Schultz and Summers Joins Lake Business Builders BNI

Schultz and Summers Engineering Joins Lake Business Builders BNI

OSAGE BEACH, MO- Shelly Hall of Schultz and Summers Engineering (SSE) was recently accepted as a member in the Lake Business Builders chapter of Business Networking International (BNI). The Lake chapter is comprised of 65 different businesses that help each other with referrals. Shelly and SSE are the only Civil engineering surveying company in that chapter and her participation fills a needed void at the Lake of the Ozarks . Chapter President Mike Waggett stated, “We are excited to have Shelly join our chapter. She has already referred business to our other members and we needed a company like SSE in our group.”

The Lake Business Builders chapter meets every Tuesday from 11:30 to 1:00pm at the Elks Lodge 2517, 5161 Hwy, 54 Oasge Beach, MO. It is a growing chapter but there are still several profession openings. You can go to http://www.bnistl.com/chapterdetails.php?ID=142 and check out the current membership and possible openings.

BNI of Missouri/Southern Illinois is a dynamic organization that was established in December 1994 and is currently operated by Scott T. Simon and Teresa Simon, Executive Directors. In 2001, Area Directors were assigned certain areas to better support chapters and members. Their overall responsibility is to provide the materials, support, guidance and infrastructure to their assigned chapters for the generation of business referrals among members and for the maintenance of smooth chapter operation and the recruitment of new chapter members.

About BNI
Started in January 1985 by Dr. Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D., Founder & CEO of Business Network Int'l., Inc., (BNI) provides a positive, supportive, and structured environment to further business through word of mouth marketing.

BNI is a business and professional networking organization that allows only one person per profession to join a chapter. Belonging to BNI is like having dozens of sales people working for you because all the other members carry several copies of your business cards around with them. When they meet someone new who could use your products or service they hand your card out and recommend your services. It's as simple as that! Last year, members of BNI passed thousands of referrals which generated millions of dollars worth of business for each other!

It's simple because it's based on the proven concept of "what goes around comes around". If I help you, you'll help me and we will both benefit as a result. Would you like to increase your business by 20%, 30% 50% or as much as 100%? You can see results like this! Many have. Some participants have added as many as 50 new clients in the first 2 years!!!

Successful businesses depend on word of mouth. Word of mouth advertising is the best advertising there is and is the most cost-effective form of advertising. BNI provides a structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business leads. It does so by providing an environment in which you develop personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. By establishing this "formal" relationship with other people, you will have the opportunity to substantially increase your business. If referrals are an important part of your business, then the BNI is the organization for you.

Schultz and Summers Engineering Ranks No. 3832 on the 2010 Inc. 5000

NEW YORK, November 12, 2010 -- Inc. magazine ranked Schultz and Summers Engineering NO. 3832 on its fourth annual Inc. 5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent-minded entrepreneurs. Music website Pandora, convenience store chain 7-Eleven, Brooklyn Brewery, and Radio Flyer, maker of the iconic children’s red wagon, are among the prominent brands featured on this year’s list. Owner Bob Summers said, “It is an honor to be included in a list with some of the fastest growing companies in America. SSE has gone from a small company with a handful of employees in Poplar Bluff Missouri to a growing operation providing engineering services in seven different states throughout the mid west.”

“The leaders of the companies on this year’s Inc. 5000 have figured out how to grow their businesses during the longest recession since the Great Depression,” said Inc. president Bob LaPointe. “The 2010 Inc. 5000 showcases a particularly hardy group of entrepreneurs.”

Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Lake Ozark and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and sewer services to over 40 communities in Missouri. To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $80,000,000 in public funding. They have set up several large states of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com

The 2010 Inc. 5000, unveiled today on Inc.com, serves as a unique illustration of the profound changes taking place in the U.S. economy. The Government Services sector showed the biggest gain in terms of the number of companies on the list, up 33 percent from last year to 335 companies. Government Services was also the second-fastest-growing sector in terms of median revenue growth, posting a 202 percent gain over the 2006-2009 measuring period. More than half of these companies are based in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. The fastest-growing sector by median revenue growth was Real Estate, now just a tiny group of 38 young, small companies, which showed 231 percent median growth over the period. (There were 121 Real Estate firms on the inaugural Inc. 5000 in 2007.) Business Products & Services is the top industry by number of companies on the list (640) and total revenue ($80.7 billion), while Health is the biggest by total employment (287,726 jobs).

