2023 Thanksgiving Hours
CGA offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open with limited staffing on Friday, November 24th as…
CGA offices will be closed on Thursday, November 23rd in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open with limited staffing on Friday, November 24th as…
Zeb Stanbrough, P.E., P.L.S., sees creativity every day at CGA. In this new A View From My Angle, Zeb Stanbrough, a Project Manager and licensed…
Vice President Adam Daters, P.E., observes CGA’s core values during onboarding. Multiple values can present themselves in a single scenario. CGA has had the pleasure…
The Core Value that Reese Hageman, E.I. sees the most at CGA is Teamwork. Teamwork is being able to work with others to solve a…
CGA Offices will be closed on: Tuesday, July 4th, 2023 Our offices will remain open all other weekdays, but many employees will be taking time…
CGA has been approached by city staff at multiple Iowa municipalities and asked this question: What is Sewer Lining, and Do You Need It? WHAT…
Communication is an important core value to our VP of Operations, Lee Gallentine, P.E., P.L.S. Communication can be complicated. I’ve seen it work on many…
Josh is thankful that Family is an important CGA core value. The Core Value Family is the most evident to me right now because it…
Landscape Architecture represents the management, planning, and design of the built and natural environments. Anywhere from construction detail development, native planting, green infrastructure, and recreation/trail…
If you’ve experienced property damage from high winds, a fire, or a tornado, contact us today. Our structural engineer can: » Assess the damage. »…
Family is a core value John has seen at CGA throughout his employment. I have seen the Family Core Value consistently since I started at…
If you’re getting ready to close on a new home, talk to us about having a professional boundary/land survey conducted before you close. The benefits…
As a Lead Surveyor, Dan relies heavily on Teamwork. Teamwork is the fundamental basis on which our profession is based. Not just working together to…
Engineers Week | February 19-25, 2023 Updated: 03.01.23 CGA would like to encourage students at North Central and NE Iowa schools to participate in an…
The CGA core value that means a lot to Lary is relationships. The Relationships core value means to me that we maintain our relationships with…
Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) is pleased to announce Reese Hageman has passed the Iowa FE exam to receive his engineer-in-training (EIT) certificate. Hageman has been…
John Adams, III appreciates the team environment at CGA! Teamwork is working together with a group of people towards a common goal. I have always…
CGA Offices will be closed on: Monday, December 26th, 2022 Monday, January 2nd, 2023 Our offices will remain open all other weekdays, but please note…
As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we had the privilege of attending their annual conference again this past September. The conference brings together…
Accounting / Project Manager Assistant Holly Selken Talks About The CGA Core Values That Stand Out To Her! The CGA core values that mean the…
CGA offices will be closed on Thursday, November 24th in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open with limited staffing on Friday, November 25th as…
Core Values That Are Important to our Ackley Administrative Assistant One of the CGA core values that means the most to me is “Family”. Truth…
Family is a Core Value That Means A Lot to CGA’s Marketing & Communications Manager, Stephanie Rottinghaus Being there for my Family is important to…
Teamwork and Communication Are CGA Core Values That Stand Out to Kohle Nieland, E.I. Communication has been critical to getting our work done. This includes…
Mindy Bryngelson, P.E., Believes Family is an Important CGA Core Value Family means you can be flexible with your time. You can be there when your…
Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) is pleased to announce Cameron LaGrange has passed the Iowa FE exam to receive his engineer-in-training (EIT) certificate. LaGrange joined the…
Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) is pleased to announce Chris Sweeney has passed the Iowa exam to become a Professional Land Surveyor (PLS). Sweeney has been…
Travis Stewart, P.L.S., Survey Department Lead, believes Teamwork is one of CGA’s strongest core values. Some issues arose during a project in Waterloo. The fence…
Luke Wilson, P.E., Project Manager, sees Teamwork in action daily. For one of CGA’s recent projects, I had a designer in Cedar Falls, survey crew…
Jeff Sogge, Right of Way Agent, believes one of CGA’s strongest Core Values is Relationships. I believe developing and maintainng relationships is the most important…
Rob Anderson, IT/CADD Manager, believes one of CGA’s strongest Core Values is Continual Improvement. I have seen this action through several committees CGA has had.…
James Sweeney, PE, Project Engineer, believes excellent communication ultimately leads to a product everyone’s proud of. It is very easy to observe. There is a…
Lynn Scarlett, Ames Administrative Assistant, believes enthusiasm is the key to any job. You have to be happy at work. If you aren’t, you can’t…
CGA Offices will be closed on: Friday, December 24th, 2021 Friday, December 31st, 2021 Our offices will remain open all other weekdays, but please note…
CGA offices will be closed on Thursday, November 25th in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open with limited staffing on Friday, November 26th as…
Chris Sweeney, Lead Surveyor in our Ackley office, believes Family is one of CGA’s strongest Core Values. Chris is a father of three. He works to carry…
Rita Joens, the Receptionist out of the CGA Marshalltown office, believes Communication is a very important core value. Rita is in a unique position. She…
By Stephanie Rottinghaus As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we recently had the privilege of attending their annual event (held in person again)!…
CGA has been exhibiting at the League of Cities Conference each year it has existed (so a really long time!)! At each conference, we’ve met…
Family is a core value that has meaning to me. I worked for many companies before coming to work for CGA. I’ve experienced first hand…
George Crum, Civil Engineering Technician-Construction, Celebrating Five Years, July 2021 What is your first memory or a memorable project/experience at CGA? My first memory with…
We get a lot of questions about surveys. Why does it take so long? Why does it cost so much? What’s included? So we developed…
Within our company, strong relationships are the basis for creating an environment that encourages learning, growing, and sharing in successes. Everyone wants to feel valued.…
We sat down with two of our Professional Land Surveyors to ask them this very question!
Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) is pleased to announce the promotion of two of its team members. Justin Strom, PE, and Luke Wilson, PE, have both…
Heather Thomas, P.E., is a Project Manager and joined CGA in 2017. She has ten years of experience completing a wide range of municipal projects…
No one likes potholes. Aside from making the pavement unattractive, potholes could cause damage to vehicles, and existing potholes let more water get under the…
Clapsaddle-Garber Associates, Inc. (CGA) reminds local municipalities and counties that the U.S. Census Bureau is now conducting the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS). Do not…
Joe Snethen, P.L.S., describes how the core value of creativity is utilized in his daily work as a Professional Land Surveyor at CGA.
Here’s a shoutout to our survey department! An environmental firm that we recently completed a Topo Survey for said they were thrilled with the CAD…
We sat down with two of our Professional Land Surveyors to ask them this very question!
It’s the phrase we keep hearing: times have changed. This is the new normal. While that might be, the core values we’re built on don’t…
Ariana Hassel is a Civil Engineering Technician and has been with CGA since early 2020. The CGA Core Value that stands out to her the…
CGA Offices will be closed on: Friday, December 25th, 2020 Friday, January 1st, 2021 Our offices will remain open all other weekdays, but please note…
Jim Van Hove has been with CGA since 2017 and is a Civil Engineering/Survey Tech. The CGA Core Value that stands out to him the…
By Steve Troskey, AICP The first thing we notice as we enter a small town is the way the corridor looks. How does it function?…
CGA Recognizes How Geographic Information System Technology Makes an Impact Marshalltown, Iowa—November 17, 2020—CGA will celebrate GIS Day on Wednesday, November 18, 2020. While global…
CGA offices will be closed on Thursday, November 26th in observance of Thanksgiving. We will be open with limited staffing on Friday, November 27th as…
By Stephanie Rottinghaus and Micah Cutler As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we recently had the privilege of attending their first virtual conference.…
What Can You do NOW to Prepare for GIS LATER? By Micah Cutler, GISP A Geographic Information System (GIS) can assist a municipality and its…
Curtis Quick has been with CGA since 2012 and is a Civil Engineering Technician. The CGA Core Value that stands out to him the most…
Who are NIMBYs and what do they want? A Planning Commission perspective. By Steve Troskey, AICP Most people interested in planning or development have heard…
Stephen Troskey, AICP Iowa law is very clear about when the public must be given a chance to speak during Planning Commission items. When participation…
Nick Brewer, EI, feels one of CGA’s core values that really stands out to him is creativity. Nick’s been with CGA since 2018 and is…
By Beth Kirkevold, HR Generalist I went to Arizona last winter. I had one thing on my list to see and it was not the…
With 17 different service lines offered, it’s hard to keep track of all that we do. The recent addition of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) services…
Although we had to wait until February for the “holiday party”, the important thing is that we finally got together outside of work to have…
Mindy Bryngelson, P.E., Celebrating 20 Years, January, 2020 What is your first memory or a memorable project/experience at CGA? The first project that I ever…
Sean Williams, Celebrating Five Years, January, 2020 What is your first memory or a memorable project/experience at CGA? Being the new hire, I was paired…
A typical ice breaker question when meeting someone new is “where do you work” or “what do you do”? As a civil engineer and land…
As members of the Iowa League of Cities, we recently had the privilege of attending their annual conference in Dubuque. This gathering brings hundreds of…
CGA has been exhibiting at the League of Cities Conference for as long as the conference has existed (so a long time)! Each year we’ve…
Beginning a Land Development Project? It Could Benefit from a Fresh Look. By Steve Troskey, CGA Planner. When it comes to land development, two things…
By Scott Christensen, CADD Tech & Beth Kirkevold, HR Generalist If you are considering a career in land surveying or civil engineering, you are making…
By Mindy Bryngelson, P.E. As the famous line from Kermit the Frog states, it’s not easy being green. While this song was discussing a very…