John Morrison, Jr., fifth from left, celebrates Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 his induction into the Montana Society of Engineers Hall of Fame with family members.

John H. Morrison, Jr. inducted into the Montana Society of Engineers Hall of Fame John H. Morrison, Jr., PE, Morrison-Maierle’s third President and CEO, was inducted into the Montana Society of Engineers Hall of Fame on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at the Joint Engineers Conference in Helena. Though his 60-year career, John has left a strong engineering legacy and service to the state of Montana. He was first introduced to the profession by his father, John H. Morrison, Sr. at the age of 13. As one of the two founders of Morrison-Maierle, John Sr. called upon his son to assist him with a survey. FromRead More →

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Travis Eickman to oversee Morrison-Maierle Bozeman operations Morrison-Maierle is pleased to announce the promotion of Travis Eickman, PE, as its new Bozeman Operations Manager. He replaces Jack Schunke, PE, who will continue working on a wide variety of projects in the company’s Development Market Group as well as serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. Travis is a project manager in Morrison-Maierle’s Airports Market Group and has been with the company since 1997.  Prior to Morrison-Maierle, he served in the Montana Army National Guard as a captain in the Fire Fighting Platoon and Chemical Company from 1997-2006. He has 20 years of airport planningRead More →

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Lead Service Line Replacements Morrison-Maierle provides comprehensive consultations and services for lead service replacements. Many factors are involved with this kind of work, and Morrison-Maierle can take away the guesswork for not only consumers, but service providers as well. Please download our information here that will give you items to consider when replacing lead service lines. Our team of specialists can help create a solution for you at your home, place of business, industrial site or community infrastructure. For more information, call Kurtis DeShaw at 1-406-237-1251 or email him here.  Read More →

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Bozeman-Yellowstone International Airport Runway Projects Since 2010, the Bozeman, Montana, area has steadily grown by 16.75%, while the number of airport passengers at Bozeman Yellowstone International Airport (BZN) has increased by 40%, exceeding the 1.1-million mark. To accommodate growth and increased aircraft traffic, Morrison-Maierle assisted the Gallatin Airport Authority on the planning, funding, and construction of a much-needed capacity improvements that resulted in a new runway, 11-29, followed immediately by the resurfacing of the main runway, 12-30. Runway projects are complex enough by themselves, but these projects also included a major onsite testing issue that not only saved the client $2.5 million, but now sitsRead More →

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Surveyors Provide View of Solar Eclipse Morrison-Maierle’s land surveyors treated their fellow employees to an old-fashioned, land-surveyor style show of the solar eclipse. Gunnar Getchell and his crew pulled an old survey instrument (theodolite) off the shelves that they used before GPS and more modern instruments were available. Surveyors used to attach a filter to the eyepiece and take “sun shots” or “solar observations” to get accurate direction (or bearing), which were highly accurate. “If we didn’t have a filter we’d use the field book or a white piece of paper as a backdrop and record the exact time that the left, (trailing) edge ofRead More →

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Rocky Mountain Emergency Services Training Center The Rocky Mountain Emergency Services Training Center (RMESTC) in Helena, Montana, provides some of the most realistic first responder training available in the world today. In operation since 1996, the facility and its training services continue to be refined and improved by the Helena Regional Airport Authority. Morrison-Maierle was there since the beginning, designing the initial Aircraft Rescue Firefighting (ARFF) training center. Recently, a $947,000 upgrade was completed and Morrison-Maierle provided the funding guidance, design and specifications, and construction management. Additions to the RMESTC include four mobile training units that include a HAZMAT trainer, structural fire fighting trainer, mobileRead More →

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