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Two Team Members Elevated to ASLA Council of Fellows   News Two Team Members Elevated to ASLA Council of Fellows Lenexa Old Town Activity Center's Grand Opening   News Lenexa Old Town Activity Center's Grand Opening
Confluence is excited to once again support the LABASH Conferece hosted by the University of California - Davis as a Sunny Side Supporter!    News Confluence is excited to once again support the LABASH Conferece hosted by the University of California - Davis as a Sunny Side Supporter!  Building a Greener Future: Parkville’s New Sustainable Development Standards   News Building a Greener Future: Parkville’s New Sustainable Development Standards KC Office Moves to a New Location in the River Market   News KC Office Moves to a New Location in the River Market
Chris Della Vedova Elected to ASLA Council of Fellows   News Chris Della Vedova Elected to ASLA Council of Fellows Celebrating Career Accomplishments   News Celebrating Career Accomplishments
Riverfront Park a ‘potential gem’ in Kansas City   News Riverfront Park a ‘potential gem’ in Kansas City Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library   Work In Progress Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library Fort Sisseton Historic State Park Master Plan   News Fort Sisseton Historic State Park Master Plan
The Amenities Bringing People Back to the Office   News The Amenities Bringing People Back to the Office Ribbon Cutting at RMHC Trail and Treehouse   News Ribbon Cutting at RMHC Trail and Treehouse
Cascade Park Chicago awarded a Gold Certification from 2023 Grands Prix du Design   News Cascade Park Chicago awarded a Gold Certification from 2023 Grands Prix du Design Farm on Ogden receives AIA Illinois Honor Award for Greatest Impact   News Farm on Ogden receives AIA Illinois Honor Award for Greatest Impact Watertown Regional Airport honor by AIA South Dakota Honor   News Watertown Regional Airport honor by AIA South Dakota Honor
Mamata Guragain receives SITES AP credential   News Mamata Guragain receives SITES AP credential Imagine Downtown KC 2030 Strategic Plan unveiled   News Imagine Downtown KC 2030 Strategic Plan unveiled
CARD Seeks Public Feedback for New Aquatics Center   News CARD Seeks Public Feedback for New Aquatics Center Roger Silver Joins Confluence   News Roger Silver Joins Confluence Overland Park SERV Soft Opening   News Overland Park SERV Soft Opening
Roeland Park's 'Traffic Garden' Makes Headlines   News Roeland Park's 'Traffic Garden' Makes Headlines Chicago's Front Yard Reimagined Kicks Off Community Engagement Phase   News Chicago's Front Yard Reimagined Kicks Off Community Engagement Phase
Abbey Hebbert earns AICP Certification   News Abbey Hebbert earns AICP Certification Madison Dierks named Member of the Month by Iowa Women in Architecture   News Madison Dierks named Member of the Month by Iowa Women in Architecture Jake Coryell Participates in Xtreme LA: Bison Bridge   News Jake Coryell Participates in Xtreme LA: Bison Bridge
University of Minnesota Super Block Party   News University of Minnesota Super Block Party Des Moines Office Volunteers for Uplift Urbandale   News Des Moines Office Volunteers for Uplift Urbandale
Kansas City Office Receives APA Awards   News Kansas City Office Receives APA Awards Confluence Welcomes Laura Bowles to Fargo Office   News Confluence Welcomes Laura Bowles to Fargo Office Patrick Alvord Featured in APA Planning Magazine   News Patrick Alvord Featured in APA Planning Magazine
Chad Kucker Promoted to Principal   News Chad Kucker Promoted to Principal Confluence Welcomes Maryam Maddahzad to our Des Moines Office   News Confluence Welcomes Maryam Maddahzad to our Des Moines Office
Confluence Welcomes Kelly Thompson to Our Kansas City Office   News Confluence Welcomes Kelly Thompson to Our Kansas City Office 2022 Internships - Student Perspectives   News 2022 Internships - Student Perspectives Confluence Welcomes Aaron Hanson to Our Minneapolis Office   News Confluence Welcomes Aaron Hanson to Our Minneapolis Office
Confluence Welcomes Jenn Becker to Denver   News Confluence Welcomes Jenn Becker to Denver Brad Aldrich Promoted to Principal   News Brad Aldrich Promoted to Principal
Hank Moyers Promoted to Associate Principal   News Hank Moyers Promoted to Associate Principal Lyle Pudwill Promoted to Associate Principal   News Lyle Pudwill Promoted to Associate Principal Confluence Receives 2022 Iowa ASLA Awards   News Confluence Receives 2022 Iowa ASLA Awards
Jena Stanton Promoted to Associate   News Jena Stanton Promoted to Associate The Big Pool - Valuable Lessons   News The Big Pool - Valuable Lessons
Krause Gateway Center 6th Floor Prairie Green Roof 2022   News Krause Gateway Center 6th Floor Prairie Green Roof 2022 A Plan to Bring Back Our Trees / Cedar Rapids, IA   News A Plan to Bring Back Our Trees / Cedar Rapids, IA Mixed-Use Waterfront Development Underway in Bridgeport, Connecticut   News Mixed-Use Waterfront Development Underway in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Abbey Hebbert Presents at 2022 Kansas Housing Conference   News Abbey Hebbert Presents at 2022 Kansas Housing Conference Successful Charrettes Create Successful Plans in Bloomington, MN   News Successful Charrettes Create Successful Plans in Bloomington, MN
