March 2010

• Walker Engineering is helping NAWIC with the Dream Dinners Fund Raiser which will help raise money for NAWIC Chapter #74 so that members can attend conferences, participate in community events and participate in other NAWIC functions.  The fundraiser starts March 21, 2010 and runs until April 17, 2010.  See the event flyer for more information and join in on the fun!

• Walker Engineering, LLC participated in the NAWIC Chapter 74 event called Ms. Fix It.  The event was held on Saturday, March 6, 2010 and is a collaboration with the Girl Scouts to help them earn their “Ms. Fix It” badges.  The event provides workshops to educate the girls on careers in construction, along with assisting them to earn their “Ms. Fix It” badges.  The workshops that were provided this year involved painting, working with pavers and artificial turf, CAD drafting, working with door locks and making “chocolate” asphalt.  It was a fun event to participate in. 

• Walker Engineering was proud to participate with the United Way Young Philanthropists Society (YPS) on March 3rd  in a great day of reading at the K-5 Kermit Roosevelt Booker Empowerment Elementary School.  The members of YPS participated in Nevada Reading Week by reading stories to four classes each and we had such a great time with the students, staff and other YPS members.  Thank you to United Way of Southern Nevada for putting together this great event!

• Walker Engineering is proud to have been nominated for the Engineer of the Year Industry Award at the NAIOP 13th Annual Southern Nevada Spotlight Awards 2010. The event at M Resort on March 13th was a huge success and Oscar Goodman provided many laughs to keep everyone entertained. Congrats to all the great award winners and to NAIOP for putting on such a great event!

• If you are interested in joining United Way Young Philanthropists Society, please contact Ken Mowadregarding an upcoming evening on April 28th of networking, cocktails and appetizers at the Four Seasons where you can learn about United Way YPS. This will be a great time for you to find out more about this great organization.  Walker Engineering is a sponsor for this event.

• Congratulations to NAWIC for putting on a great Women in Construction Week!  WIC WEEK WAS DESIGNED TO INCREASE THE VISIBILITY OF WOMEN WORKING IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, SHARE OUR PASSION AND ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO JOIN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN IN CONSTRUCTION.

• UNLV College of Engineering is hosting the ASCE Student Conference this year.  Walker Engineering will be participating in the event for the student Concrete Canoe Competition on April 8th and April 9th.  Go UNLV!

February 2010

• Walker Engineering attended the United Way Women's Leadership Luncheon at the Paris in February and what an event! Marie Osmond was the keynote speaker and she is clearly an amazing (and funny!) woman. Our community is lucky that Marie has chosen Las Vegas as a home for her family.  For all you women out there, check out the United Way Women’s Leadership Council if you are interested.

October 2009

• Walker Engineering's project mananger, Treasea Wolf, is proud to be hosting the NAWIC Las Vegas Social Mixer on November 12, 2009 at the Hostile Grape in the M Resort which includes wine tasting and sommelier platters. For more information regarding the event, please click here.

• WALKER ENGINEERING has received national certification as a Women’s Business Enterprise (WBE)by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council - West, a regional certifying partner of the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC).

  WBENC’s national standard of certification implemented by the Women’s Business Enterprise National Council – West is a meticulous process including an in-depth review of the business and site inspection. The certification process is designed to confirm the business is at least 51% owned, operated and controlled by a woman or women.

  By including women-owned businesses among their vendors, corporations, and government agencies demonstrate their commitment to fostering diversity and the continued development of their supplier/vendor diversity programs.

  Walker Engineering now holds not only a DBE certificate, but also a WBE certificate.  

September 2009

• Walker Engineering is proud to be supporting the efforts of the AIA Las Vegas. Please take a few minutes to browse their September Issue.

August 2009

• Walker Engineering, its proud owner, and one of its award winning projects, Rainbow Sunset Pavillion, were featured in a recent Las Vegas Business Press article. Please take a minute to review it by clicking here.

• Walker Engineering is proud to have participated in the 2009 NAIOP Summer Social Bowling Event. We are proud to support NAIOP's efforts for the NAIOP Casey Jones Fund which helps with community outreach initiatives for the Valley.

