在凉爽的地方, 十月初阴天, 几耙子, some tools and more than a dozen pairs of helping hands resulted in a to-do list completed at the Girl Scouts of Central 伊利诺斯州’ Camp Widjiwagan near Springfield, 伊利诺斯州. Along with six of my Hanson colleagues, I was blessed to spend a couple of hours on Oct. 6, 2023, 手里拿着一把耙子, helping to clean up several areas of this Girl Scouts facility, which gives so many young girls the opportunity to experience independence and fun in a safe environment of learning and growth.

Sometimes, building up a community for the future requires tearing down the past. 这就是科珀斯克里斯蒂的情况, 德州, where a historic piece of infrastructure is making way for an expanded waterfront park that will serve residents and visitors for generations to come.

今年夏天, I had the incredible opportunity to complete an internship with the corporate communications group at 皇冠和沙巴网址. 在伊利诺伊州的斯普林菲尔德. Hanson hosted 16 students in its Springfield headquarters and 21 in offices across the country in numerous disciplines, offering us the chance to gain hands-on experience and develop our skills.

在成长过程中，他喜欢学习数学和科学. As a child, he built cities with roads and bridges in his sandbox. He can’t remember a time when he didn’t love all things railroad, especially model railroading. After taking an aptitude test in high school that suggested engineering, he focused on civil engineering because he “wanted to work on transportation projects that transformed the natural world.“他叫迈克·波切普, 副总裁, senior project manager and railways operations lead at Hanson.

On April 1, the 自己种植 program hosted its eighth trip to the 工程 Open House. 员工s from Hanson and mentors from organizations, including the Springfield Urban League and the Springfield chapter of Frontiers International, 陪同20名青年进行了一天的游览, which enabled the students to explore the diverse world of 技术 on display at the university’s annual two-day event. The group experienced hands-on exhibits that varied from virtual reality headsets to a robot with arms that mimic human movements.

They met in a differential equations class when the desire for a date masqueraded as a request for tutoring. 快进几十年, which have included 35 years of marriage and two daughters, and you will find them leading numerous roadway and other infrastructure projects at Hanson’s regional office in Jacksonville, 佛罗里达.

“这是一个成为工程师的好时代. So much work needs to be done to our infrastructure. 不仅总是会有工作机会, 但这是非常值得的工作, 当你看到自己的劳动成果时. Civil engineer, mechanical engineer – it doesn’t matter. 我们需要更多的工程师.” 约翰·纳尔逊，P.E., 副总裁 and senior project manager who works at Hanson’s Chicago regional office, offered this insight to high school students considering a career in the science, 技术, engineering and math (STEM) fields during his keynote speech at 影子汉森.

作为一家员工所有的公司, 无论何时你需要我们，我们都会在你身边, 从头到尾, 从平静到关键时刻. We’re committed to making your priorities our own.

Cemetery restoration may not seem like a typical engineering project, but the opportunity to participate in this type of work is an honor and a privilege. 在过去的两年里, Hanson’s 佛罗里达 project team has taken part in restoring two cemeteries in north Jacksonville, 佛罗里达 — Hillside and Pinehurst — with work ongoing in the city’s Memorial and Old City cemeteries.

Diligence and commitment are two words that describe the professional philosophy of Jeff Alexander, CM, an aviation planner in Hanson’s Orlando regional office. “My dad has been a truck driver for 35 years and never went to college,” Jeff said. “Yet, he has instilled in me the meaning of hard work and dedication.”