3.7.22
Wichita Water Partners – a joint venture between Alberici and Burns & McDonnell – hosted a workshop for emerging businesses to learn how to become EBE certified with the City of Wichita. Fourteen different companies were in attendance. Darrius Wright of Kansas Business Services, an organization that works with small business leaders to improve their […]
1.20.22
Wichita Water Partners hosted an in-person procurement and networking event at the Sedgwick County Zoo. The event provided an opportunity for local subcontractors to learn about available project work for Wichita’s Northwest Water Facility. The $500 million project is anticipated to take 1.6 million trade hours to complete. Construction for the Northwest Water Facility is […]
8.9.21
Registered Apprenticeship Program Prepares Students for Construction Careers WICHITA, Kansas (August 9, 2020) – Today, four WSU Tech students are getting a hands-on start to their career. As part of Alberici and Burns & McDonnell’s commitment to growing local workforce opportunities in association with the design and construction of Wichita’s new Northwest Water Facility, the […]
7.21.21
The Northwest Water Facility isn’t the only project Wichita Water Partners is collaborating to construct in Wichita. The team is also collaborating to construct a stronger talent pipeline. “There’s really a shortage of labor and it’s getting worse,” said Josh Cindrell with Alberici Constructors. “Although the labor shortage exists, the opportunity to go forward in […]
5.21.21
Meet Wendy Reyes While growing up, Wendy Reyes’ father instilled in her a love of building things. From tables to re-staining furniture, she always found herself wanting to work on bigger projects. That love of building continued despite her working an office job in the State of Kansas’ unemployment office helping people return to work. […]