When the City of New Prague wanted a more reliable and accessible system for locating electrical and water utilities, they looked for a long-term solution. They found their answer via a web-based GIS mapping application. This forward-thinking system not only saves time and money, but has provided many additional benefits to the City and the New Prague Utilities Commission.
On March 26, Bolton & Menk’s children’s book series was recognized by the American Society of Landscape Architects – Iowa Chapter (IA ASLA). The book project received an Award of Excellence in the Communication category at the 2018 Spring Conference in Ames.
The book series also received a Gold Award for special promotional materials from the Service Industry Advertising Awards (SIAA). This award was nominated by Lime Valley Advertising, the firm that develops the illustrations for the books.
By Jane Kansier, Senior Urban Planner
Planners and engineers often see the world through different lenses. While planners typically look for the “when” and “who,” engineers seek the “how” and “what,” which can lead to conflicts.
The Willmar Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce honored principal engineer, Jared Voge, with the 2017 Emerging Young Leader Award at their annual meeting on Thursday. Jared started as an intern in 2001 at Bolton & Menk in Sleepy Eye and now works at the Willmar location. As a project manager, Jared manages projects requiring extensive coordination efforts, successfully meets aggressive project schedule requirements, and manages project-related public relations and community involvement efforts.
