MEC Engineer Walks through the Clean Water Treatment Process
As the population grew in major cities during the Industrial Revolution, providing access to clean water and safely disposing sanitary waste became a public health discussion. But it took more than 50 years before the federal government addressed clean water...
Ben Erschen, PE, SE Joins McClure Engineering Co.
As part of its continued growth, McClure Engineering Co. (MEC), an Iowa-based civil and structural engineering firm, announces that Ben Erschen has joined the company’s St. Louis, Missouri office. Erschen joins the MEC team as a Project Manager for the structures...
McClure Acquires Shafer, Kline & Warren
McClure, Clive, Iowa, has acquired Shafer, Kline & Warren Inc. (SKW), Lenexa, Kan. Effective April 6, 2018, MEC has assumed operational control of SKW. Paul Trombino III, P.E., will be acting president. “At McClure, our vision is to ‘Make lives better by...
Kauffman Stadium Switches to LED Lights with MEC’s Assistance
When Kauffman Stadium planned to transition from metal halide to LED lights, McClure Engineering Company (MEC) was contacted by the stadium engineer to assist with selecting a lighting vendor. Not only did the LED manufacturer need to be up to date with Major...
MEC Designs Community Hospitals to Provide Care Closer to Home
Community hospitals are cropping up in the Kansas City metro, offering patients a convenient way to access healthcare 365 days a year. These smaller-scale neighborhood hospitals streamline the approach to acute care by staffing the facilities with emergency...
MEC Celebrates National Pi Day on March 14
As the most recognized mathematical constant in the world, Pi is a bit of a celebrity. Like any starlet, it is fascinating, elusive, and mystifying. Simply put, when you divide a circle’s circumference by its diameter, you get pi — a transcendental, irrational...
Alex Holland joins McClure Engineering Company as Community Planner
Alex Holland, formerly Director of Federal Affairs and Strategic Programs at the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) joins McClure Engineering Company, a Clive-based Civil Engineering and Planning firm, as Lead Community Planner – Southern Region. “Having lived in rural...
MEC Lends Expertise on Independence Farmers’ Market Design
Every summer since the early 1970s, the City of Independence, Mo., has hosted its Farmers’ and Crafters’ Market, offering its residents a place to find locally grown foods and handcrafted goods every Wednesday and Saturday throughout the summer. In 2015, the market...
What is the Future of Engineering? MEC Engineers Weigh in on ASCE’s Vision 2025 Roadmap
For nearly 10 years, the American Society of Civil Engineers has been touting its Vision 2025 roadmap for civil engineering, preparing global engineering organizations for the future of the field. The Vision for Civil Engineering in 2025 report sees civil engineers...
Shawnee’s First Concrete Street becomes a Lesson in Lifecycle Cost Analysis
The Fall 2017 ribbon-cutting ceremony for Clear Creek Parkway marked the opening of a new major thoroughfare for the City of Shawnee, Kan. Not only does the one-mile, three-lane road connect residential, recreational, and retail developments from Clare Road to the...