CT Consultants, a Verdantas company

Summer is technically through to the end of September, and there is no shortage of hot days, so the upcoming opening of this splash pad will be a big hit with the community!

See article about Heritage Port's new splash pad here:
https://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2024/08/new-splash-pad-set-to-open-city-pools-set-to-close/

Just in time for the 4th, Fort Thomas, Kentucky's Tower Park playground opened! This $3.6M improvement project upgraded the previous park to ensure it would be accessible to everyone. Congratulations to the city, Human Nature, Inc., Prus Construction, and Midstates Recreation for an amazing playground that people will enjoy for years to come.

Today was a beautiful day for the grand opening of Conneaut Public Library's new event center stage! There was a formal ribbon cutting, games, music, and even a dance party still to come! We are happy you like the new space!

Jennifer Brown has been promoted to Client Development Lead. In this leadership role, she will be focused on growing our account footprint in the Great Lakes Region and furthering the development and delivery of successful strategies to achieve our growth goals.

Jennifer, a shareholder of the firm, previously served as an economic development, project development, and funding strategist for CT. She assisted clients in the development, implementation, and conformance of capital improvement projects.

CT's Rich Washington (left) and Nora Hoxa (right) were on hand to receive NAIOP - Northern Ohio Chapter's award for Project of the Year in the Landscape Architecture and Placemaking category in recognition of our Broadmoor School project.

CT is grateful to be a part of this amazing project, helping create a playground accessible to all!

Just a few weeks left to apply! Each year, CT awards scholarships to three deserving recipients through the Edwin B. Hogan Memorial Scholarship and the Minority Engineering Studies Scholarship. Learn more and apply today! Applications are accepted through May 2024. Visit https://ctconsultants.com/about/scholarship/

CT's Lindsey Jakovljevic and Emily Urbania attended a volunteer tree-planting event at Daniels Park in Willoughby, OH. Chagrin River Watershed Partners, Inc. hosted this Earth Day event. The City of Willoughby received an H2Ohio grant to complete a stream restoration project along the Chagrin River behind Daniels Park. Lindsey and Emily had a great time planting native wetland trees and shrub species along the bank of the stream restoration.

A big round of applause for Travis Klein on passing his PE exam! What an outstanding achievement!

CT’s Chief Bridge Engineer, Taj Bakare (left), and Director of Business Development, Bill Sampson (right), attended the 6th Biennial Civil Rights Transportation Symposium this week. This event provides attendees with great insight into the Ohio Department of Transportation’s (ODOT) commitment to diversity and inclusion while connecting businesses, organizations, and people to share best practices to help small and disadvantaged firms grow in Ohio.

For more information, visit https://www.transportation.ohio.gov/about-us/conferences/civil-rights-transportation-symposium

Please read our exciting news! https://www.verdantas.com/news/verdantas-acquires-ct-consultants

Big congratulations to Tess Lannon for passing her FE exam! The Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam is the first of two examinations that engineers must pass to be licensed as a Professional Engineer. Great job, Tess!

Exciting news! Justin Haselton, CT's Cleveland Region Leader, recently passed his FS Exam. Justin aced this exam, which tested his knowledge of surveying fundamentals. Next, he says, is the Principles and Practice of Surveying (PS) exam.

Wow! Look at this stunning solar panel installation at Chargin Falls' wastewater treatment plant. The $1 million solar installation was partially funded with grants and will help control the plant's electrical costs. CT provided construction services, with YellowLite as the contractor. Drone photo taken by Donnie Miskinis from Chargin Falls' Utilities Department.

Each year, CT awards scholarships to three deserving recipients through the Edwin B. Hogan Memorial Scholarship and the Minority Engineering Studies Scholarship. Learn more and apply today! Applications are accepted through May 2024.

Visit ctconsultants.com/scholarship

CT's Tajudeen Bakare doing a bridge inspection at the Turnberry Golf Course. It was a great day to be out in the field!

CT was a sponsor of the recent Ohio City & County Management Association Conference. OCMA is a leading organization in the state that promotes and develops excellence in local government. Learn more at https://www.ocmaohio.org/

L - R: Michael Miller, William Brock, and Bill Sampson

Each year, the Michigan Concrete Association honors outstanding concrete projects. MCA recognized the following projects where CT provided quality control (QC):
• I-75 Modernization Segment 3 DBFM (Oakland County, MI)
• Detroit Metro Airport (Romulus, MI)
• 1-69 to Lake George (Lapeer County, MI)
• Rehabilitation Runway 1-19 TDZ & BAK-12 Aircraft Arresting System Phase 2 South (Alpena County Regional Airport)

Congratulations to everyone on the team for these projects!

Check out CT's Reuben Shaw presenting the Sims Park project to the city of Euclid. "As a resident of Euclid, it's an honor to design a park that is equally as beneficial to nature as it is to people. Focusing on native habitats, birdwatching, and viewing Lake Erie creates a passive space to foster a sense of peace and mindfulness."

Euclid releases design of Sims Park expansion plan The city of Euclid recently held a public information session on the future of what Sims Park will look like. The Jan. 30 public meeting went over the addition of pathways, native trees, and seatin…

Jared Bowen joins our team as a project engineer. Jared attended Iowa State University, where he obtained his BS in Civil Engineering. He has over seven years of experience in site design, including grading, earthwork analysis, utilities, and stormwater management systems. Welcome Jared!

John Zampino, an Ohio VAP Certified Professional, has joined CT as Senior Environmental Program Manager. He has over 30 years of experience in Phase I environmental site assessments, underground storage tank closures, hydrogeologic site investigations, wetland delineations, asbestos and lead surveys, brownfield redevelopment, landfill monitoring, and post-closure certification. Welcome John!

2024 is already proving to be a big year for our staff! The latest congratulation goes to CT's Alan Frygier for passing his PE exam. Alan has experience with asset management plans, city- and county-wide hydraulic models, and booster station design. He is also the co-chair of FLOC (Future Leaders of CT), whose mission is to develop CT's young professional's communication, business development, and leadership skills.

We'd like to take a moment to recognize Angelo Alfieri for passing his Ohio Fundamentals of Survey Exam!

Congratulations to CT’s Reuben Shaw II on his new role as Commissioner for the Euclid Ohio Shade Tree Commission. The Commission is responsible for the promotion and initiation of planting native trees throughout the city to improve parks, public grounds, streetscapes, and residential neighborhoods.

Action shots of the new concrete abutments and box beams being installed for the Barrs Branch Road bridge replacement project in Campbell County, Kentucky!

CT recently welcomed Matt Rouch to the team! Matt is a GIS Specialist with 13 years of public and private-sector experience. His expertise includes environmental science, engineering, water resources, wetlands, field surveys, analysis, and research.

Look at these future basketball stars. CT was happy to help with shirts for these 5th and 6th grade teams in Erie, Pennsylvania. Go Wildcats!

Don't throw away your firm's old laptops; please consider donating them!

CT's Andrew Bissman has donated our old equipment to Cincinnati Computer Cooperative for over 25 years. What they can re-use, they sell to low-income families. What they can't reuse goes to recyclers to help fund their mission.

Congratulations to CT's Nora Hoxha, LEED AP, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, on being named to this year's Crain's 40 Under 40 Class, which recognizes some of the best and brightest professionals putting their stamp on Northeast Ohio.

Meet the 2023 Crain's 40 Under 40 class The 40 Under 40 program recognizes the best and brightest professionals putting their stamp on Northeast Ohio.