We will be cheering on fellow civil engineer and Olympic curler, John Landsteiner, in the coming weeks at the Sochi Olympics.

Landsteiner is a 23-year-old based out of Duluth, Minnesota who is making his Olympic debut, playing the position of "lead" on the U.S. men's curling rink that qualified for the Olympics in December, 2013, after the U.S. had not been guaranteed to have a men's curling team that qualified to be in the Sochi Olympics.  Landsteiner is also a civil engineer who manages energy pipeline projects across Minnesota and Wisconsin. 

Congratulations  to Larry O’Hern, and his family, for being featured in an article on the USDA-NRCS website.

Maurer-Stutz agricultural engineers worked with Larry O’Hern and his family to help address resource concerns with their farming operation and take a step toward future sustainability.  As NRCS certified Technical Service Providers (TSPs), MSI worked with Larry on development of his Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP).  After many hours of planning and updating, the concept plan was developed through a team effort with Mr. O’Hern to include a new mono-slope beef  barn to house cattle that previously were raised on earth feedlots.  The barn is a hybrid including bedding pack housing with sloped scrape alleys on the ends of the barn in addition to a fully slatted below building deep pit in the center.  

MSI designed and developed plans and specifications of the waste system for state permitting and approvals. The CNMP was submitted to NRCS and approved for cost share through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP).   MSI provided construction phase services for quality assurance working with Summit Livestock http://www.summitlivestock.com/ who designed and provided the mono-slope building and construction management services.  The barn received its first calves in the fall of 2012 and closeouts continue to be great.

We are very proud of Wendy Lewis for sharing her inspirational story at the 4th Annual CUREageous event sponsored by Illinois Cancer Care.  Nearly $125,000 was raised to support cancer patients and their families through clinical research, patient assistance and educational outreach.