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When you think about what a contractor is, a contract is business and it’s law.” He credits amazing instructors for giving him a foundation he leans back on in the business today.
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Anderson admits the early years were sometimes tough. Now married and having their first child, Ben and Melanie dug in and worked hard.
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As the summer between his junior and senior year approached, his father wisely advised him to take a summer off before heading into working the rest of his life. Anderson agreed and enjoyed an unforgettable summer. “I just had the best summer ever and I met my wife (Melanie) that summer,” says Anderson. “When we graduated high school we walked down the aisle together.” In March the following year he received a call to build a lake home on Silver Lake, near Battle Lake, Minnesota. Word of his quality and conviction spread and began a chain of custom homes and construction. Over the years Anderson acquired a degree in business management as well as a background in law. He explains, “I graduated NDSU with a degree in business. I was not in construction management. I did business and I did law.
Today Ben and Melanie continue working together in the family business. Melanie is the company’s interior designer working with clients on all the details of the home. Anderson smiles and proclaims, “She is the superwoman of my life and definitely my soul mate. Melanie and I have three boys: Jakobi, 7; Maks, 4; and Henrik, 2 — my three-man crew. I’m looking forward to the days of teaching them. My oldest is a heck of a nail pounder already!” Also in the family business is Adam LaPlante, Melanie’s brother, designer and Anderson’s right hand man. Benjamin Custom Homes employs six full-time employees and two part-time employees, building 10-15 homes per year. The business is run with integrity and an old school sense of loyalty. “I run things in the way of Henry Ford,” states Anderson. “The people that work for you should love working for you. That’s the type of climate we try to build here.”