Despite the fact that most of this year’s measuring period of 2006-2009 took place during the latest recession, aggregate revenue among the companies on the list actually increased to $321.6 billion, up more than 50 percent from last year. The effects of the recession are seen, however, in the median three-year growth rate, which dropped to 96 percent from last year’s 126 percent. This year’s Inc. 5000 employ a record 1.4 million people, up from one million on last year’s list. With unemployment remaining stubbornly high, policymakers and business leaders will do well to look to the Inc. 5000 companies for fresh ideas on achieving growth and creating jobs.

This marks the second time SSE has been ranked by Inc. 500, with the first being in 2003. Company founder Stan Schultz concluded, “Our employees work hard to provide a quality product to our customers. This results in new clients seeking our services and the reason we have experienced such rapid growth as a company.”

Complete results of the Inc. 5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found on www.inc.com/5000.

Arrowhead Building Supply

Arrowhead Building Supply

Arrowhead Building Supply is located in the Hollister Pointe Commercial Park off of Birch Street in Hollister, Missouri. Arrowhead Building Supply is a growing building supply company with three other offices located in Missouri and one in Illinois. Arrowhead Building Supply specializes in all types of roofing materials, but also supplies a wide variety of other building materials.

Schultz and Summers Engineering, Inc. (SSE) completed civil engineering design services for the development of the Arrowhead Building Supply building for SSE’s client Gage Development. Gage Development served as the project manager and contractor for the development of the Arrowhead Building. The design services that SSE provided included site layout, grading plan, sediment and erosion control plan, water and sewer utility design, as well as storm water management and detention design. SSE Project Engineer Brad Allbritton said, “We are proud to be a part of the development of the Arrowhead building site in the growing Hollister community.” Arrowhead Building Supply sales team member Rick Pogue said, “Our Hollister location is home to a state of art sales and supply facility and SSE did a great job in the design of the building site for us. The design of the building site allows for efficient operations of our newest store which is something we are very proud of.”

SSE has provided many site designs just like Arrowhead’s all across the state of Missouri. SSE strives to accomplish every client’s needs as efficiently as possible and has a good history of doing so. If you are looking for an engineer to help with planning, design, and construction of your project please give one of our professionals a call to setup an appointment. SSE is a professional civil engineering and surveying firm capable of completing a wide range of projects.

Gravois Arm Sewer District Funded $8M for Westside Service Expansion

By Janet Dabbs/LakeExpo.com - http://lakeexpo.com/articles/2010/10/27/top_news/06.txt

Published: Thursday, October 28, 2010 10:16 AM CDT

GRAVOIS MILLS, Mo. (LakeExpo.com) - The Gravois Arm Sewer District has received funding to launch Phase 3 of service expansion. The funds are slated to extend sewer service to customers in the Millstone Condominium area, Red Hollow Road, and Towering Oaks area, including Tony’s Point, Pistol Point, Triangle Cove, Coconuts, Lake Road 5-18, Done Wanderin Road and the Morgan County R-III Elementary School.

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GASD received loan funds of $5,009,000 and a grant of $2,064,000 from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Other funding includes a $1 million Environmental Protection Agency grant and $68,550 from a USDA Rural Business Enterprise grant

“I am very excited that GASD has received the additional funding to expand because they are in an area where they have many of the older septic systems. GASD is working towards our long term plan of moving septics off the lake,” said Lake of the Ozarks Watershed Alliance Director Donna Swall. “We are enjoying a very wonderful healthy Lake of the Ozarks right now, but many of our older folks are getting ready to retire to the lake full time and many of those to older homes with outdated septic systems. Our studies point toward needing a long term septic plan for the lake area and this is right in line with that plan.”

