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South Dakota Department of Transportation is hosting their annual Airports Conference March 11-12 in Rapid City to bring airport managers, staff, and consultants together with state and federal officials to exchange information and identify opportunities for continued and enhanced airport operations.

We are proud to announce that Darcy Volk, in our Bismarck office, has been named to the list of Prairie Business Top 25 Women in Business for 2020.

The Department of Transportation has appropriated $1 billion to be awarded for surface transportation infrastructure projects that will have significant local or regional impact (formerly known as TIGER). Special consideration will be given to projects that emphasize improved access to reliable, safe, and affordable transportation for communities in rural areas, such as projects that improve infrastructure condition, address public health and safety, promote regional connectivity, or facilitate economic growth or competitiveness.

Mike Bittner, a traffic engineer with KLJ, will provide unique insight this week at the annual Minnesota Transportation Conference held at the Saint Paul RiverCentre. The focus for this year’s conference, which is the largest transportation event in Minnesota, is “Working Together – Connecting Minnesota.” On Wednesday, March 4, Bittner will give a presentation on breaking old habits with new traffic models.

You don’t have to be at 32,000-feet to find out that KLJ has a new aviation market manager based in our Denver/Metro office! KLJ is proud to announce that Jon Gilbert has joined our team, enhancing our services nation-wide.

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KLJ is proud to announce that three projects have recently been recognized with award recognition.

You may have heard it in a roundabout way that KLJ has a new transportation engineer in our Sioux Falls office – and it’s true! KLJ is proud to announce that Paul Knofczynski has joined our team!

KLJ’s Jeremy Larson will participate in a panel discussion on cloud switching at the Rural Broadband Association’s annual RTIME conference on February 16 in Phoenix, Arizona. During his breakout session at 10:00 a.m., he will discuss the future of telecom switching and the alternative switching platforms companies can use to maintain voice market share.

KLJ’s Dickinson office recently relocated. The Dickinson-based staff moved into the new office, located at 677 27th Ave. E., on February 7, 2020. KLJ has been part of the Dickinson, ND, community for more than 80 years.

The Department of Transportation, Federal Transit Administration has announced the availability of grants through the Buses and Bus Facilities Program. Grants may be utilized to assist in the financing of buses and bus facilities capital projects, including replacing, rehabilitating, purchasing or leasing buses or related equipment, and rehabilitating, purchasing, constructing or leasing bus-related facilities.

Wi-Fi is a common term in nearly everyone’s vocabulary, but do we really know what all goes into a Wi-Fi connection to ensure all our devices are running seamlessly? For many of us, we don’t think about those intricate details; we just expect that when we connect; Wi-Fi is doing its job. And that’s because of the many standards put in place to ensure Wi-Fi continues to connect us around the world.

KLJ is proud to announce the addition of two new team members.

We are proud to announce that KLJ has been awarded the 2020 Best of the Western Edge “Best Engineering Firm” by The Dickinson Press. This award is a Reader’s Choice Contest, voted on by the community.

KLJ received a Grand Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Minnesota (ACEC/MN) on January 23, 2020, for the work we performed on Minnesota Trunk Highway (TH) 149. The award, which was presented during the ACEC/MN 53rd annual awards banquet in Minneapolis, recognizes projects that exhibit excellence and ingenuity.