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With corporate headquarters in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Bohannan Huston has branch offices in Denver, Colorado and Las Cruces, New Mexico. Our company is a privately-held, for-profit corporation. Stay up to date with our latest news and announcements featured below.
2021
Alandren Etlantus Selected for ENR National Top 20 Under 40
November 24, 2021
We are thrilled to announce that Engineering News-Record selected Alandren Etlantus as a Top Young Professional at the National level. Alandren was recently named a Top Young Professional for the ENR Southwest Region. Congratulations to all of the winners on this outstanding achievement!
BHI Celebrates GIS Day 2021
November 17, 2021
GIS Day is an opportunity for GIS professionals to share the amazing things they are doing in geospatial science. We use GIS Day as a chance to gather and hear about some of the exciting projects and work our colleagues are doing related to GIS. Today we celebrate GIS and all the ways we use it to discover and explore real-world applications of geographic information systems.
BHI/ABCWUA Carnuel Project Wins EPA Honor
November 15, 2021
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recognized the Albuquerque Bernalillo County Water Utility Authority’s (ABCWUA) Carnuel Water System project as an “Exceptional Project” in the “System Partnerships” category for the 2021 AQUARIUS Recognition Program. The DWSRF AQUARIUS program nationally recognizes DWSRF-funded projects for exceptional focus and high levels of innovation. DWSRF has stated that they plan to fund more projects like the Carnuel Water System project, and it is an example that demonstrates the true impact that the DWSRF funds bring to communities across the country.
Alandren Etlantus Receives Top Young Professional Honor
October 1, 2021
We are proud to announce that Alandren Etlantus has been named a Top Young Professional by Engineering News-Record Southwest! This honor is awarded to extraordinary leaders in the design and construction industry who have shown exemplary leadership and service throughout their careers. Congratulations on this well-deserved honor!
Bohannan Huston Named Engineer of the Year by ASA-NM
September 1, 2021
BHI was named the American Subcontractors Association of New Mexico (ASA-NM) 2021 Engineer of the Year! BHI was named the ASA-NM Engineer of the year at the ASA Annual Industry awards, along with other industry winners in various categories. Thank you, ASA, and congratulations to all of the winners! Bohannan Huston was nominated by several ASA-NM members and received majority votes to win this honor.
Bohannan Huston Ranks on Top Private Companies List
July 30, 2021
BHI ranked #18 (out of 50) on New Mexico’s Top Private Companies list, jumping ahead 7 spots on the list from the previous year’s #25 rank! Congratulations to all of the Top Firms who made this year’s list! The Albuquerque Business First rankings are based on 2020 revenue.
Bohannan Huston Names New Vice President
June 29, 2021
BHI leaders announced a new addition to its leadership team earlier this month. Ted Barela was promoted to vice president in the Construction Engineering/Construction Augmentation group.
Bohannan Huston Named ENR Southwest Design Firm of the Year
March 29, 2021
We are proud to announce that Engineering News-Record has named Bohannan Huston ENR Southwest’s 2021 Design Firm of the Year.
Bohannan Huston Announces Leadership Promotions
January 14, 2021
2020
Bohannan Huston Receives Hispanic Heritage Award
November 16, 2020
Bohannan Huston Receives Award for Best 401(k) Plan
September 14, 2020
Bohannan Huston Welcomes Stuart Trabant to Denver Office
June 15, 2020
Bohannan Huston Holds Spring 2020 Food Drive
June 1, 2020
Bohannan Huston Ranks on Top Engineering Firms List
March 31, 2020
Bohannan Huston Makes National List for Best 401(k) Plans
February 10, 2020
We are proud to announce that BHI is among 40 national finalists for the 2020 Plan Sponsor of the Year awards. BHI ranked as a top 5 finalist for best corporate 401(k) plans in the $25M to $50M category. These rankings honor the nation’s leading retirement plan sponsors in 10 categories based on size and type. The winners will be announced at the 2020 Excellence in Retirement Awards Dinner in March. Read the full article and see the full list of categories and finalists at the link below.
Bohannan Huston Participates in Future Focused X3 Program
January 30, 2020
As part of an initiative to take an active role in workforce development in our community, BHI is participating in the Future Focused X3 program this spring. The X3 internship program works with local employers to connect with high school students. The students are paired with employers to provide meaningful work experiences to develop the skills and character necessary for their future professions. On Monday, January 27, two interns from ACE Leadership High School started their X3 internship in the Albuquerque office.
BHI Projects Win 2020 ACEC NM Awards
January 24, 2020
Winners of the 2020 ACEC New Mexico Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) were announced at the ACEC luncheon on Tuesday, January 21. Four of BHI’s submittals won awards and one received an honorable mention.
