Original story by the Shawnee Mission Post Merriam residents have approved the renewal of the quarter-cent sales tax, with nearly 80% of votes in favor of the renewal — the highest approval rate in the history of the city’s special sales tax votes. Over the last two decades, the quarter-cent sales tax funded 22 Read More
BHC RHODES is pleased to announce that Eric Byrd, P.E., has been selected to the Class of 2020 Leadership Overland Park program. Eric is a Senior Project Engineer and is a graduate of Kansas State University with a degree in Civil Engineering. Eric has been with BHC RHODES since 2008. Leadership Overland Park was established Read More
JE Dunn Construction has been selected by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to manage the $24 million design-build Mountain Home Air Force Base clinic modernization project in Idaho as well as the $21.7 million design-build Eglin Air Force Base pharmacy in Florida. JE Dunn and Hoefer Wysocki have partnered to design and construct the Read More
The Shawnee Mission School District held a dedication ceremony on Thursday for the much anticipated aquatic center, located prominently in Lenexa’s City Center. The Shawnee Mission School District’s state-of-the-art aquatic center will provide a home for the district’s swimming programs to host meets with up to 500 competitors and 1,000 spectators. The arena includes a Read More
BHC RHODES partnered with Biarri Network to provide engineering in the transformation of Springfield, Missouri into a “Gigabit City.” DENVER, Colo. — Biarri Networks announced its working relationship with Las Vegas based The Broadband Group to provide its innovative digital network engineering services with City Utilities in Springfield, Missouri. The $120 million fiber network expansion project will transform Read More
Tags: Broadband, Fiber Optic, Smart City, Telecom, Utilities
Inspiring Wonder for Future Engineers Over the summer, BHC RHODES hosted a series of pop-up STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) programs for a group of Girl Scouts from the NE Kansas & NW Missouri Chapters. The series offered a hands-on learning experience about the possibilities and opportunities that STEM presents to our younger generations. Read More
Tags: Civil Engineering, Engineering, intern, STEM
Christmas In October is the biggest volunteering event of the year at BHC RHODES. But this year was extra special thanks to our friends at PARIC Corporation. Our volunteers teamed up to help one local family with some much needed home repairs. 26 volunteers participated this year and worked a total of 156 hours. Read More
Tags: BHC RHODES, Civil Engineering, Construction
Shawnee has launched its largest public project ever, a roughly $40 million reconstruction of Nieman Road at the center of downtown. And for the first time, developers are building multimillion-dollar, modern mixed-use office buildings and high-end apartment complexes. The City of Shawnee and their local business owners promise to keep the same small town Read More
Guests gathered on Thursday for the grand opening of the Promontory Apartments, located at 8961 Metcalf Avenue, in Overland Park. The Promontory development has been a long-anticipated property, boasting an exciting active lifestyle with a unique mix of living, shopping and entertainment. Promontory is a $97.5 million mixed-use redevelopment project which will be completed Read More
Tags: Civil Engineering, Commercial Development, Retail Development, Surveying, Utility Coordination
The Kansas State University Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will honor BHC RHODES as the 2019 Company of the Year at its 36th annual Career Fair recognition event, Sept. 25 in the atrium of Rathbone Hall. BHC RHODES has been a longtime supporter of the college serving as a partner in the Engineering Leadership and Read More