Highland Bridge Development Underway   News Highland Bridge Development Underway Polk County, IA releases 2050 Comprehensive Plan   News Polk County, IA releases 2050 Comprehensive Plan CONFLUENCE WELCOMES BENNETT TO OUR DENVER OFFICE   News CONFLUENCE WELCOMES BENNETT TO OUR DENVER OFFICE
CONFLUENCE WELCOMES MARK TO OUR CHICAGO OFFICE   News CONFLUENCE WELCOMES MARK TO OUR CHICAGO OFFICE Quarry Springs Park Awarded Grant   News Quarry Springs Park Awarded Grant
The Green at 320 Opens in Chicago   News The Green at 320 Opens in Chicago Confluence Engages Apple Valley   News Confluence Engages Apple Valley Indian Trails Aquatic Center Moves Forward   News Indian Trails Aquatic Center Moves Forward
Downtown Urbana Kicks-Off   News Downtown Urbana Kicks-Off Fort Sisseton Public Engagement Kicks-Off   News Fort Sisseton Public Engagement Kicks-Off
Devon Moody Leads the Way in SITE Sustainability   News Devon Moody Leads the Way in SITE Sustainability Sioux Falls 2035 Downtown Planning Kicks-Off   News Sioux Falls 2035 Downtown Planning Kicks-Off 320 South Canal Wins Chicago Development Award   News 320 South Canal Wins Chicago Development Award
Metro Transit Omaha ORBT is Live   News Metro Transit Omaha ORBT is Live Patrick Alvord to speak at USGBC Session   News Patrick Alvord to speak at USGBC Session
8th Street Bridge featured by Roads & Bridges   News 8th Street Bridge featured by Roads & Bridges Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library selects Confluence as landscape architect of record   News Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library selects Confluence as landscape architect of record Highland Bridge construction continues moving forward   News Highland Bridge construction continues moving forward
Garden Rapids at the Big Pool featured in Athletic Business   News Garden Rapids at the Big Pool featured in Athletic Business Confluence receives Best of Social Media award from ASLA   News Confluence receives Best of Social Media award from ASLA
Iowa State to host second annual Confluence Studio Prize   News Iowa State to host second annual Confluence Studio Prize Construction continues at ELEVEN on the River   News Construction continues at ELEVEN on the River Park Hill LEAD Innovation Studio earns 2022 John Shaw Award   News Park Hill LEAD Innovation Studio earns 2022 John Shaw Award
Devon Moody receives SITES AP credential   News Devon Moody receives SITES AP credential Confluence attends Iowa ASLA legislative breakfast   News Confluence attends Iowa ASLA legislative breakfast
Chris Cline presents at CNU   News Chris Cline presents at CNU Urban Resilience Round Table Panelist   News Urban Resilience Round Table Panelist KPRA Conference Speakers   News KPRA Conference Speakers
KPRA Conference Speakers   News KPRA Conference Speakers APA Bi-State Conference Speakers + Mobile Tour   News APA Bi-State Conference Speakers + Mobile Tour
Leadership Olathe   News Leadership Olathe Nebraska APA Planning Conference Speaker   News Nebraska APA Planning Conference Speaker Nebraska APA Planning Conference - Speakers   News Nebraska APA Planning Conference - Speakers
Nebraska APA Planning Conference: Speakers   News Nebraska APA Planning Conference: Speakers Shakopee Broke Ground on the New Mountain Bike Park   News Shakopee Broke Ground on the New Mountain Bike Park
Paako Ridge Resort Master Plan   Work In Progress Paako Ridge Resort Master Plan The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan   Work In Progress The Cannery District - Riverfront Parks Master Plan Designs underway for Cannery District Parks   News Designs underway for Cannery District Parks
Confluence Establishes Digital Studio   News Confluence Establishes Digital Studio Confluence wins National Design Competition for Falls Park   News Confluence wins National Design Competition for Falls Park
Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park officially opens   News Xcel Energy Mountain Bike Park officially opens City of Ames Moves Forward on Downtown Plaza   News City of Ames Moves Forward on Downtown Plaza The Gild in Chicago tops out   News The Gild in Chicago tops out
Lights are on at the 8th Street Bridge   News Lights are on at the 8th Street Bridge Progress continues at the Terraces at Solana   News Progress continues at the Terraces at Solana
Clapp Park design presented to City Council   News Clapp Park design presented to City Council ASPIRIA: Mixed-Use Campus Master Plan   Work In Progress ASPIRIA: Mixed-Use Campus Master Plan The Clearing in Sauk Rapids hosts Grand Opening   News The Clearing in Sauk Rapids hosts Grand Opening
Wilder Bluff Park Opens in Shawnee   News Wilder Bluff Park Opens in Shawnee Walden Middle School receives 2021 John Shaw Award   News Walden Middle School receives 2021 John Shaw Award
Malchow Plaza construction nears completion   News Malchow Plaza construction nears completion John Barkley Plaza dedicated at Shawnee Mission Park   News John Barkley Plaza dedicated at Shawnee Mission Park World Wildlife Day   News World Wildlife Day
