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SAN ANGELO, Texas —San Angelo’s Regional Airport, one of the city’s gateways, is expanding and getting a face-lift.

“It’s going to be a beautiful terminal,” said Luis Elguezabal, airport director.

Phase 1 of the airport renovation — which includes the lobby’s passenger meet-and-greet area and work spaces for Transportation Security Administration, airline and airport staff — is 90 percent complete, he said.

KSA Engineers, Inc., an award-winning engineering, architecture, surveying, and planning firm was recognized by Engineering News-Record as one of the top 75 design firms in the Texas and Louisiana region based on design-specific revenue in 2012.

The list published on June 17, 2013 ranked KSA Engineers in the 44th spot with more than $23 million in regional revenue. In addition, KSA ranked in the top 20 firms with work performed in the transportation sector.

KSA Engineers, Inc. is proud to announce the addition of Brent Anderson, P.E. to our Airport Division team.

Brent joined the KSA Airport Division in April of 2013.  He is a Project Manager in the McKinney, Texas office and a Professional Engineer registered in the states of Arkansas and Texas.

Brent grew up in Van Buren, Arkansas, just outside of Fort Smith. The youngest of two children, his father was an elementary school principal and his mother a school district math specialist. Needless to say, mathematics came second nature to Brent in his early years.

KSA is proud of our longstanding relationship with the Sugar Land Regional Airport and the outstanding improvements that the Airport has accomplished in the last 8 years. Congratulations to Phil Savko, Anne Gaines, and the entire staff at the Airport for an outstanding article and best wishes to you for the success of your new brand. Read more in this recent article published in the December-January 2011 Southwest Edition of the AutoPILOT magazine. 

KSA Engineers, hired to put together a comprehensive infrastructure plan for Paris, told a citizens committee on Wednesday that it will have ready by the group’s next meeting on April 17 the information that will allow them to focus on the places where all three areas — streets, water lines and sewer lines — need to be replaced.

“We are going to have the overlay for you, and more cost information on water and sewer in particular, and talking about prioritization,” said Tracy Hicks, a vice president for KSA’s Tyler office.

The Mount Pleasant City Council Tuesday night gave the green light for a project to replace the city water lines along East 1st St. from Jefferson to Lawn St., just east of the Florey intersection.

Chris Aylor, project manager with KSA Engineers, reported to council members that sealed bids were received, publicly opened, and read aloud for the project on Tuesday at 2:00 p. m. at City Hall. A total of seven bids were received, said Aylor; the average for the bids received is $461,939.82

BLOC Design-Build, LLC is expanding their services to include electrical contracting and instrumentation services to companies operating in the oil and gas industry. Operations Manager James Holland, P.E. said the company decided to include the oil and gas industry after discovering a need for qualified electrical contractors with oil and gas experience.

"Our electricians and instrumentation/control technicians have great experience in the oil and gas industry," Holland said. "We plan to put that experience to work."