February 5, 2020
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Director of First Impressions Melody Niquette does her best Vanna White impersonation while showing off the fully lighted American Structurepoint logo now shining brightly from the second-floor lobby area of our Indianapolis design center. The glowing logo and our brand tiles are the first things all American Structurepoint visitors see, other than Melody of course, upon arriving at our office space.
February 5, 2020
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WiFi Reminder: There is a new WiFi username and password in place at most design centers. Please update all your devices to this:
WiFi Network: ASI_Partner
Password: Improvingthequalityoflife!
February 5, 2020
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Comments Off on Save the Date – Indy Open House
Save this date for yourself AND your clients – The Indianapolis design center open house is set for Thursday, April 16, from 4 to 7 p.m.
February 5, 2020
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Comments Off on Save the Date – Company Picnic at New Location
Save this date for an awesome time – the American Structurepoint company picnic will be at a NEW LOCATION this year – the Indianapolis Zoo on Saturday, August 1, from 2 to 9 p.m.! Here’s some fast facts about the event.
February 5, 2020
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The Community Service fund received payroll contributions totaling $3,198.01 in January 2020, and the company match brought us to $6,396.02 in incoming funds for the month. We currently have 129 employee contributors! Organizations recommended by our staff are the beneficiaries of these funds.
Commitment forms are available via Pinnacle if you would like begin contributing, or to change your existing commitment. If you have a suggestion for an organization that could use a boost of volunteers or a financial contribution, please share it with the Community Service board. A donation request form is available via Pinnacle.
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Holiday Mania Thank You!
Holiday Mania exceeded expectations in 2019. Employees purchased over $16,000 in tickets, so with the company match, the event raised $32,300 to support giving in our local communities!
We saw overwhelming generosity from our employees, vendors, and local businesses. Thanks to you, more than 100 items were offered during the event. We also saw an amazing spirit of cooperation to get the event set up, run smoothly, and all winnings distributed promptly. Thank you to everyone who offered a hand to make Holiday Mania a success.
One of the things that makes Holiday Mania so special is that all items are donated by our staff and friends. The wide variety of contributions helps to make the event unique and exciting each year. We’ll never meet most of the people who are touched by the funds raised at Holiday Mania, but please know that your generosity is very much appreciated.
February 5, 2020
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Here’s a salute to the employees who went above and beyond for their co-workers in January and December – seven in January and 18 in December. Remember to recognize workers who do a great job for you in February!
January ROA Recipients-
December ROA Recipients
February 5, 2020
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American Structurepoint projects and people appeared in the media coverage 19 times in January. Read on for the details.
December 23, 2019
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December 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Four Projects Win ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Awards
American Structurepoint has much to celebrate this December – we learned that four of our projects are receiving ACEC Indiana Engineering Excellence Awards. Even better, one project received an Honor Award and will go on to compete at the national level. Read on the details.
Noblesville WWTP Phosphorus Removal & Aeration Improvements – Honor Award
The Utility Infrastructure Group’s work on a biological phosphorus removal treatment process for the Noblesville Wastewater Treatment Plant has won the highest award possible from ACEC Indiana. The design also replaced centrifugal blowers and leaking buried air mains with energy-efficient turbo blowers and above-ground stainless steel piping. The project now goes on to compete in January for national recognition as one of the nation’s best. Good luck at the national level!
Indianapolis Stormwater Management Program – Merit Award
The Utility Infrastructure scored another win for program management of the $37 million annual stormwater program for the Indianapolis Department of Public Works. We have staff onsite at DPW who plan and implement a stormwater master plan and capital improvement program for Indianapolis for projects such as dams, levees, culverts, and neighborhood stormwater drainage improvement projects.
Margaret Avenue Phase III, 14th Street to 25th Street – Merit Award
The Transportation Group provided roadway and bridge design for this major east-west corridor in Terre Haute, Indiana. This phase involved total reconstruction of Margaret Avenue and included a new bridge built over the CSX railroad, alleviated traffic queuing problem at the heavily used railroad crossing.
Vanderburgh County CIPP – State Finalist Award
Our Transportation Group performed the analysis, created a ranking system, and then wrote the Vanderburgh County Capital Improvement Program and Plan.It serves as a master plan for the next 20 years for roadway, bridge, trailway, and drainage projects in Vanderburgh County, Indiana. Since the plan’s adoption in August 2018, the county commissioners have used the CIPP’s data to seek funding for seven projects currently in various stages of design.
December 23, 2019
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The 2019 Holiday Party served up a Winter Wonderland of fun, frivolity, and lots of merry good times for everyone. A record number of guests – 760 – arrived at the JW Marriott and partied the night away. Food choices covered the gamut from jumbo shrimp and Italian meatball appetizers; butternut squash and roasted red pepper tomato bisque soups; strip loin, barbeque brisket, and seared swordfish, for the main course choices; to plenty of mouth-watering sides, desserts, and scrumptious late-night snack of mini pretzel bites with jalapeno cheddar queso. Jordan Barker (Marketing Services Group) took home the grand prize – a trip for two valued at $2,000. Jordan is contemplating a European vacation, location to be determined. Jordan extends a huge thank you to the company for such an awesome gift! Many party-goers shared photos via the Photocircle app, and much holiday revelry occurred at the popular Tapsnap interactive photo booth. Remember to check out all the photos from our app and relive all the memories.
December 23, 2019
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The holidays are going to be much brighter for many children and their families thanks to the generosity of employees at our Austin, Columbus, Highland, and Tampa design centers. Check out the scoop!
