President

Duane R. Holm  - Co-VP

Ryker C. Holm - Co-VP

Daniel A. Holm - Consultant

Dean D. Holm - Consultant

Donald R. Holm  - Founder / Advisor


Affiliations

Donald Holm

The Holm Family firmly believes in giving back to and supporting the community where they live and do business.

  • Donald Holm Construction has been a member of The Duluth Builders Exchange since 1966 with Dan serving on its board of directors from 2007-2009 and Duane from 2008-2010

  • Dean, Duane, Dan, Max, and Ryker are involved with the Duluth Elk’s Lodge #133, where Dean served as Exalted Ruler in 1989 and as the Elks State President in 2004 and Dan Holm as exalted ruler in 2007.

  • Max, Duane, and Dan are both active members of Duluth’s Harbortown Rotary of which Donald Holm played a major part in its early grass roots origin as its first charter President 30 plus years ago. In 2000 Duane went on to become its youngest President at the time. Max Served as its President from 2019-2020

  • Dean, Duane, Dan, Max, and Ryker are long-time contributors to the Duluth Amateur Hockey Association (DAHA) volunteering as coaches and donating their company resources both financially and with in-kind services along with volunteer coaching. 

  • They also give to many other charitable organizations and programs in the community such as Best- Christmas-Ever, East & Denfeld High School Graduation Nights, UMD Athletics, St. Scholastica Athletics, and many other youth oriented programs.