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Greetings from Olsson Associates
We have big news to share in the Kansas City region this month -- on June 28, Olsson acquired Scott Consulting Engineers out of Springfield and its 12 employees. Scott worked in a number of municipalities across Missouri over the past 30 years, and we're excited to bring them aboard the Olsson team.
Timing really is everything. This is especially true within our industry as costs rise significantly due to poor timing and planning. In this edition of Perspectives, Joan Darling has written an interesting article on how the timing of projects and the nesting behaviors of birds intersect each other in a way that most of us never would have thought of before.
If you have questions or would like more information on the information shared in this e-newsletter, or about any of our services, don't hesitate to give me a call.
Sterling Cramer, PE, LEED AP
Kansas City Office Leader
913.748.2519 or scramer@oaconsulting.com
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SCE Acquisition
We're excited to announce that on June 28, Olsson Associates acquired Scott Consulting Engineers (SCE), a Springfield, Missouri, firm.
SCE offers a comprehensive range of civil engineering, municipal, water/wastewater, land surveying, and land use development and planning services to public and private clients.
SCE will be known as "Scott Consulting Engineers, a division of Olsson Associates" until the end of 2010. On January 1, they will use the Olsson name. SCE staff members will remain in their current office, 550 St. Louis Street, and Olsson Springfield staff members will move into Scott's building later this year.
"We are excited about the opportunity to join Olsson and what it will mean for our clients and for our staff," said Dick Scott, the owner and founder of Scott Consulting Engineers. "We'll have the additional staff and resources we need to grow and provide quality services to our clients."
Scott Consulting Engineers, P.C., began in 1980 under the leadership of Dick Scott.
"SCE staff will enhance the services we already provide our clients," said Kevin Lowe, Olsson's Springfield office leader. "They have strong expertise in water/wastewater and municipal services, which complements the land development and transportation services we provide from our Springfield office."
Olsson has operated a Springfield, Missouri, office since 2005. |
Featured Project: Children's Campus of Kansas City | Kansas City, Kansas
A Place for Children to Succeed
With its recent grand opening on June 8, the Children's Campus of Kansas City (CCKC) is a 72,000-square foot, $15.5 million Educare Center located on the corner of 5th Street and Minnesota Avenue. Working with the architect, RDG Planning and Design, Olsson Associates provided preliminary plans, final plan development, stormwater management, retaining wall design, and landscape design and is also anticipated to achieve a LEEDŽ Silver certification for the project. READ MORE |
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Saved from Extinction
By Joan Darling, Ph.D.
Here are some animal trivia questions: - What creature weighing a little over two pounds has been clocked at speeds of over 240 mph?
- What species has been a hunting partner with humans for around 4,000 years?
- What bird was extinct east of the Rockies and endangered elsewhere but has made a remarkable recovery?
If you answered "peregrine falcon" to all three, you are correct.
 The peregrine falcon is one of the wonders of the biological world. It is an almost exclusively aerial predator, catching birds on the fly. It does so by going into an astounding hunting swoop, during which it can reach speeds of over 200 miles per hour. This is twice as fast as any other bird is known to fly and three times as fast as the cheetah, the fastest land animal. You can't appreciate the incredible nature of this feat without seeing it, so check out this National Geographic video of the falcon in action. Pretty cool, but, by now, you must be wondering what this has to do with your projects? We're getting there... READ MORE |
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Around the Firm
The Three-Mile Creek Trail project is featured in the July issue of the APWA Reporter. Read the feature about APWA's "Project of the Year: Transportation less than $5 million" here.
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Congrats to our new Professional Engineers:
Eric Falk, KC Southland Bridge/Structural
Reid Catt, Springfield Transportation
Will Hye, Phoenix Transportation
Jamie Miller, Lincoln Water Resources
Chris Rolling, Omaha Traffic
Amy Gabor, Denver Water Resources
Ben Messersmith, Denver Municipal
Will Lambert, Golden Assessment and Remediation
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