One of the cornerstones of The Kleingers Group culture is the importance of giving back to our community. Many of us serve on a variety of boards and committees serving the A/E/C industry as well as community-based organizations. We would like to make note of some recent appointments:

Dave Cox, PS was appointed by Ohio Gov. John Kasich to serve on the State Board of Registration for Professional Engineers and Surveyors for a term beginning January 29, 2014, and ending September 28, 2018.

Lynne Nischwitz, RLA was appointed to the position of VP of Legislative Affairs for the Ohio Chapter of the American Society of Landscape Architecture.

Tim Casto, PE was selected to serve on the statewide American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Ohio Transportation Committee.

Jay Stewart, AICP, Esq. was re-elected to serve as President of the Deer Park Community Improvement Corporation.

The Kleingers Group recently participated in a special program coordinated by the Dayton Chamber of Commerce Minority Business Partnership intended to introduce high school students to careers in engineering, architecture, design and construction. A number of Dayton-area design and construction professionals developed an after-school program with topics related to design and construction. Seventeen students at Thurgood Marshall High School met once a week for 10 weeks this fall to learn about site planning, building and interior design, scheduling, cost estimating, financing, construction methods and other topics taught by local design and construction professionals. Ameen Bakare from The Kleingers Group taught the first session on site design back in September.

Recently, the students completed the course with a field trip to Miami University. The students toured the Western Residence Hall projects that are currently under construction. They also visited the Schools of Engineering and Architecture. Jim Kleingers accompanied the students on the trip.

The Leblond Recreation Center and the Jack Twyman Memorial Multi-Sports Court – were recently dedicated at the Cincinnati Recreation Commission’s LeBlond Regional Rec Plex on Riverside Drive. The Regional RecPlex serves the tri-state area, offering a wide variety of recreation and leisure services for individuals with and without disabilities, while providing inclusive and accessible recreation activities and promoting healthy lifestyles and fitness.

The Kleingers Group provided civil engineering and survey services for the project. The design was developed to meet the needs of the participating community, which called for exceeding ADA requirements with extra handicap parking, optimizing access to ADA playground amenities and sports courts, and working with steep grades to provide additional vehicle access and ADA ramps.

Representatives from the Marvin Lewis Community Fund, the Reds Community Fund, Western & Southern, PNC Bank, Cincinnati Rotary and a few Bengals and Reds players were on hand for the dedication. There was also a demonstration of an adapted football game.

Check out video of a pick-up basketball game at the ceremony:

The Kleingers Group recently attended The Christ Hospital Topping Off Event Ceremony. We were proud to join the other design team members on this exciting day to celebrate the final beam being placed on the new Joint and Spine Center facility.  The Kleingers Group is assisting with two separate projects on The Christ Hospital Campus that expand their current facilities. A Materials Management Building and Spine Center addition is currently under construction. The centerpiece of the expansion plan includes the development of a unique facility dedicated solely to orthopedic and spine care, designed to support physicians, patients, and families. The 332,000 square foot facility, will be connected just south of the main hospital and provide separate access for patients and visitors.

The new facility will include 60 private inpatient rooms, 10 operating rooms, physical and occupational therapy services, imaging services, pain management, physician offices and administration offices, and underground parking for approximately 150 vehicles. The Kleingers Group is serving as the local engineer for the project, assisting the design team with general reviews of drawings, providing guidance and coordination with local jurisdiction, processing permits for the City of Cincinnati, DOTE, and other local entities. The Kleingers Group also provided site survey and a traffic study for the entire site.

Attending the ceremony, from left to right, were Project Team Members Glen Magrino and Mark Nolt, and all-around good guys Jim Kleingers and Steve Korte.