Firm News
EWeek Interviews with Our Team
Posted on Wednesday, February 19th, 2020 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in Tags: eweek, nspe
Founded by the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) in 1951, EWeek is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers. In celebration, we asked PE’s on our team to share their favorite projects and the coolest problems they’ve solved over the […]
Co-Worker News: New Project Representative
Posted on Wednesday, January 8th, 2020 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
Today, we’d like to introduce to you to a new co-worker. Meet Travis Sanders, a project representative in our Construction Engineering Group. You can learn more about him here. Find out what he wanted to be growing up and the superpower he’d most like to have.
Affinis Team Shows Servant Leadership with 4 Local, Community Service Projects
Posted on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
Servant leadership has been a core Affinis value since its founding. For the last several years, we’ve challenged one another to celebrate stewardship by performing acts of community service. In 2019, we logged more than 940 hours as a firm. In addition to choosing their own community service, we asked co-workers to submit ideas for […]
Co-Worker News: New Engineer
Posted on Wednesday, November 13th, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
Today, we’re excited to introduce you to our new co-worker. Meet Maeve VanLandingham, who joined our team as a project engineer. You can learn more about her by following this link: Maeve. There, you’ll see what she likes to do outside of work and her favorite place.
Economist Sheds Light on Conflicting Economic Forecasts
Posted on Wednesday, November 6th, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in Tags: industry summit
Last month, Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Director of Armada Corporate Intelligence, presented at Affinis’s fourth Industry Summit. In his presentation, “Finding the Dark Cloud Behind the Silver Lining: Economy in Late 2019,” he shed light on conflicting economic forecasts. We found these takeaways to be particularly thought-provoking. U.S. Economic Status The United States is seeing […]
Affinis Corp Announces Second President in Firm History
Posted on Friday, September 27th, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
Kristen Leathers-Gratton, PE, Assoc DBIA has been named the president of Affinis Corp. Over the years, Kristen has built her career at Affinis, joining the team after graduating with her civil engineering degree in 1990. We are thrilled to have her moving into this role. With Kristen at the helm, Affinis will continue to build […]
Affinis Interns Recap Their Summer
Posted on Wednesday, September 11th, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
This summer, we had two college students working as interns at Affinis. Conner Jackson, a construction engineering technology student at Missouri Western University, served on our construction services team, working largely in the field. Jason Eskina, a civil engineering student from the University of Kansas, was in our Overland Park office, learning from our engineers. […]
Affinis Leader, Rick Worrel, Passes at Age 58
Posted on Saturday, August 31st, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
It is with heavy hearts that we share our co-founder, colleague, and friend Rick Worrel passed away on August 28, 2019. The thoughts and prayers of the whole Affinis team are with his family, including his wife Susan, their three daughters, three grandchildren, and his mother Betty. Active in the community is an understatement of […]
2019 Affinis Industry Summit
Posted on Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
Join us on Tuesday, October 22, 2019 from 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Lidia’s for our annual Industry Summit. We’ve invited an economic expert to discuss global and national trends and area leaders to share their insight on weather related emergencies. At the event, you’ll have the opportunity to trade valuable insight with peers and move your […]
Co-Worker News: New Hire
Posted on Wednesday, July 31st, 2019 by Affinis CorpIn Firm News, tagged in
Today, we’re excited to introduce you to our new co-worker. Meet Justin White, who joined our survey team. You can learn more about him by following this link: Justin. There, you’ll discover his favorite place and what he wanted to be growing up.