2019
Employee Learning Week and a Special Legacy Session with Larry Huston
December 9, 2019
As part of Bohannan Huston’s first employee learning week we enjoyed a special session with one of BHI’s founders, Larry Huston. In an interview led by Laura Suazo, Larry shared stories from his life, reflected on the early BHI days, and discussed business and leadership insights. Thank you to everyone who volunteered to share their knowledge by leading a learning session. Some of the learning events and activities held during this campaign included: the Crochet a Beanie class, Blue Beam Basics, CPR Training, Escape the Room night, a Fighter Jet Communication activity, Backpacking 101, Project Linus No Sew Blankets, multiple Technology Tips & Tricks, guest speaker presentations, and so many more. We are grateful to have so many experienced subject matter experts willing to volunteer and connect with other learners interested in exploring something new!
Bohannan Huston Participates in Employee Learning Week
November 20, 2019
To increase awareness about the strategic value of learning in organizations, the Association for Talent Development (ATD) has declared December 2-6, 2019, as “Employee Learning Week.” Bohannan Huston is coordinating an internal Learning Week campaign to bring focus and awareness of talents and interests of the workforce, with a plethora of learning opportunities for the staff in their Albuquerque, Las Cruces, and Denver offices.
Bohannan Huston Attends Children’s Water Festival
October 25, 2019
Approximately 1,400 third and fourth graders from the Rio Rancho and Placitas area participated in the Children’s Water Festival at the Santa Ana Star Center to learn about where their water comes from. The annual interactive event introduces the students to new ideas, concepts, and techniques about water resources. For over a decade BHI has hosted Water Jeopardy at the Children’s Water Festival. Thanks to Nathan Roberts, Brianna Sullivan, Carl Vermillion, Robert Salazar, and Carolyn Medin for volunteering to represent BHI at this important event.
Bohannan Huston Announces New Leaders
October 24, 2019
Bohannan Huston announced nine leadership promotions last week. Each of these individuals brings specialized expertise to BHI’s leadership team.
Glenn Broughton, PE; Brian Cosbey; Nick Davis, PE; Sarah Ganley, PE; Yolanda Moyer, PE; Kevin Murtagh, PE; Nathan Roberts, PE; Juan Samaniego, PE; and Eric Wrage, PE, PTOE were promoted to Vice Presidents in each of their respective departments.
BHI Receives Family Friendly Business Award
October 24, 2019
We are proud to announce that BHI continues to be a committed leader in implementing family friendly policies in the workplace. This week Bohannan Huston earned distinction for its workplace policies by Family Friendly New Mexico, a statewide initiative developed to recognize companies that have adopted policies that give New Mexico businesses an advantage in recruiting and retaining the best employees. The gold level family friendly business award recognizes businesses that meet family friendly policies in paid leave, health support, work schedules, and economic support.
BHI Featured in Two Albuquerque Journal Articles
September 9, 2019
To recognize Bohannan Huston’s 60th anniversary, the Albuquerque Journal featured two stories in the September 9th edition of the ABQ Journal Business Outlook section.
Thank You for Celebrating Our 60th Anniversary!
July 31, 2019
Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate BHI’s 60th anniversary with us at our open house event on July 19. Thank you to our clients, colleagues, and partners for making this a great event!
Bohannan Huston Presents at 2019 EPA Region 6 Stormwater Conference
July 26, 2019
On Wednesday, July 31, Bohannan Huston and AMAFCA experts will co-present and share project experiences about how we’re solving industry challenges and implementing innovative technologies at the 21st Annual EPA Region 6 Stormwater Conference in Denton, TX.
Bohannan Huston Speakers at ACE19
June 10, 2019
On Tuesday, June 11, Bohannan Huston experts, Nathan Roberts and Angie Bacigalupa will share how we’re solving industry challenges at the American Water Works Association Annual Conference & Exposition (ACE19) in Denver.
Thank you BHI CANstruction Team!
May 7, 2019
We would like to give a huge thank you to our CANstruction team members and BHI for supporting this Casa de Peregrinos volunteer event. BHI Las Cruces has supported this group for several years now as they strive in their mission to alleviate hunger in our community and promote public awareness of hunger in Doña Ana County. This year’s theme was centered around Casa De Peregrinos’ 40th anniversary, so BHI Las Cruces designed and built a Chile Cake can sculpture for the competition.
Bohannan Huston Named AGC-NM Outstanding Consulting Engineer
May 3, 2019
On Friday, May 3, AGC New Mexico held their Best Buildings Awards celebration to honor the Best Buildings Awards and Industry Choice Winners. BHI was presented with the 2019 Industry Choice Award for Outstanding Consulting Engineer.
Bohannan Huston Ranks on Engineering News Record Top Design Firms Lists
April 30, 2019
Bohannan Huston came in at #422 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms list. In addition to the Top 500 list, BHI took the #10 spot on the ENR Southwest Top Design Firms regional list.