The existing Millstone Condominiums pumping station will be changed to discharge to the recently completed GASD treatment plant located behind the Gravois Mills VFW. The system will also pick up the Serenity Cove treatment plant and other waste in the area. The system will provide 882 users and serve a population of 5,303 residents. GASD currently serves the town of Gravois Mills, Blue Anchor and Millstone Condominiums, Old Eight Road and Route P subdivisions.

“This project is very important to GASD’s ongoing quest to extend sewer to its customers. Once this project is complete the “backbone” of the entire system will be complete and smaller neighborhood projects will be able to be constructed as additional funds become available,” said Stan Schultz, Principle Engineer for the project, of Schultz & Summers Engineering.

According to GASD manager Ray Metscher, the next step will be to obtain the necessary easements and meet all the requirements of the letter of conditions. They will go out to bid, wait 30 days, and construction should begin within 30 to 60 days.

“We are glad to be moving forward. This is something that should have been done 40 years ago,” said Metscher.

The district is shooting to begin work March 1, 2011.

SSE Engineering Turns Up the Heat

The Hottest place in town Tuesday night was the Cajun Shrimp Boil
hosted by Schultz and Summers Engineering

LAKE OZARK- Even though the temperatures have cooled down, things were hot and spicy at the Cajun Shrimp Boil hosted by Schultz and Summers Engineering Tuesday night. Over 500 business and community leaders attended the festivities. Jeff Hedberg of the Lake Business Journal said, “What a grand opening celebration! Not only is Schultz and Summers Engineering a top notch firm, but they defiantly raised the bar on how to throw a party. As my granddad used to say, "there were so many people you couldn't stir 'em with a stick". It was fun visiting with Stan, Bob and the whole SSE staff, while enjoying some fantastic Cajun cuisine.”

Owner Stan Schultz said, “It was overwhelming to have so many folks attend our event. We love working at the Lake and to have so many community leaders help us kick off our new building was a huge thrill for all of us at SSE.”The festivities started at 5:00 pm with several people already waiting for the first batch of shrimp to finish cooking. “The Schultz and Summers folks sure know how cook Cajun style.

They put on a great party with some outstanding food, added Ron Duggan owner of Captain Ron’s. They also gave away several door prizes including an 870 Remington shotgun and an Apple I-Pad. John Cionko won the I-Pad and Jennifer Reahr of Edward Jones walked away with the shotgun. Owner Bob Summers commented, “Seeing folks enjoy the food, music and fun made the whole party a success! This was the biggest group I have ever cooked for and getting to say thanks to all our customers and friends was a blast.” Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Lake Ozark and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and wastewater management services to over 40 communities in Missouri.

To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $80,000,000 in public funding. They have several large state of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at http://www.schultzandsummers.com.

SSE Helps Find Over $8 Million In Funding For Sewer District

Shelby Road Gets Started

POPLAR BLUFF, MO - Shelby Road, a 2-mile 4-lane connection between Highway W and Highway PP is quickly nearing completion. As part of their long-range planning, the City of Poplar Bluff, in conjunction with the Cripple Creek Development District, is constructing the road that will provide the City with a new development corridor along the West side of Poplar Bluff. Schultz and Summers Engineering completed its design in 2009 and helped the two entities secure funding through the Missouri Department of Transportation. The first phase was completed this spring by Robertson Construction. The second phase, which involves the gravel base and paving, is currently under construction.
Emery, Sapp & Sons (ESS) was selected as the general contractor for the paving work. ESS has subcontracted the laying of the base to Robertson Construction, which is expected to be complete by September 27th. The paving crews are expected around the 1st of October and completion is planned for early November.

Frank Carroll, former Vice-Chief of the Missouri Department of Transportation and Schultz and Summers Engineering employee had this to say, "The weather has been great for construction and the contractors have made the best out of it. We expect to be placing pavement within the next couple of weeks and we hope to be driving on it within a couple of months. At this point, the project appears to be within budget and fairly close to our original completion date. All-and-all its been a wonderful project that the City will be proud of for years to come. Schultz and Summers Engineering and the City have worked well togethor and we look forward to eventually extending the road all the way to Highway 53."

