March 2015 – Inver Grove Heights, Minn. – Commitment. It’s a word our company uses a lot – we use it to define our relationship with our clients, our relationship with our projects, and our relationship with one another. For 30 years it has shaped the character of this company and in looking back over our history I couldn’t help but think about my own journey to KOMA 15 years ago and what that word has meant for me.
A Look Back with Gopher
March 2015, Eagan Minn. – Founded in 1946, Gopher Resource is an environmental solutions provider located out of Eagan, MN. Over the years, the company has grown to become one of the largest and most influential lead-based battery recyclers in North America. The relationship between Gopher Resource and Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates, Inc (KOMA) began back in 1988 when KOMA was hired by the recycling company to design a structural lintel over a door at their Eagan facility. Since then KOMA has worked with the company on numerous projects from structural columns to complete architectural, structural, and interior additions and remodeling. Here is a look back at the past few decades:
New to the MCA Board
February 2015 – Inver Grove Heights, Minn. –Principal structural engineer Michael Lisowski of Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates, Inc. (KOMA) joined the Minnesota Construction Association (MCA) board for the 2015 year. In 2012, KOMA joined the MCA and five of the company’s employees became members. “KOMA joined the MCA to build relationships in our industry and to keep our community informed about the quality work we have done and continue to do”, says Lisowski, “it has been a great experience for us as a company and taking our involvement a step further seemed like an obvious choice.”
Neuger in the North Loop
January 2015 – Minneapolis, Minn. – For the company’s new office space in the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis, marketing communications firm Neuger Communications Group again chose to work with Krech, O’Brien Mueller & Associates (KOMA). The goal was to design a fresh space that strongly reflected the company’s visual brand, reinforced the look of their corporate headquarters and also remained true to the creative North Loop culture. [Read more…] about Neuger in the North Loop
An Interview with Rosemary McMonigal
November 2014 – Minneapolis, Minn. – I can thankfully say there are a lot of rewarding aspects to my profession, but one of the most fulfilling for me is the relationships that have formed with colleagues and clients over the past 41 years. Many of these individuals have not only become lasting clients or business partners but also friends. Rosemary McMonigal of McMonigal Architects is one of these individuals with whom I’ve had the pleasure of sharing the majority of my career with. She is a talented and hardworking entrepreneur who was kind enough to sit down over breakfast at one of our usual spots and take a look back on it all.
Fairview Fridley Expands Clinic
November 2014 – Fridley, Minn. – When BDH+Young needed to add a large addition to the existing Fairview Fridley Clinic, they called on the help of Krech, O’Brien, Mueller & Associates (KOMA) to assist in the structural engineering.