Conferences

Scott Cramer, KL’s COO, had an exciting day on capitol hill yesterday, representing KL Engineering, Inc., ACEC Wisconsin, and American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) National with friends and colleagues from our great state. #Advocacy

Ryan Schanhofer, KL’s President, had an incredible few days in Washington, D.C. recently. He proudly represented KL Engineering and supported American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) at the Wisconsin and National levels. He said, “It was a privilege to connect with legislators and advocate for the industry! A highlight was sitting down with Congressman Tony

Excited for KL’s Mike Scarmon to join fellow professionals at the WEDA Academy to explore how tax increment financing (TIF) is revitalizing downtowns across Wisconsin. Attendees will learn from the success stories in Beloit and Waukesha. Huge thanks to the Wisconsin Economic Development Association and the Wisconsin Downtown Action Council for hosting this impactful session!

Many thanks to Mike Baldwin from Madison College for sharing his thought-provoking presentation on multiple generations in the workplace during our second quarter meeting. We concluded with a fun game of Generational Jeopardy to win prizes of timeless treats and old-school band merch. Always good to get the team together!

Today, Ron Geater from Motz Enterprises, Inc. came to KL to present about designing projects with effective erosion and sediment control solutions using Flexamat. Flexamat is a flexible hard armor system that enables vegetation to become fully established, while creating an armor against future erosion. Thanks for your time and educating our staff!

KL’s Arielle Lewien, Samantha Herheim, Kristy Treichel, and Travis Brush will be attending the APWA Wisconsin Chapter’s spring conference this year! Come see them at our booth I-28 on Wednesday and Thursday to see how you measure up on our green!

Nathan Rullman is attending the ASCE Spring Technical Conference on April 18th. At the conference, attendees will learn from experts in transportation, structural, environmental, and geotechnical engineering in multiple technical sessions. Nathan also had a hand in planning the event. We can’t wait to hear what he learns!

At the International Trail Summit here in Madison, hosted by American Trails and Professional Trailbuilders Association, KL’s Aaron Passow and Samantha Herheim will be presenting along with Dane County Parks’ Alex DeSmidt, on the Lower Yahara River Trail (LYRT) project at 1:30 on Wednesday, 4/16. The presentation will discuss how the trail now connects Madison,

Brian St. Vincent will be attending the first-ever Civil 3D Summit! This event, hosted by ACEC WI, WisDOT, and Autodesk is a great opportunity to learn, share, and shape the future of Civil 3D. Topics include AI, ACC Construction Cloud, Parametric modeling, and more. We can’t wait to hear what he learns at the conference.

KL’s Bill Biesmann and Andrew Haffele of the Wildcat Mountain Work Unit in the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Bureau of Parks and Recreation Management are presenting a case study regarding the repair of Elroy-Sparta State Trail at the International Trail Summit in Madison on Wednesday, April 16th at 9am, hosted by American Trails and

We are fortunate to have Madison chosen as the location for the International Trails Summit this year! Some members of the KL team will be in attendance next week. While the conference isn’t fully kicking off until Monday the 14th, there are multiple opportunities to get involved in pre-summit workshops this weekend. What an exciting

Last week, Ella Imhoff attended the event “Research at the Rotunda,” where she shared what she learned from a study abroad trip to the Netherlands last summer. Ella said, “The event was a wonderful experience to present my research to other students and staff at UW Platteville, as well as state legislatures. It was a