BELLE FOURCHE—The Chamber of Commerce and the public welcomed another new business to downtown Belle Fourche. ILevel Construction, LLC, owned by Jason Pedersen, held a Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening on July 24, during the July Chamber Mixer.
The gathering gave the public the opportunity to inspect iLevel Construction’s work firsthand because the business used their own construction skills to renovate the old building. “A lot of it was just emptying things out, cleaning stuff up, and painting,” explained Pedersen. “It was a very cosmetic remodel!”
While the location is new for the business, the area is not. ILevel Construction has been doing business out of Belle Fourche for several years. Pedersen shared, “I moved up here 11 years ago. I went to the School of Mines for mechanical engineering and then I tried to work in engineering jobs—I forgot that and went back into construction! I started ILevel Construction in 2019, we were based out of Sturgis for awhile. Then my wife and I bought some property just east of town (Belle Fourche) and built shop, built house, and then in November, I bought this building from Renee Bisgaard.”
Pedersen ran his business out of his home prior to moving to the new location. He had a shop and a couple of offices there, but looks forward to his new location. “This location is the first away from my personal residence and it has been awesome,” said Pedersen. “It feels more real—just operating out of the home it feels not quite legitimate!”
The construction company currently employs five workers. While Pedersen helps if he needs to, he spends most of his time in sales, bidding new projects and project management. ILevel Construction has built a lot of homes in the Northern Hills area and hopes to expand into Wyoming.
Even though Pedersen doesn’t necessarily use his engineering degree daily, he credits a lot of what he does now to his college experience. “If schooling or college teaches you anything, I think it’s just learning how to solve problems. It’s not necessarily the actual engineering—I think that’s a benefit—it’s just some of the soft skills you learn by going to school,” he said.
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