Career Fair Time

As students begin the new semester at school, we encourage them to look for us at the upcoming career fairs and visit our website for available positions. We look forward to meeting everyone.

Please look for us at one of the upcoming career fairs at the following universities:

September 16, 2014

University of Missouri - Columbia, MO

September 17, 2014

University of Kansas - Lawrence, KS

September 23, 2014

Missouri University of Science and Technology - Rolla, MO

September 24, 2014

Kansas State University - Manhattan, KS

September 30, 2014

University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE

University of Missouri Kansas City - Kansas City, MO

College students are not the only staff we are looking for, so please visit our careers page to see all of our available opportunities.

Johnson Drive Ribbon Cutting

On Friday, August 15^th, the City of Merriam cut the ribbon on the Johnson Drive bridge over Turkey Creek, designed by GBA. 

The 150-foot-long, three-span bridge was a superstructure replacement, necessary to replace old pre-stressed double tee beams that were in poor condition and continuing to deteriorate. GBA’s new design included weathered steel girders, a new bridge deck and aesthetic improvements including brick and stone on the bridge columns, decorative lamp posts with hanging planters and new fencing. The project also added barriers and handrails between the sidewalk and driving lands for added pedestrian safety. 

The bridge was built in phases to accommodate the utility conduits on the bridge and maintain pedestrian access during construction. The bridge was closed to vehicular traffic in an effort to meet the city’s primary goal, which was opening the bridge before the grand opening of the IKEA store near the bridge site. The IKEA store opens Sept. 10.

Construction cost was $1.6 million.

Wind Turbines at Fort Hays State University

Earlier this year, two 2 MW wind turbines were added to the Kansas landscape. Though not particularly unusual for Kansas, the project was noteworthy for Fort Hays State University (FHSU) and the first of its kind for a Kansas university.  GBA was retained to provide electrical engineering services.

The project was not without challenges, including local zoning restrictions that prohibited the turbines locate near campus. Instead, they were situated on a ridge nearly three miles west of campus, in an area of high average wind speeds.  With that site, came the arduous process of boring all associated transmission lines and fiber, which allows for continuous monitoring to ensure optimum performance, to the Akers Energy Center on campus. 

Remarkably, these two wind turbines will account for nearly 97% of energy consumption on campus, saving the University up to $1 million annually.  The project paves the way for future energy efficiency measures, energy storage and additional renewable sources for FHSU.

Check out the finished product, live from the FHSU Wind Farm Camera, at http://fhsuwind.click2stream.com.