The area’s 50 fastest-growing businesses were honored at a celebration August 9 at The Abbott in Kansas City. Before the event, the Kansas City Business Journal published an A-Z version of the Fast 50 List. But on August 9, Sports Radio 810 announcer Kurtis Seaboldt unveiled the rankings — counting down from 50 to 1 — for a group of Read More
BHC RHODES Knows Roads
Today road corridors are evolving at a lightning pace to keep up with the demands of modern technology. Gasoline and electric powered vehicles all share the same road. Autonomous cars are no longer a futuristic idea. People are becoming more conscious about their carbon footprint and look to alternative modes of transportation like bike, ridesourcing Read More
Customer Service. Guaranteed.
Providing good customer service is an important philosophy in business. Some companies boast about exceptional customer service and how it is their number one priority. At least that’s what businesses want customers to believe. 80% of companies say they deliver great customer service. But do they really? All companies have their own way of defining customer Read More
Tags: Civil Engineering, Development
The Importance of Giving Back to the Community
It’s no doubt that the world we live in today is fast-moving, extremely complex, and sometimes even disappointing. In the grander scheme of things we are all just tiny specs on a map, longing to make an everlasting impact on the world around us. By trade, engineers inherently impact the world as their work can Read More
Tags: BHC RHODES, Civil Engineering
How to Thrive as an Engineering Firm for 25 Years
June 8, 1992 was a big day for BHC RHODES. Known as the founding day, each year it is celebrated as a reflection on how far the firm has come. Having the same founding partners, this year was particularly exciting as it marked 25 years in business. Relics from the past made an appearance on Read More
Tags: Civil Engineering
5 Tips for Engineering Students
It’s that time again! Graduation season is right around the corner, and for many eager grads that means it is officially time to transition from a student-centered mindset to working professional. We sat down with two of our Civil Engineering Interns, Spencer Sinkhorn and Terry Bondy, who are currently navigating that transition first hand while Read More
Tags: BHC RHODES, Civil Engineering, Engineering
Does the Long Eared Bat Affect your Schedule?
Construction delays are not uncommon in the A/E/C industry. They can be caused by the climate, change in project scope, design changes, subcontractors, etc. None of these causes are out of the ordinary but one fairly new cause of delays might strike you as odd, which is the northern long-eared bat (NLEB). The northern long Read More
Tags: Architecture, Civil Engineering, Construction, Construction Delays, Development, Endangered Species, Northern Long Eared Bat
Utility Coordination: One of the Biggest Unknowns
Johnson County Gateway I-435/I-35/K-10 Interchange is one the busiest, most congested interchanges in the state of Kansas with around 230,000 vehicles using the interchange every day, according to Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT). The project is a massive, multiphase reconstruction with goals to improve current traffic flow, prepare for future traffic growth, support economic development Read More
Mark Sherfy Named Public Works Group Leader
Mr. Mark Sherfy, P.E., joined BHC RHODES as the new Public Works Group Leader. Sherfy worked for the city of Shawnee, Kansas as their Deputy Public Works Director and prior to that was their traffic engineer and transportation manager. Sherfy will oversee engineering initiatives for BHC RHODES including street design, road and highway design, traffic Read More
Work Gets Rolling on OPx Repurposing
Construction is underway on the $25 million reconstruction of the former Overland Park International Trade Center. The entire conversion of the 655,000-square-foot facility into Class A office space is expected to be completed by the end of 2015. Read More