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Kent Mortensen's Bio
A boy from the small farm town of Quincy, Washington, who through hard work and dedication has become one of the most highly respected builders in the Treasure Valley and beyond. Kent is known for his integrity, industry service, and quality of construction, evidenced by many of his customers who come back to him for subsequent work. Kent gained a college education in architecture and building.
He started Mortensen Construction in 1978 as a framing company. In 1985 he started building homes while continuing to frame homes for other contractors. In 1988 he entered his first home in the Parade of Homes. Lifestyle Homes was started in 1990 when he saw a need for pre-designed homes offering modifications and options to fit the buyers' needs with Mortensen Construction continuing to build semi-custom and custom homes.
Service to the home building industry has been very important to Kent. He served as the President of the Building Contractors Association of South West Idaho (BCASWI). Kent also served on the Board of Directors for the Idaho Building Contractors Association (IBCA) as well as the National Association of Home builders (NAHB). Kent served as the President of the IBCA. Kent is a Life Director for both the BCASWI and the IBCA. Kent has received many recognitions over the years in business. Builder of the Year in 1993 from the BCASWI and Builder of the Year in 2000 from the IBCA. The IBCA recognized Mortensen Construction as Company of the Year in 2001.
Outside of the building industry, Kent has volunteered in the Boy Scouts of America for over 30 years. He received the District Award of Merit in 2002. Kent and Wendy are the parents of five children, four boys and one girl, and now boast 12 grandchildren.
Robert Mortensen's Bio
Kent's eldest son grew up on the job site...picking up construction trash, sweeping out houses, packing lumber for the framers, and getting paid with root bear floats. The passion for building got into his blood. Robert graduated from Brigham Young University with a bachelors degree in Construction Management coupled with a minor in management from the Marriott School of Business.
Robert has worked as a home building superintendent for large national builders in various parts of the country. Seven years of his career was as purchasing manager for SunCor Development in both Arizona and in Boise for the Avimor master planned community. Most recently he worked for Aspire Design, the largest full-service remodeling company in the country.
Having followed his father's advice of obtaining an education in business and gaining experience by working for industry-leading national companies, Robert now returns to join Kent in the family building business with the quest to delight customers with a fantastic construction experience.
Industry service and the love of Scouting runs in the family. Robert has also served as a Scoutmaster and has volunteered in the Boy Scouts of America for many years. He also served as membership chair for the BCASWI while working for Avimor. One of Robert's nerdy hobbies is birding and wild bird photography. He hosts a blog, popular among those into birdwatching. He's currently serving as the American Birding Association's Bird of the Year coordinator. Robert and Jessica have four children, one boy and three girls.