Loucks Associates News

MCA | 02.24.10
Congratulations to Nick Mannel; one of our Civil Engineer, who has been appointed as director to the Minnesota Construction Association. MCA is a non-profit organization that provides networking, business development and education opportunities for construction managers, project managers, general contractors, subcontractors, owners, engineers, architects, attorneys, suppliers, developers, educators and students involved in the construction industry.

Gillette Children's expands their St. Paul campus | 11.17.09
Loucks Associates provided surveying, civil engineering and landscape architecture services to BWBR Architects for the design of the Gillette Children’s Ambulatory Care Center and Skyway in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mike St. Martin (Civil Engineer) notes that project is unique because the entire back side of the three story building is built into a seventy foot tall wooded bluff which presented significant earth retention challenges. The landscape, designed by Paul Kangas (Landscape Architect), will compliment the unique building design and enhance the surrounding outdated streetscape. Loucks Associates also worked closely with McGough Construction in securing FAA, Watershed and MPCA permits in a short four month time span. Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare has provided a live view of the construction on their web site. See the Construction Live here

Loucks Associates offers land surveying in North Dakota | 9.02.09
We are pleased to announce that Rory L. Synstelien (Land Surveyor) has past the Professional Land Surveyors exam issued by the North Dakota State Board of Registration for Professional Surveyors

Article posted in the MSCA Connection | 8.01.09
Eric Beazley (Civil Engineer) posted an article in the Minnesota Shopping Center Association (MSCA) monthly news letter about CVS Pharmacy, a growing business in a down economy. Read this article here.

Children's Hospital grand opening | 6.24.09
Nick Mannel (Civil Engineer), Richard L. Licht (Land Surveyor) and Tom Gregory (Civil technician) helped Children's Hospital (Minneapolis) celebrate the completion of the first phase of the largest expansion in the hospitals history. A speech was given by Mayor R.T. Rybak. Loucks Associates performed the civil engineering and the land surveying services for this development.

Hilton Garden Inn (Minneapolis Downtown) | 4.30.09
Richard L. Licht (Land Surveyor) and Rory Synstelien (Land Surveyor) attended the Hilton Garden Inn (Minneapolis Downtown) Grand Opening Garden Party. The event began with a ceremonial ribbon cutting followed by speeches by Lisa Goodman, Council Member; Melvin Tenant, President & CEO of Meet Minneapolis; Mark Globus; Brett Hildreth; Scott Hoffman, Global One Commercial; Steven Schwartz, CEO of First Hospitality Group. The event ended with a “butterfly release” where the guest simultaneously opened little boxes and let go hundreds of butterflies into the air. Loucks Associates performed the land surveying services for this development.

New Hire | 2.16.09
Loucks Associates is pleased to welcome Vicki VanDell to our engineering team. Vicki has many years of experience in civil engineering.

Tom Loucks founded Loucks Associates in 1976.

Going “Green” | Fall 2008
Loucks Associates understands the increasing importance “green” building practices have on project development and design. To better serve both our clients and our planet, several of Loucks Associates’ employees have become LEED® Accredited Professionals. This means that our current client-centered approach is becoming an equally environmentally sensitive approach. In addition, Loucks Associates’  professionals have worked on many LEED-Certified projects, and are familiar with both their approval and their development.