Colby Robertson, owner of Robertson Construction, was quoted as saying, "Shelby Road has been a great experience for my firm and will be a great improvement to the City's infrastructure. We're expecting to finish this up over the next several weeks and then open it up to traffic."

Adding Spice to Branson

SSE Spices Up The Branson Nightlife 

Pike Creek Sewer Phase III Starts Up

Pike Creek Common Sewer District

BUTLER COUNTY, MO - The Pike Creek Common Sewer District was happy to announce that the District has successfully brought over 175 new customers online with the near completion of their Phase III project. The new $1.5 million dollar sanitary sewer project design was completed in 2009 by Schultz & Summers Engineering and funded through USDA-Rural Development and the Department of Natural Resources.

Schultz & Summers principal, Bob Summers stated, "Due to the watchful eye of the Board, the project has been constructed below the original budget and in a fashion that worked well with the public. Over 175 customers were connected allowing the system to collect and treat wastewater for over 1,400 homes in our area. By all standards, the project has been a great success!"

The Board wishes the public to know that cleanup will be completed in September. Larry Wells, a board member said, "We've asked the contractor to hold off on final cleanup until the weather will allow for grass to grow. The Board only wants to have to disturb our customer's yards one more time and the weather won't make it possible until September."

Over 250 Attend Branson Cajun Shrimp Boil

 SSE-MESA Engineering Turns Up the Heat
The Hottest place in town Thursday night was the Cajun Shrimp Boil hosted by Schultz and Summers Engineering

BRANSON- Even though the temperatures have cooled down, things were hot and spicy at the Cajun Shrimp Boil hosted by Schultz and Summers Engineering Thursday night. Over 250 business and community leaders attended the festivities. Janet Akers of Corporate Business Systems said, “What a great party!! The food was outstanding and the whole night was fun!! I haven’t seen a crowd like that for a business event in quite some time.”

Owner Stan Schultz said, “It was overwhelming to have so many folks attend our event. We love working in Branson and to have so many community leaders help us kick off our name change was a huge thrill for all of us at SSE.”

The festivities started at 5:00 pm with several people already waiting for the first batch of shrimp to finish cooking. “I was raised in Louisiana and it was a real treat to get some Cajun food here in Branson. I had a wonderful time visiting with everyone who came and the food was outstanding, added Jami Anderson owner of Kajun Kleaning.

 They also gave away several door prizes including an 870 Remington shotgun and an Apple I-Pad. Albert Bray from Kimberling City won the I-Pad and Jerry Davis from MO/Ark Water Company walked away with the shotgun. Owner Bob Summers commented, “Seeing folks enjoy the food, music and fun made the whole party a success! This was the biggest group I have ever cooked for and getting to say thanks to all our customers and friends was a blast.”

Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Osage Beach and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and wastewater management services to over 40 communities in Missouri. To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $80,000,000 in public funding. They have several large state of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com

SSE Plans Cajun Shrimp Boil In Branson

BRANSON - On August 26th Schultz and Summers Engineering will host a Cajun shrimp boil to celebrate the Grand Opening of the Branson office after the merger with MESA Engineering. Branch Manager Brad Allbritton said, “This event will give our customers and Branson’s and community leaders the chance to meet our owners as well as the engineers and technicians who will be working on projects in this region.”

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In April 2010, Schultz and Summers Engineering purchased MESA Engineering and merged the companies. MESA Engineering specialized in commercial developments and had a long track record of providing quality engineering services to the Branson area. SSE brings to the table a rich history of helping communities plan and design the water, sewer, and road improvements necessary progress. Owner Stan Schultz stated, “Merging with MESA and opening an office in Branson was an easy decision for us. I have always loved the people in Southwest Missouri and our experience and background meshed perfectly with the engineering needs of Branson and the surrounding communities.”

