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BKBM is proud to announce it once again received the Design Professional of the Year Award from the Minnesota Construction Association. The 2021 MCA Awards of Excellence Gala was held virtually on January 27. Although we were not able to participate in person this year, it is a rewarding accomplishment to be recognized by our peers in the industry. Congratulations to all of the awards recipients!

Kyle Kucharski recently won the ASCE Goodman Award for his contributions to the ASCE-MN Chapter. Named for the University of Minnesota's longtime professor Lawrence Goodman, the award recognizes Kyle's academic excellence and his service as an ambassador to the College of Science and Engineering's Department of Civil, Environmental, and Geo-Engineering. He also served as President of the UMN ASCE Student Chapter and President and Founder of the first ever AISC Student Club. He graduated in May with High Distinction and we are proud to now have him working with us at BKBM!

BKBM was voted Best Engineering Firm of 2019 in the annual Twin Cities Business Best of Business poll. TCB called BKBM “an integral team player . . . on complex structural, civil, and restoration engineering projects across the Midwest” and credited the firm with handling “the evolving challenges of design, build, and renovation with creativity and responsiveness.” We’re proud of this recognition from the business community and our industry partners as we continue to put our core value – Every Relationship, Every Day – into practice. Read more about the awards and other recipients here:

BKBM received the 2019 Design Professional of the Year Award from the Minnesota Construction Association. Firm associate Tony Foggia (pictured above, left center) and company president Ron LaMere (right center) accepted the award at the twenty-fourth annual MCA Awards of Excellence Gala held in March. We pride ourselves on delivering high-quality service and are grateful for this recognition by our industry partners. Congratulations to all of the other awards recipients!

We are pleased to announce that Tina Wyffels has been appointed to BKBM’s Board of Directors, Brady Shelbourn has been named BKBM’s newest Associate, and Tim Ernest has joined BKBM in our Denver office as Project Development Manager.

For the second year in a row, we are honored to be voted the #1 Structural Engineer and overall Engineering Firm in the Twin Cities by the readers of Finance and Commerce! We take pride in our commitment to ongoing relationships and the high level of service we provide our clients and appreciate the accolades. We look forward to 2019 and all the exciting projects and opportunities!

Centerview Elementary School in Blaine, MN is unlike most traditional schools. The new school is designed for students of the future, with flexible open spaces and moving walls.

We are excited to be part of the design teams for the following two projects that were selected:

We are very grateful, humbled, and proud to receive the ACEC/MN Firm of the Year Award. It is truly our clients who inspire us to perform at a high level, so we owe many thanks to our wonderful clients that we collaborate with day in and day out. Awards are great, but we greatly value our continuing relationships we have built and continue to build.

(Left to Right) Dylan Hjelvik, Quentin Odes, Charlie Roos, Leigh Erlandson

We moved office locations in October and have been enjoying the benefits of our new place. We are excited to have our new space featured as a “Cool Office”. Having a lighter, brighter, and bigger space helps us be more collaborative and creative so that we can achieve our goal of providing exceptional service to clients.

We are honored to be voted the #1 Engineer in the Twin Cities by the readers of Finance and Commerce for 2017. We pride ourselves on the high level of service we provide our clients and appreciate the accolades. We look forward to 2018 and the exciting projects and opportunities we are fortunate to be a part of.

Rachel did a terrific job putting BKBM’s mission statement, Every Relationship. Every Day., into practice as she helped fix a prominent sinkhole on Bethel’s campus. Being a Bethel alum, Rachel used her past knowledge of campus life to help anticipate issues and bring creative solutions. She provided an additional point of view, beyond engineering, which helped the team fix the sinkhole in time for the Festival of Christmas.

BKBM Engineers hosts the ACEC/MN Engineering Explorer Post for local high school students.

Congratulations to Andy Rauch! He is this year's recipient of ACEC National's Distinguished Service Award!

New Minneapolis Office!

Quentin and Charlie move west.

Congratulations to our very own Ricky Kirchner for being awarded this year's ACEC/MN Emerging Leader Award!

BKBM cleans up Kylawn Park in Brooklyn Park, MN