Tampa Takes On Holiday Tent
Matt Poppell and Monica Del Real paint backdrops
The Tampa design center held its first Day of Service project December 3 volunteering at the Metropolitan Ministries’ Holiday Tent in Tampa for the afternoon. Metropolitan Ministries is a community organization formed by several churches and nonprofits to help Tampa’s less fortunate. The Holiday Tent was getting set up to serve nearly 30,000 families from three counties that come through this holiday season seeking food or holiday gifts for family members. After a quick orientation, the entire nine-member Tampa staff split into groups. One group helped build a table. The other group painted the walls and decorations, and moved stands for the toys. It was only one afternoon, but the folks at Metropolitan Ministries were overjoyed with the help we provided. The Holiday Tent is THE marquee outreach event for the organization. Many families are so appreciative of the time our team spent, and the company’s $1,000 donation to help provide gifts and food for families that might not otherwise enjoy Christmas this year. Overall, it was a great team effort!
One mother who visited the tent exclaimed “I’m thankful for the opportunity to be served by such generous people. What you all do for the community is phenomenal. Thank you for all that you do.”
Check presentation for $1,000
Austin Employees Help Trim Angel Tree
Angel Tree Austin logo
Ricardo Zamarripa and Heather Sulaica took their volunteering talents to the Salvation Army Angel Tree Warehouse in Austin to sort gifts for their Angel Tree program. Ricardo and Heather picked out gifts and clothes for underprivileged children and sorted them into gift bags. They also arranged clothes into different bins for distribution. Angel Tree is a Salvation Army program offered throughout many US cities that ensures needy children and their families will receive gifts during the holiday season.
Columbus Supports Gifts and Food Drive
Columbus staffers shopped online and braved the malls to fulfill Christmas wish lists of 25 children, ages 18 months to 15 years old submitted to the St. Vincent Family Center’s Adopt A Family Program. Employees were savvy shoppers to get the best bargains while spending $100 on each child. Employees also participated in a construction industry food drive for the Mid-Ohio Food Bank, in cooperation with Pepper Construction. Employees donated food, like items in the photo below, and American Structurepoint donated a $500 check to the food bank. The entire campaign donated nearly 255,000 meals, pushing the 13-year total to over 493,000 meals donated.
Highland Provides Gifts for Head Start Agency
Highland employees provided presents for 19 children served by the Lake Ridge Head Start agency in Gary, Indiana. The Head Start Program promotes school readiness of children under age 5 from lower-income families through education, health, and social services. Most of the recipients are foster children who would not receive gifts this holiday season if not for the generosity of the Highland employees.
December 23, 2019
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Earlier this month, Merrillville city officials broke ground on its new $24 million, 84,000-sft Community Recreation Center. American Structurepoint is honored to be providing architecture, civil engineering, structural engineering, and landscape architecture services for the project. The center will feature three basketball courts, six volleyball courts, rock climbing wall, a running track, a fitness area, and a multi-functional community event center.
December 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Dormakaba Celebrates Ribbon Cutting
Congrats to dormakaba Americas on the November grand opening of its expanded Door Hardware Center of Excellence in Indianapolis. American Structurepoint is honored to have provided architecture, structural engineering, civil engineering, land surveying, and environmental services. The project, located in northeast Indianapolis, increased dormakaba’s warehouse and manufacturing footprint by 200,000 sft.
December 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Celebrating A Big FDOT Win
A big win in Florida to celebrate – American Structurepoint was selected by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 1 for the SR 35 (US 98) Project Development and Environmental (PD&E) project. This nearly $2 million fee study includes alternatives development and analysis of 3.5 miles of US 98 in Polk County to improve operations and safety within the corridor. Alternatives will include widening US 98 from 4 to 6 lanes, innovative intersection treatments, and complete streets enhancements. This is our second award by FDOT as a prime this year and the first for this target district. Way to go everyone!
December 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Heavy Haul Route Breaks Ground in Jeffersonville
A groundbreaking ceremony for the Heavy Haul Transportation Corridor in Jeffersonville, Indiana marked the start of construction on the latest segment of the roadway. The new $14.5 million, 2-lane roadway will provide a continuous route for heavy haul vehicles between River Ridge Commerce Center and the Port of Indiana at Jeffersonville via SR 265 and Old Salem Road. American Structurepoint provided environmental services, right-of-way-engineering, utility, and railroad design services for the project, expected to be open to traffic by the end of 2021.
December 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Glasswater Creek Opens in Plainfield
Glasswater Creek of Plainfield, an affordable assisted living community, hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony on November 5. The celebration gave guests their first look at the multimillion-dollar development designed to serve seniors of all incomes who need some assistance to maintain their independence. American Structurepoint provided architecture, interior design, and structural engineering services for the development of an affordable assisted living facility in Plainfield, Indiana. The facility includes 131 assisted living units consisting of one-bedroom, studio units, and several amenities emphasizing user-centric, sustainable, and hospitality-driven alternatives.
December 23, 2019
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Comments Off on Architecture + Interiors Team Decorate Holiday Tree Bound For Hospital
Our Architecture + Interiors team participated in a holiday tree decorating contest hosted by J+J Flooring. Our team went all out with a Candyland-themed tree that is sure to put anyone in the holiday spirit. All of the trees were delivered to Riley Hospital for Children in Indianapolis to decorate a child’s room for the holiday season. Thanks to J+J Flooring for hosting such a fun event and great job to everyone who participated – the trees looked amazing!
December 23, 2019
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Indianapolis Ugly Sweater Crew
Columbus Ugly Sweater Contest
The ugly Christmas sweater tradition continues to grow each year, and employees around the world enjoy donning their awful apparel. Indianapolis and Columbus design centers each had their own Ugly Sweater Day as witnessed by these charming photos.
December 23, 2019
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The Architecture + Interiors Group held a third annual Office Olympics in November. The games included Nintendo 64 video games, paper football flick, a wrap battle, and build-your-own miniature golf course. Activities took place in the architecture library space during lunch time.