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As in years past, United employees stepped up to the plate with food, clothing and monetary donations for the Old Bethel Community Outreach and the RTV6/Warren Township Christmas Toy Drive for the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays. In total, employees donated 412 food items, 256 personal care items, 69 clothing items and $500 to Old Bethel. The United Christmas tree was... read more
The final construction barrels have been removed from the I-80/94 Interchange at I-65. United started design in 2003 making this project completion eagerly anticipated. Construction was completed in three contracts starting in 2006. The interchange is the keystone between the added travel lane projects on I-80/94 (or Borman Expressway) to the west and I-65 to the south. When the design... read more
It was October 7, 2011 and the big day was finally here, United Rocket Day! United staff had been counting down the days leading up to the big launch at the German Church and East 30th Street Park. From the experienced to the novice rocket launcher, employees made rockets in hopes they’d shoot to the stars (well, at least make... read more
Governor Mitch Daniels cut the ribbon on the US 231 corridor and opened the roadway to traffic in 2011. United Consulting is proud to be a part of the Major Moves project which was developed to encourage economic growth in southwest Indiana. United’s portion of the corridor was a new terrain roadway bordering Lincoln State Park which included a bridge... read more
United Consulting was named Best Place To Work In Indiana for the fourth consecutive year in a row by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce! United was one of thirty-three companies who made the list of small to medium sized companies (between 14 to 249 employees) and the only civil engineering company in this category. The purpose of the program is to... read more
The Indiana Partnership for Transportation Quality (IPTQ) recently awarded eight Quality Awards during Road School on March 8, 2011. United Consulting received a quality design award for the SR 62 & Booneville Project/ Phase III with the INDOT Vincennes District as the owner and E & B Paving, Inc. as the Contractor for this project. Road Team 3 Leader, Jeromy... read more
The Pigeon Creek Greenway Passage - Industrial Corridor Phase 5 Ribbon Cutting & Dedication Ceremony took place Monday, October 18, 2010 in the City of Evansville. United completed the construction inspection for this 10 foot wide, 0.81 mile long section of bike and pedestrian trail. The construction also included 3,000 feet of levee wall and over 300 feet of mechanically... read more
United recently hosted a National Highway Institute (NHI) training class from August 16 - 27. United employees, Chris Dyer, Joe Rupp and Chris Wheeler, along with 16 other professionals attended the Safety Inspection of In-Service Bridges course that was held in the back conference room. The NHI was established in 1970 by the U.S. Congress and is a part of the... read more
Admiration and respect were common shared sentiments during Kent Downey’s retirement celebration, December 17, 2009. To start off the festivities, Steve Jones made a trip down memory lane with the numerous accomplishments and milestones Kent had made during his professional career at United over the past 35 years. Kent’s wife, Kathy along with their daughter, Karry, her husband, Zack and... read more
The Monon Bridge Ribbon Cutting & Dedication Ceremony was held on July 1 in the plaza underneath the new bridge on Carmel Drive. Speakers for the event included Mayor Jim Brainard, Carmel City Councilmen Ron Carter and Eric Seidensticker, and UNITED'S Dave Richter. The $3.5 million bridge includes a steel bowstring truss and was built to ensure the safety of... read more
In the early afternoon on February 5, looks of confusion were on employees faces, as a CNN film crew set up to shoot in the UNITED Bridge Team 2 area. Why would CNN be at UNITED? As it turns out, John King, the anchor of State of the Union on CNN, had interviewed Carmel Mayor, Jim Brainard, on how the... read more
As of December 31, 2008 Kent Downey, passed the reigns as United's President to Dave Richter. Kent will remain an employee for the next year and will serve as a Senior Project Manager and will help with the transition. Kent has been with United since 1974, making him the second longest employee. Kent's Presidency has been noted with many successes.... read more
Jerry Ritchie was named the 2009 Engineer of the Year by the Indiana Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Jerry started his engineering career in 1964 and became a part of the United Team in 1969. During his career, Jerry has designed bridges in 88 of Indiana’s 92 counties and has worked on over 500 bridge rehabilitation... read more