BHI Attends Alumni Career Day
April 30, 2019
As alumni of St. Michael’s High School in Santa Fe, Erica Newman and Olin Brown were invited to attend the school’s Alumni Career day earlier this month. Along with other alumni, Erica and Olin were part of a panel that spoke to a group of approximately 40 students to discuss their career paths and their jobs as civil engineers. Thank you, Erica and Olin for living out BHI values: a spirit of service and quality and excellence.
City of Hobbs Launches Public Release of Web-Enabled City-Wide Mobile LiDAR Scanning Data
April 5, 2019
The City of Hobbs is pleased to announce the public release of its Mobile LiDAR Scanning (MLS) data collection. In a partnership, Hobu, Inc. and Bohannan Huston, Inc. published high-resolution 3D data of the City of Hobbs to the web to demonstrate proof-of-concept data processing and access capabilities of the open source Entwine Point Tile (EPT) data format in the Mobile LiDAR domain.
Nathan Roberts Selected for Water Leadership Institute Program
April 1, 2019
The Water Leadership Institute Steering Committee, supported by the Water Environment Federation, recently selected Nathan Roberts, PE, to its class of 2019. Nathan is among just 54 professionals chosen to participate in the highly selective program promoting leadership in the water industry. Selected participants are invited to attend a conference in June at the Water Environment Federation headquarters in Virginia, as well as the Water Environment Federation Annual Technical Exhibition and Conference in New Orleans in September.
Bohannan Huston Announces Leadership Promotions
January 3, 2019
Bohannan Huston, Inc. (BHI) is pleased to announce our most recent leadership promotions. Two members of the leadership team, Denise Aten and Alan Benham, were recently promoted to Senior Vice Presidents and Shareholders of the firm. Roy Glenn Gibson was named Vice President in the Traffic and Transportation group.
2018
BHI Learns about the three R’s
December 14, 2018
Olin Brown, Amit Pathak, Vince Steiner, and Pam Thies (members of BHI’s Sustainable Solutions Task Force) attended a presentation at Annunciation Catholic School where Mr. Walsh‘s 4th grade class spoke of the many ways they are leading the effort to “Go Green” at their school and also encouraging the community around them to do so.
Roadrunner Foodbank Volunteering
December 7, 2018
A small group from BHI Albuquerque volunteered at Roadrunner Foodbank on Friday, Dec 7th – they packed 4,500 lbs of canned foods! Roadrunner Foodbank feeds 70,000 hungry people each week and distributes more than 30 million pounds of food every year. It was incredibly rewarding to support an organization that has been combating hunger and poverty in New Mexico for over 35 years. Thank you to Olin, Andrew, Melanie B., Angie, Melanie M., and Marie for volunteering with this great organization!
BHI Las Cruces Volunteers at Casa de Peregrinos
November 20, 2018
The BHI Las Cruces office teamed up with the Casa de Peregrinos Food Program and Calvary Baptist Church for their Annual Turkey and Food Drive on November 19. The Las Cruces staff was part of the volunteer team who helped distribute approximately 2,200 Thanksgiving Food Baskets to Las Cruces and Doña Ana County families in need.
Bohannan Huston Named Top Workplace
May 14, 2018
Bohannan Huston has been named a Top Workplace by the Albuquerque Journal! The list will be formally announced on May 14 in a special section of The Albuquerque Journal and celebrated at a Top Workplaces awards luncheon. The award is based solely on employee feedback from an employee survey conducted earlier in the year. Congratulations to all the firms who made the list!
BHI Makes Engineering News Record Design Firms List
May 7, 2018
BHI Attends Science & Engineering Research Challenge
March 2018
On behalf of NAIOP, BHI representatives Josh Lutz and Erica Newman helped judge the 58th Central NM Science & Engineering Research Challenge (SERC) on March 23. The challenge was themed, Award the Best…Encourage the Rest, and included presentations focused on science, technology, engineering, math and health sciences projects. BHI contributed towards two special awards for Senior (grades 9-12) and Junior (grades 6-8) division projects.
BHI Ranks No. 2 on NM Top Engineering Firms List
March 5, 2018
BHI made the Albuquerque Business First’s Top Engineering Firms List, coming in at No. 2. Rankings were based on gross billings from 2017. BHI tops the list for the most licensed engineers in New Mexico and made the Top 5, by year founded. We appreciate the hard work and dedication from all of our leaders and staff—it’s because of you that BHI continues to stay at the top year after year!
Congratulations, Jared Lee!
January 25, 2018
Congratulations to Jared Lee on his graduation from the ACEC Colorado Leadership Development Program! Jared successfully completed the nine-session course where he gained knowledge on how to be effective in his leadership role at BHI.
