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Established Regional Firm Opens New Office Location in Martinsburg, WV
Established Regional Firm Opens New Office Location in Martinsburg, WV MARTINSBURG, WV – On December 7, 2020, JHA Companies opened its first West...
Top Seven Considerations For Residential Solar Projects
By Mark Eckert, PE With solar panels getting more efficient and less expensive every year, you may be considering installing solar panels on your...
Team Member Spotlight: Mark Eckert, PE
Mark Eckert, PE Water/Wastewater engineer Mark Eckert grew up on a dairy farm in Bradford County, PA. Since high school, he had an interest in...
What to Expect When Purchasing Residential Retail Building Plans
By Sierra Simko In recent years, JHA has been approached by potential clients for residential building design, a service that typically has not been...
Team Member Spotlight: Isaac Vehmeier
Isaac Vehmeier Bluestone Quarry Project Leader Isaac Vehmeier is a Project Leader at JHA Companies specializing in bluestone quarry permitting in...
Team Member Spotlight: Chris Karelus
August 11, 2020 | Chris brings a depth of experience in natural gas distribution system planning and engineering to our team. As one of our “maverick” Project Leaders, Chris understands that our processes at JHA are here to serve us, not the other way around.
Team Member Spotlight: Rich Grimes
July 14, 2020 | JHA Companies has some of the best land surveyors! One of them is Rich Grimes, who works from our St. Clairsville, Ohio office location. Rich grew up in Belmont County Ohio, and after high school, he attended Belmont Technical College and received his 2-year degree in Civil Engineering Technologies.
Team Member Spotlight: Travis Long
June 21, 2020 | JHA’s Water/Wastewater Team Leader Travis Long grew up in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. He had always been interested in water and environmental resources, growing up in a farming family, and was naturally drawn toward pursuing an environmental career.
Blog: Mission
By Joseph Hunt, Founder, & Wendy Samson, Project Assistant Here at JHA, we are collectively on a mission. Why do we exist? We exist to serve our...
Combatting Inflow & Infiltration (I&I)
May 19, 2020 | With the end of winter, and spring upon us, those aging wastewater collection and conveyance systems are often subject to the direct effects of the costly “gremlin in the works,” Inflow and Infiltration (I&I). I&I is often called “clear water” (although it may be dirty) to distinguish it from normal sanitary sewage water (“gray water”) in the sewer system…
Team Member Spotlight: Sierra Simko
May 12, 2020 | Sierra Simko grew up in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. She was always interested in art and design, so it wasn’t a surprise that she decided to study architecture in college. Sierra graduated from Tyler School of Art & Architecture at Temple University with her Bachelors of Architecture…
Our Mission: Why Does JHA Exist?
April 30, 2020 | Here at JHA, we are collectively on a mission. Why do we exist? This Mission Statement was born in the summer of 2009 when JHA was a brand-new company and its founder, Joe Hunt, was attending an Engineering Ministries International conference in preparation for a missions trip to Uganda, East Africa…