Bob Summers a partner with SSE-MESA is a top notch Cajun cook and with their branch office in New Orleans they will be bringing some fresh shrimp back from the gulf. “I love to boil shrimp and thought it would be the best way to thank our customers and meet some new friends in Branson, added Summers.”

The event starts at 5:00pm on August 26th and includes all you can eat shrimp, red potatoes, corn on the cob and Cajun sausage, as well as all the tea, soda or beer you can drink. Matt Duncan from KRZK radio and Artistry Entertainment will provide the music. SSE-MESA is also giving away an Apple I-Pad, Remington 870 shotgun and a Bionic fishing reel and rod as door prizes.

Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company with offices in Poplar Bluff, Branson, Osage Beach and New Orleans. They have provided drinking water and wastewater management services to over 40 communities in Missiuri. To date, they have helped those communities obtain over $80,000,000 in public funding. They have several large state of the art USACE validated testing labs and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. They have also provided surveying services to a variety of clients from utilities, MoDOT, USACE, cities, corporations, small business, and individuals. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com

IHNC Hurricane Surge Protection Wall Video

Here is a short video about the largest design build project ever built by the USACE in America. We were proud to have been apart of building the Surge protection wall that will help keep the people of New Orleans safe for years to come.

Dangerous E Coli Levels Closes Missouri Beaches

SSE’s efforts to help communities handle their waste water issues is important to all our citizens. Here is a story in the springfield News leader about the problem e coli have been causing at a few of Missouri’s lakes this summer. LINK HERE.

Beaches at Three State Parks Close
Swimming beaches at three Missouri state parks will be closed this weekend due to E. coli levels higher than the standard set by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Water samples drawn Monday from public beaches at Pomme de Terre, Harry S Truman and Wakonda state parks showed E. coli levels in excess of the department’s standard for state park beaches. The public beach at Wakonda State Park will remain closed because of E. coli levels approximately three times higher than the department’s standard for a single sample. Results from Monday’s sample taken from the park’s public beach showed 727 E. coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water.

Both Hermitage Beach at Pomme de Terre State Park and the Day Use Beach at Harry S Truman State Park have been closed previously this season because of E. coli.
Monday’s sample from Hermitage Beach had 980.4 E. coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water, while the Truman State Park Day Use Beach sample contained 920.8 colonies per 100 milliliters.
The Truman State Park Campground Beach and the Pittsburg Beach at Pomme de Terre State Park both met the department standard and will remain open for the weekend. To provide a safer beach experience for park visitors, the Department of Natural Resources will close beaches at state parks if a single sample is above 235 E. coli colonies per 100 milliliters of water, which is also the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s single-sample guideline for a swimming beach.
The three closed beaches have been posted with signs notifying visitors of the closure and will remain closed until E. coli levels fall below the department standard.
The 1,054-acre Wakonda State Park is located south of LaGrange in Lewis County.

The 734-acre Pomme de Terre State Park, which has two separate locations along the 7,800-acre Pomme De Terre Lake, is located near the communities of Pittsburg and Hermitage in Hickory County. The 1,440-acre Harry S Truman State Park is located west of Warsaw in Benton County.

No other state park beaches tested high for E. coli levels; however, bacterial levels often rise after heavy rains and lake users should use their judgment when swimming after heavy rains. The latest information on beach closings at state parks is available online at http://mostateparks.com.

E. coli is a bacteria found in the intestinal tract of warm-blooded animals, including humans. While most strains of E. coli are harmless, some strains can cause gastrointestinal illness.

Brad Allbritton accepted to Business Networking International

BRANSON, MO - Brad Allbritton of Schultz and Summers Engineering (SSE) was recently accepted as a member in the Branson Show Me the Business chapter of Business Networking International (BNI). The Branson chapter is comprised of 45 different businesses that help each other with referrals. Brad and SSE are the only Civil engineering surveying company in that chapter and his participation fills a needed void in Branson. Chapter president John Cheary of Affordable Moving Service stated, “We are excited to have Brad join our chapter. He has already referred business to our other members and we needed a company like SSE in our group.”

