Kimley-Horn

Kimley-Horn Strengthens Presence in Southern California

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Thursday, May 2, 2024
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RALEIGH, N.C., May 2, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimley-Horn, a premier engineering, planning, and design consultancy with offices across the country, added the team from VICUS, a female-led consulting firm specializing in urban planning, design, and environmental consulting. The integration of VICUS, led by Monica Villalobos, embodies a shared vision and commitment to advancing equitable and sustainable urban planning solutions.

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  • The integration of VICUS, led by Monica Villalobos, embodies a shared vision and commitment to advancing equitable and sustainable urban planning solutions.
  • "I've long admired Kimley-Horn's legacy of excellence in engineering, planning, and design," said Monica Villalobos, President and Principal, VICUS.
  • Jason Matson, Principal, Kimley-Horn, added, "Monica and the VICUS team bring to Kimley-Horn a wealth of experience tackling complex urban planning challenges.
  • The four members of the VICUS team officially joined Kimley-Horn's existing Los Angeles office May 1, 2024.

Iteris Chosen by Virginia Department of Transportation to Create Traffic Operations Strategic Plan

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Tuesday, March 5, 2024
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(NASDAQ: ITI), the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced it has been awarded a new contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation for a statewide smart mobility initiative.

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  • (NASDAQ: ITI), the world’s trusted technology ecosystem for smart mobility infrastructure management, today announced it has been awarded a new contract by the Virginia Department of Transportation for a statewide smart mobility initiative.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240305733136/en/
    Iteris Chosen by Virginia Department of Transportation to Create Traffic Operations Strategic Plan (Photo: Business Wire)
    This contract involves operations planning and on-call services support.
  • Under the terms of the contract, Iteris, with input and collaboration from VHB, Kimley-Horn, and Prime AE, will develop a Traffic Operations Strategic Plan (TOSP) for the state of Virginia, which will encompass all programs within the scope of Traffic Operations and will define a path forward for the future of VDOT's Traffic Operations Program .
  • “We are thrilled to build upon our longstanding partnership with VDOT,” said Dr. Moe Zarean, general manager, mobility operations services at Iteris.

Public and Private Works Projects Honored by Statewide Engineering Association

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Thursday, February 1, 2024
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These honor award projects are being recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.

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  • These honor award projects are being recognized for demonstrating an exceptional degree of innovation, complexity, achievement, and value.
  • As the prime consultant, GHD provided project planning, public outreach, permitting, grant assistance, engineering design, and engineering services during construction.
  • ACEC California is a 60 plus year-old, nonprofit association of private consulting engineering and land surveying firms.
  • As a statewide organization, we are dedicated to enhancing the consulting engineering and land surveying professions, protecting the general public, and promoting use of the private sector in the growth and development of our state.

BST Global to Host AEC Industry–First AI Summit in April 2024

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Tuesday, December 5, 2023
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Tampa, FL, USA, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BST Global, an AI-powered project intelligence™ solution provider, is hosting an AEC industry–first AI Summit.

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  • Tampa, FL, USA, Dec. 05, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BST Global, an AI-powered project intelligence™ solution provider, is hosting an AEC industry–first AI Summit.
  • This AI Summit is specifically focused on all things AI for the architecture, engineering and consulting (AEC) industry.
  • Leaders from the world’s preeminent firms will come together to share how they are preparing for an AI-powered and data-driven future.
  • This summit is a great opportunity to understand, prepare and craft go-forward strategies to prosper as an AI and data-driven consultancy of the future.”
    Space is limited, so register now to secure your attendance at BST Global’s AI Summit.

Kimley-Horn to Offer 401(k) Student Loan Repayment Match in 2024

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Wednesday, December 13, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimley-Horn, a premier engineering, planning, and design consultancy with offices across the country, will pay matching contributions into qualifying employees' 401(k) plans based on their student loan repayments. In partnership with SoFi at Work, a leading provider of holistic financial well-being and education benefits to more than 1,000 organizations, the new benefit adds to one of the industry's best financial wellness programs.

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  • On January 1, 2024, employees' student loan repayments can replace all or a portion of the four percent contribution, allowing employees to continue to receive the company's retirement match while paying down their student loans.
  • In addition to the 200% match, for decades Kimley-Horn has provided an additional generous profit-sharing contribution to employees' 401(k) plans.
  • Using SoFi at Work's innovative Student Loan Verification (SLV) service, Kimley-Horn will help its workforce pay off student debt while also maximizing its retirement savings.
  • SoFi at Work verifies the student loan payments and its 401(k) partner, T. Rowe Price, delivers the contributions for retirement matching.

