Tag: Community

The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Washington recently announced Director of Integrated Communications Stefani Braicks as co-chair of its Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging (DEIB) Committee. Stefani helped launch this important committee in 2022 and served during its inaugural year. The committee is composed of small business owners, leaders at large engineering firms, and […]

For the second consecutive year, a group of GeoEngineers staff, led by Matt Smith, is team-teaching CM 432 Soils and Foundations, an upper-level construction management class at the University of Washington (UW). This unusual arrangement gives students a chance to learn directly from engineers and scientists in the industry and builds relationships among the next […]

For the past eight years, GeoEngineers has hosted an annual holiday “cookie exchange” for partners and clients near our Spokane, Washington office. In addition to Spokane, this year GeoEngineers is partnering with KPFF to host a cookie exchange event in Boise, Idaho. It’s a great chance to see our friends in the A/E/C industry, share […]

On November 3, GeoEngineers is sponsoring a “Light Up Your Ride” event to distribute free bike lights to the Tacoma, Washington community. The annual event is hosted by Downtown On The Go, an organization advocating for alternate transportation in downtown Tacoma, and a longtime friend of GeoEngineers. GeoEngineers has sponsored this event for the past seven […]

Last month, contractors broke ground on FORUM, a state-of-the-art life science building at 60 Guest Street, Boston. Stan Sadkowski, Pat Malone, and Heidi Cashman are part of an integrated geotechnical, environmental and construction design team for the project, and they were all on hand for the groundbreaking ceremony on September 22. Global real estate investment […]

GeoEngineers is sponsoring two tables at Whitworth University’s upcoming President’s Leadership Forum, and we hope to see you there! This annual event brings influential leaders and artists to Spokane, Washington, and this year it features retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis as keynote speaker. Visit Whitworth University’s event page for more information and to pre-register […]

Some of GeoEngineers’ Boston environmental staff have teamed up with an environmental justice non-profit to support the development of a riverside park in Chelsea, Massachusetts—and they’re doing it for free! The new park is being developed by GreenRoots, a local organization advocating for environmental justice for low-income communities in Chelsea, MA, and the surrounding area. […]

The Gerry Frank Amphitheater project in Salem, Oregon was recently recognized at the 2022 Oregon DJC TopProject Awards. A GeoEngineers team led by Julio Vela (Salem) and John Lawes (Portland) provided geotechnical services for this new marquee attraction in the city’s Riverfront Park.  In 2017, the Rotary Club of Salem, Oregon announced a plan to […]

The recent Supreme Court ruling regarding abortion rights will have lasting impacts for generations to come. Among these is that rules for women’s reproductive rights will differ from state to state. We also know from existing research that these changes will disproportionately affect people of color. These changes are not neutral—they will have a direct […]

Widespread remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) came one step closer last week as Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey sued 13 PFAS manufacturers for damages to public health. PFAS are synthetic fluorine compounds commonly used in consumer products for their ability to repel water and oil. Because of their popularity and persistence, PFAS have […]