July 2009

• Walker Engineering is pleased to announce that our project manager has been elected to the NAWIC Las Vegas Chapter 74 2009-2010 Board of Directors as their Recording Secretary.  Congratulations!  Please click the link for information on NAWIC Las Vegas.
  

June 2009

• Walker Engineering is proud to announce that our President was named in the 2009  In Business Las Vegas “Who’s Who in Real Estate, Construction and Development” list. Please click here and take a moment to view this accomplishment.

• Walker Engineering is proud to have participated in the 2009 NAWIC Scholarship Fundraiser Bowling Event.  Team WE was proud to participate and had lots of fun bowling for charity.

May 2009

• Walker Engineering is proud to have participated in ICSC RECon 2009—The Global Retail Real Estate Convention.  From retail tenants and capital market trends to deal making and new expectations, RECon 2009 was a very positive multi-day convention filled with an intense focus on solutions.  Please visit here for more information on the conference.

• Walker Engineering is proud to have participated in the 2009 DJs for PJs Charity Event and received a shout-out on live radio. Walker Engineering employees generously collected and delivered PJs to the folks at 104.3 The Coyote. Please visit the DJs for PJs website to help out the cause.

April 2009

• Walker Engineering is proud to announce that it is sponsoring the Las Vegas Chapter of American Institute of Architects for Architecture Week 2009. Please visit here for more information..
  

March 2009

• Walker Engineering is proud to announce that we now have two LEED Accredited Professionals in the office. Walker Engineering will now offer LEED Certification Processing as one of our new services. To find out more about LEED, LEED Green Buliding Rating System and other related resources, please visit here.
  


• Walker Engineering is proud to have released a "Going Green" guide as part of our efforts to preserve the envirnoment. Please find it under our resources tab and implement it in your office or home today!


• A member of Walker Engineering's staff was recently awarded a Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of their support of the NAWIC Block Kids Program in association with Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas. Learn more about Block Kids.

February 2009

• Walker Engineering is proud to announce that we are a member of U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). We are very proud to support the mission of USGBC: "To transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built & operated, enabling an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy and prosperous environments that improves the quality of life." Please visit the USGBC website today.

January 2009

• Walker Engineering has been placed on the Clark County School District (CCSD) Engineering Approved List. This means that the CCSD facilities division and other firms that are CCSD-contracted can select us as a qualified firm to perform civil engineering services. For more information, please visit here.

November 2008

• Walker Engineering is proud to be have joined the National Association of Industrial & Office Properties.
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• Walker Engineering is proud to be registered as a DBE in the Nevada Unified Certification Program. Please click here to view more information.


• Walker Engineering is proud to announce that it has received the 2008 In Business Nevada Entrepreneur Award. This award is given to twelve local and young companies that strive for success and excel in entrepreneurship. Walker Engineering is honored to have been selected a winner and is committed to continue excelling while giving back to the valley. Please click here to view the In Business Las Vegas special publication excerpt that highlights the 2008 award.

October 2008

• Walker Engineering is proud to have named Arash Ghafoori as Business Development Manager.

September 2008

• Walker Engineering is proud to announce that we just celebrated our 5 year anniversary.  We are celebrating with our clients who have made the past 5 years possible and look forward to long term relationships for many more years to come. 

June 2008

• Walker Engineering is proud to have joined the National Association of Women in Construction.


• Walker Engineering is proud to be a member of Engineering Without Borders-Las Vegas Chapter and helping with its establishment.

December 2007

• Walker Engineering is proud to be a Silver Sponsor for UNLV ASCE Student Chapter


• Walker Engineering is proud to be part of the team awarded for one of the BEST PROJECTS OF 2007 IN NEVADA by Southwest Contractor for the Logistcenter Building 3 project (now known as ProLogis Park North Building 16)

December 2006

• Walker Engineering is proud to be a part of the team awarded for one of the BEST PROJECTS OF 2006 IN NEVADA by Southwest Contractor for the Rainbow Sunset Pavilion project.