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September 2024

Included in this issue...

Fall Luau Picnic

Ghost Town Trail Groundbreaking

Juniata College Founders Hall

Main Street Matters

Recycling Performance Grants

New Land Development Intern

Employee Spotlight

2024 Keller Open Donation

KEI Gives Back

It's back-to-school time and Keller Engineers would like to wish all students, educators, and administrators a fantastic 2024-2025 school year!

On Thursday, September 12th, Keller Engineers' Activities Committee hosted a Fall Luau Picnic complete with cheeseburgers, grilled chicken, salad, fruit bowls, cookies, potato salad and a Hawaiian t-shirt contest! 1st Place went to Office Administrator, Melanie Weidlich, and Shawn Ritchey, Chief Construction Engineer, received 2nd Place. Each won a Sheetz gift card!

On Tuesday, August 27th, Keller Engineers joined the Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority to break ground for Phase I of the long-awaited final 1.5-mile section of the Ghost Town Trail.

This phase of the project consists of the construction of a pedestrian

14’-0” x 10’-6” Cast-in-Place Concrete Box Culvert under T-455 (Church Street) along with the construction of approximately 2,500’ of Trail Surface on existing Rail Bed. The project will tie to the North Street trail head and extend south toward SR 3049 (Cardiff Road).

Owner: Cambria County Conservation & Recreation Authority

Engineer: Keller Engineers, Inc.

Inspector: Keller Engineers, Inc.

Anticipated Completion Date: November 2024

Keller Engineers is no stranger to projects within the education sector. This project included the demolition and reconstruction of an existing wing, utility relocation, stormwater management, erosion control, landscape plan, concrete sidewalk replacement, ADA accessibility, and a topographic survey.

Project Uniqueness & Challenges: 

*Historic structure; keystone building of Juniata College; Office of College Administration

*Rear wing was demolished and rebuilt, and the third floor was renovated due to poor structural integrity.

*Roof water was collected in a 10,000 gallon underground cistern for reuse in the lawn sprinkler system.

*Project was awarded LEED Gold Certification.

Location: Huntingdon Borough

Completion Date: 2009

Project Manager: Adam J. Long, RLA

Project Engineer: Paul E. Kirby Jr., PE

The Main Street Matters (MSM) program is designed to support downtowns and surrounding neighborhoods with tools to create healthy, vibrant, and welcoming communities. Funding is available to support revitalization efforts in planning, business support, aesthetic improvements, and the increase of safety and security.

Communities may wish to consider designation through the MSM program as a Main Street or Elm Street. Designation is an opportunity for targeted investment and development including the identification of specific needs for investment and/or development and the design and implementation of a strategy to address those needs. Click the button below for more information!

Recycling Program Performance Grants are available to all Pennsylvania local governments with recycling programs. The grants awards are based on the total tons recycled and the applicant's recycling rate.

Post-consumer aluminum and steel cans, glass, plastics, corrugated cardboard, newspapers and other marketable grades of paper are materials eligible for the grants. All eligible materials collected from residents, business, schools, colleges, universities and community events can be factored into the grant awards. More information is available here. Deadline to apply is December 31, 2024

WELCOME BEN!

Our Land Development Division has a new high school intern! Ben Benharthorton is a senior at Bishop Guilfoyle High School with a strong interest in pursuing civil and environmental engineering or geotechnical engineering. In addition to playing on the baseball team, he also participates in Student Council, serving as Chair of the Blood Drive Committee. Outside of school, Ben enjoys reading history books with a preference for learning more about American History. Welcome Ben!

Thank you...

September

27 Years - David Cunningham

25 Years - Kevin Campbell

27 Years - Michael Pratt

19 Years - Jeff Wos

6 Years - Sheraef Youssef

3 Years - Vicki Cherry

2 Years - Matthew Ference

2 Years - James Kuncelman

2 Years - Uday Patel

1 Year - Aneesh Acharya

October

32 Years - Dan Carbaugh

1 Year - Sean McAlorum

Happy Birthday...

September

7th - Melanie Weidlich

9th - Brian Smith

9th - David Cunningham

13th - Dan Carbaugh

13th - Denny Rodgers

18th - Joe Keller

21st - Autumn Holdsworth

23rd - Bill Hill

24th - Andy Ebersole

26th - Adam Long

30th - Craig Starr

30th - Randall Kring

October



5th - Wendy Rossman

7th - Mary Nelson

16th - Thomas Hawn

19th - Jared Keller

20th - Chip Carr

23rd - Erik Vranich

27th - Fran Crocco

30th - Matt Stoehr

The proceeds from the 20th Annual Keller Open/Paul Kirby Jr. Memorial Golf Outing totaled $12,500! The check was presented to Chris Fuska, Director of the American Rescue Workers on Friday, September 13th. Thank you to all our sponsors, donors and players for your support and making this donation possible!

Pictured (L-R): Joe Keller, Chris Fuska, Jeff Wos & Diana McClure

"Giving back is not only important to me, but is a responsibility of our company." - President Joe Keller

Keller Engineers strongly believes in giving back and engaging in the communities where we provide services and our employees live. We understand that vibrant, healthy communities have strong charitable and educational organizations which are supported by volunteers and financial contributions.

Recently, we have supported the following organizations and events:

Miracle League

Laurel Highlands Futbol Club

Spring Cove Youth Baseball

Bishop Guilfoyle Drama Club

Penn Cambria Golf Team

Dreams Go On

Mount Aloysius College

Center for Community Action

The Giorgio Foundation

Pink on the Links

Rotary Club

We CARE Foundation

Beating the Odds Foundation

Student Leadership Conference

Habitat for Humanity

March of Dimes

St. Vincent de Paul Society

Strike Back at Autism

Skills Foundation

Operation Our Town

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