The Branson Show Me The Business chapter meets every Wednesday morning from 7:30 to 9:15am in Branson's Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, 2820 W Hwy 76; inside BUCKINGHAMS RESTAURANT 5th floor of Tower B, phone (417) 337-7777. It is a growing chapter but there are still several profession openings. You can go to here and check out the current membership and possible openings.

BNI of Missouri/Southern Illinois is a dynamic organization that was established in December 1994 and is currently operated by Scott T. Simon and Teresa Simon, Executive Directors. In 2001, Area Directors were assigned certain areas to better support chapters and members. Their overall responsibility is to provide the materials, support, guidance and infrastructure to their assigned chapters for the generation of business referrals among members and for the maintenance of smooth chapter operation and the recruitment of new chapter members.

About BNI
Started in January 1985 by Dr. Ivan R. Misner, Ph.D., Founder & CEO of Business Network Int'l., Inc., (BNI) provides a positive, supportive, and structured environment to further business through word of mouth marketing.
BNI is a business and professional networking organization that allows only one person per profession to join a chapter. Belonging to BNI is like having dozens of sales people working for you because all the other members carry several copies of your business cards around with them. When they meet someone new who could use your products or service they hand your card out and recommend your services. It's as simple as that! Last year, members of BNI passed thousands of referrals which generated millions of dollars worth of business for each other!

It's simple because it's based on the proven concept of "what goes around comes around". If I help you, you'll help me and we will both benefit as a result. Would you like to increase your business by 20%, 30% 50% or as much as 100%? You can see results like this! Many have. Some participants have added as many as 50 new clients in the first 2 years!!!
Successful businesses depend on word of mouth. Word of mouth advertising is the best advertising there is and is the most cost-effective form of advertising. BNI provides a structured environment for the development and exchange of quality business leads. It does so by providing an environment in which you develop personal relationships with dozens of other qualified business professionals. By establishing this "formal" relationship with other people, you will have the opportunity to substantially increase your business. If referrals are an important part of your business, then the BNI is the organization for you.

SSE Picked For Testing By Archer Western Contractors

NEW ORLEANS- On May 20th Archer Western Contractors (AWC) announced they have chosen Schultz and Summers Engineering to provide geotechnical instrumentation and construction materials testing for the LVP 109 levee project. Project Manager Martin Pospisil said, “SSE is the kind of company that we like having on the AWC team. They have a proven track record for dependable service, accurate test results and competitive pricing.”

This is a 7.2 mile stretch of levee on the northeast back of Lake Pontchartrain surrounding New Orleans. It will involve over 3 million tons of soil and over 9 million feet of wick drain will be involved. When completed it will be one of the largest levee projects in the United States.
“We are proud to be on the AWC team,” stated Stan Schultz. “AWC is one of the best construction companies in America and we are excited to be working with them on a project of this size and importance.”

The USACE has asked AWC to begin work on levee project LVP 109 as soon as possible with completion being scheduled by 2012. Martin added, “With the typical wet weather in New Orleans we have to stay with our schedule in order to finish the project on time. SSE has earned a reputation as a testing company that never slows a project down. This is one of the main reasons we wanted them working with us on this project”

Schultz concluded, “We have worked hard to provide all our clients with a dependable service they could count on. Our good reputation is growing and being chosen to work on LVP 109 was a dream come true for our company. I studied this job for months and the engineer in me desperately wanted to be involved in a levee project of this magnitude. Long after it is completed we can look back with pride and know we helped keep the people of New Orleans safe.”

Schultz and Summers Engineering is a Missouri based Civil Engineering Company. They opened a branch office in New Orleans almost two years ago in order to focus on providing surveying and materials testing service on the USACE flood control projects. They have a large state of the art USACE validated testing lab and are one of the select companies that have been approved for Blanket Purchase Agreement with the USACE. To date SSE has provided QC testing services on 18 different projects for companies such as Tetra tech, WR Compass, Southern Services and LS CKY to name just a few. They are also providing QA testing services to the USACE on 11 projects. SSE is a HubZone certified company and can be found at www.schultzandsummers.com