On Saturday, February 9, 2019, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Missouri announced that US-50 @ MO-291S Interchange was chosen for its Engineering Excellence Competition Honor Award. This award is part of an annual competition that recognizes engineering feats in a range of fields. The innovative design used in GBA’s winning entry was a joint effort with the Missouri Read More>

GBA is excited to announce the promotion of Leslie Barnt to Water Environment Principal. For over 27 years, Barnt has directed stormwater and environmental planning, design and construction improvements for clients in the public and private sector. Starting as a staff engineer at GBA in 1991, Barnt has worked on notable projects throughout his career with the firm, including work Read More>

GBA has named Molly Narendran as its Director of Marketing. In this role, Narendran will use her extensive marketing and communications experience to lead the firm’s Marketing Department and share the GBA story with clients, partners and potential employees. “I’m excited to be part of a company with 50 years of successful history and a strong focus on continual growth,” Read More>

On Thursday, November 15, 2018, the American Council of Engineering Companies of Kansas selected the Foxridge Drive project for its City Public Improvement Award. The GBA-designed project rehabilitated Foxridge Drive from 51st to 56th Street in Mission, Kansas. The success of the project, submitted in the 5,000 to 19,999 population category, was a joint effort between GBA’s Transportation Group, the Read More>

GBA is partnering with the state of Nebraska for Nebraska Aviation Counts!, which will measure the economic impact of aviation in the state of Nebraska. A survey to collect data will be conducted by field personnel and online, with an estimated completion date of October 2019.

GBA broke ground on the Old Tiffany Springs Road reconstruction with Kansas City Public Works. This project, which was managed by GBA as the prime consultant, is funded by a combination of KCI Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and a Federal Surface Transportation Program (STP) grant. The reconstruction is one of many that has been funded by the TIF program, which Read More>

LENEXA, Kan. (July 27, 2018) – GBA is excited to announce its partnership with the Kansas Department of Aviation’s (KDOT) Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Integration Pilot Program (IPP). This program will allow the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to create new regulations based on information collected by government and private partners. GBA is one of Read More>

GBA is excited to announce the hiring of Ed Rafter as an industry veteran in the Mission Critical Group. In his role, Rafter will apply industry knowledge to advance strategic goals to grow the expertise and performance of GBA’s Mission Critical Group. His extensive experience in design, commissioning and operations will serve as an asset to the team.

GBA is pleased to announce the hiring of Rod Sachtleben and welcomes him to its Chesterfield, Missouri, office. He will take on the role of Senior Associate in GBA’s Transportation Group.

Holly Lehmkuhl, a senior bridge engineer, graduated from the ACECKS Emerging Leaders Program (ELP). The program develops leadership skills through six half-day sessions. Topics include talent management, business development, governmental affairs, leadership, risk management, economics of private practice and senior leaders roundtable. Each of the sessions are interactive and taught by experts in their fields. “ELP was a great program Read More>