Kimley-Horn Expands Expertise and Strengthens Client Offerings with the Addition of LPDA

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Monday, December 4, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., Dec. 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Kimley-Horn, a premier engineering, planning, and design consultancy with offices across the country, announced today it joined forces with LPDA, a leading landscape architecture and land planning firm. The addition of the experienced LPDA team enhances Kimley-Horn's capabilities and furthers Kimley-Horn's ability to provide unmatched services to clients throughout Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region.

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  • The addition of the experienced LPDA team enhances Kimley-Horn's capabilities and furthers Kimley-Horn's ability to provide unmatched services to clients throughout Virginia and the mid-Atlantic region.
  • Steve Lefton, Kimley-Horn's President and CEO, said, "LPDA's strong reputation and talented team align perfectly with our commitment to delivering exceptional client service.
  • Most importantly, Kimley-Horn's unwavering dedication to client service first is aligned perfectly as our main objective.
  • Adding the LPDA team highlights Kimley-Horn's commitment to providing an expanded level of expertise to its real estate development partners; retail, residential, and commercial partners; and municipal and DOT partners across the country.

A Benchmark in Adaptive Reuse with a Positive Community Impact

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Monday, November 13, 2023
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Nov. 13, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Vivo Living, in partnership with Kimley-Horn, is the proud winner of the Florida Planning & Zoning Association's (FPZA) 2023 Outstanding Public Impact Award. The purpose of the FPZA Awards is to recognize companies that have contributed to the beauty and utility of Florida's built environment. 

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  • Located at 7071 103rd Street on Jacksonville's west side, this visionary redevelopment project has transformed a former hotel into a 103-unit apartment complex.
  • The property currently operates as an extended stay hotel while awaiting its final approvals for a change of use to residential apartments.
  • Amenities include high-speed Wi-Fi, swimming pool, fitness center, laundry facility, outdoor BBQ, and a vibrant community space for socializing with friends.
  • Projects like this one will be essential to making housing equitable and attainable for the entire Jacksonville community.

Kimley-Horn Launches Advanced Traffic Signal Priority and Preemption Software

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Monday, October 23, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., Oct. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Transportation systems management and operations engineers can now deploy joint Artificial Intelligence (AI)-powered Traffic Signal Priority (TSP), Freight Signal Priority (FSP), and Emergency Vehicle Preemption (EVP) applications in one software system.

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  • "The software revolution has finally come to traffic signal priority and preemption," said Jason Castillo, traffic management software Practice Builder at Kimley-Horn.
  • Traction Priority ™ from Kimley-Horn is a cloud-based traffic signal software that responds to real-time GPS feeds from existing equipment on buses, trucks, emergency vehicles, and more.
  • "The software revolution has finally come to traffic signal priority and preemption," said Jason Castillo, traffic management software Practice Builder at Kimley-Horn.
  • Traction Priority can operate on its own with an agency's existing Advanced Traffic Management System (ATMS) or integrated with Kimley-Horn's traffic management software, including:
    KITS ™ ATMS for arterial and freeway ITS device management.

Kimley-Horn Eliminates the Guesswork of Electric Vehicle Charger Site Selection

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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Private businesses and governments can now choose their new electric vehicle (EV) charger locations with data-driven precision. Kimley-Horn, the national engineering, planning, and design consulting firm, today launched TREDLite EV, a cloud-based tool that helps organizations develop and optimize their EV charger deployment strategies based on the organization's unique priorities.

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  • Kimley-Horn's TREDLite EV Helps Retailers, Restaurants, Hotels, and Governments Pinpoint New Charger Locations
    RALEIGH, N.C., Sept. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Private businesses and governments can now choose their new electric vehicle (EV) charger locations with data-driven precision.
  • TREDLite EV makes a science out of site selection."
  • TREDLite EV's vast dataset includes:
    Aggregated and anonymized data on vehicle trips including trip distance and trip density.
  • Services include site selection, site feasibility assessment, site design, permitting, utility coordination, and more.

Oasis Amenities Grows as It Focuses on Building Oasis Springs Aquatic Facilities for Real Estate Developers

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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
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Now, Oasis Amenities is focusing its growth on creating more of these large aquatic amenities, while it also offers planning, design and construction services for community facilities like clubhouses, sports courts and entrance features.

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  • Now, Oasis Amenities is focusing its growth on creating more of these large aquatic amenities, while it also offers planning, design and construction services for community facilities like clubhouses, sports courts and entrance features.
  • “We will soon be announcing several major new aquatic amenities for master-plan developments in the Florida, Texas, and Oklahoma regions,” said Christopher Souza, President and CEO of Oasis Amenities.
  • “We are finding tremendous interest from real estate owners and developers for our approach – a one-stop shop for creating a world-class aquatic amenity.
  • Prior to joining Oasis Amenities, Souza held senior leadership roles at Tavistock Development Company and Crystal Lagoons.