Local construction soars in 2024

Growth of existing companies, housing credited with much of $53 million tally

  • This drone photo taken Friday captures a view of the KAAPA Partners Aurora ethanol plant from the east. Several large projects at the plant helped boost this year’s building permit total to more than $53.6 million, more than double any other year in the past decade.
    This drone photo taken Friday captures a view of the KAAPA Partners Aurora ethanol plant from the east. Several large projects at the plant helped boost this year’s building permit total to more than $53.6 million, more than double any other year in the past decade.

    A new carbon capture facility at the Aurora ethanol plant created the largest single surge in the city’s building permit history since construction of the ethanol plant itself began back in 2007, part of a significant year of growth as documented at Aurora City Hall.Construction activity surged in 2024 with 111 building permits adding up to $53.6 million, which doubled a 2023 total of $26.7 millio…