The heart of the City of Lenexa’s City Center development is home to the Shawnee Mission School District’s Aquatic Center. The SMSD’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 50 meter competitive pool with Read More
One of our guiding principles at BHC RHODES is to be innovative. We encourage our teams to always search for new ways to improve the process, explore new technology or simply do better on the next project. To be innovative is not only an advantage for our company, but also an added value to Read More
We track our money, packages, exercise – the list goes on. So why not track municipality projects to plan for the future? Currently, consumers use platforms such as Google Maps to identify where traffic is clear, slow-moving or heavy. Icons may indicate an accident, or road work, usually without details of the situation. But Read More
Tags: Engineering, GIS, Mapping
While we remain open, our employees are working remotely with access to our office at any time. We are focused on staying healthy and have taken extensive steps to maintain the health and safety of our employees. All the while, our customers will continue to receive our No Problem customer service they have become accustomed Read More
Tags: Coronavirus, COVID-19, Engineering, essential
By Randy Gorton, P.E., PTOE, Vice President, Public Works Services Group Leader Engineers are generally perceived as problem solvers, but we don’t have a corner on that market. When talking about STEM careers with students and non-engineers, I try to explain how “E”s are different than “ST” and “M”s. Often my best explanation is Read More
Tags: Civil Engineering, Engineering, Public Works
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
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
It may seem counter-intuitive, but the “cloud” is actually located on the ocean floor. These thick cables are cheaper and faster than satellites, carrying data at the speed of light. Allowing for faster internet speeds and increased connectivity to previously under-served locations. As the demand for bandwidth has increased, companies such as Amazon, Apple, Read More
Tags: Cable Landing, Design, Engineering, OSP, Outside Plant
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
Installation of underground utility facilities is on the rise and likely will not be slowing down. Although, some utilities are forced underground, many are voluntarily choosing to go beneath the surface. This is due to a number of reasons that range from; being more aesthetically acceptable than poles, better protection underground, technological advances in equipment, Read More