Progress Continues for Wilder Bluff Park   News Progress Continues for Wilder Bluff Park Landscape Architecture Studio Prize   News Landscape Architecture Studio Prize
Lunar New Year   News Lunar New Year HERE Atlanta is under construction   News HERE Atlanta is under construction Confluence acquires Denver-based studioINSITE   News Confluence acquires Denver-based studioINSITE
Broadway Square Progress   News Broadway Square Progress Wilder Bluff Park is Under Construction   News Wilder Bluff Park is Under Construction
Triumph Park Receives Merit Award   News Triumph Park Receives Merit Award Broadway Square Grand Opening   News Broadway Square Grand Opening KC Games for Good   News KC Games for Good
Devon Blosch Promoted to Associate   News Devon Blosch Promoted to Associate Matt Evett Promoted to Associate Principal   News Matt Evett Promoted to Associate Principal
City of Bondurant Receives 2020 Economic Development Planning Award   News City of Bondurant Receives 2020 Economic Development Planning Award 2020 Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup   News 2020 Big Sioux River Greenway Cleanup Revitalizing a Century-Old Gateway to the Midwest   News Revitalizing a Century-Old Gateway to the Midwest
The Westfield Campus Feature in the American Builders Quarterly   News The Westfield Campus Feature in the American Builders Quarterly Food-Raising Competition   News Food-Raising Competition
Custer State Park Receives Grant for Construction   News Custer State Park Receives Grant for Construction Creighton University Celebrates 24th Street   News Creighton University Celebrates 24th Street Construction of Garden Rapids at the Big Pool Has Begun   News Construction of Garden Rapids at the Big Pool Has Begun
Edina to Consider Major Redevelopment Plan at U.S. Bank Site   News Edina to Consider Major Redevelopment Plan at U.S. Bank Site Creighton University Begins Construction   News Creighton University Begins Construction
Kirby Dog Park Grand Opening   News Kirby Dog Park Grand Opening Can Developers Fix the Loneliness Epidemic?   News Can Developers Fix the Loneliness Epidemic? 30th Anniversary of the Passage of the American’s with Disabilities Act   News 30th Anniversary of the Passage of the American’s with Disabilities Act
West Des Moines Opens Boathouse   News West Des Moines Opens Boathouse Krause Gateway Center Receives Honor Award   News Krause Gateway Center Receives Honor Award
Detroit Mountain Recreation Area Opens for Business   News Detroit Mountain Recreation Area Opens for Business Confluence Welcomes Mamata Guragain   News Confluence Welcomes Mamata Guragain EMME Receives Merit Award   News EMME Receives Merit Award
Design Concepts Released for Wilder Bluff Park   News Design Concepts Released for Wilder Bluff Park 150 North Riverside Receives Honor Award   News 150 North Riverside Receives Honor Award
Construction Begins for Block 9 Plaza   News Construction Begins for Block 9 Plaza EH Young Riverfront Park Reopens   News EH Young Riverfront Park Reopens Fred Richards Nature + Ecology Park Master Plan Receives Honor Award   News Fred Richards Nature + Ecology Park Master Plan Receives Honor Award
Park At The Mart Nears Completion   News Park At The Mart Nears Completion Lake Olathe Receives Merit Award   News Lake Olathe Receives Merit Award
Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: Practice Facility and Vikings Lake Development Receives Honor Award   News Minnesota Vikings Headquarters: Practice Facility and Vikings Lake Development Receives Honor Award The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Receives Merit Award   News The Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board (MPRB) Receives Merit Award A New Look At Old Town Lenexa Receives Merit Award   News A New Look At Old Town Lenexa Receives Merit Award
Kirby Dog Park Under Construction   News Kirby Dog Park Under Construction Raccoon River Park Boathouse On Track To Open In June   News Raccoon River Park Boathouse On Track To Open In June
Confluence Welcomes Denise Hurt   News Confluence Welcomes Denise Hurt Walnut Street - City Market Reopens With New Bold Icon   News Walnut Street - City Market Reopens With New Bold Icon Passport to Wellness   News Passport to Wellness
Frontline Workers Appreciation Day   News Frontline Workers Appreciation Day Volunteering at the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum   News Volunteering at the Mary Jo Wegner Arboretum
National Gardening Day   News National Gardening Day National Pet Day   News National Pet Day World Landscape Architecture Month 2020   News World Landscape Architecture Month 2020
John Barkley Plaza Coming Soon   News John Barkley Plaza Coming Soon University of Kansas Medical Center Under Construction   News University of Kansas Medical Center Under Construction
Rapid Development in Chicago's South Loop   News Rapid Development in Chicago's South Loop River One Rises Over Harbor District   News River One Rises Over Harbor District Pleasant Hill and Altoona, IA Plan to Add More Than 150 acres of Recreational Space to Eastern Polk County   News Pleasant Hill and Altoona, IA Plan to Add More Than 150 acres of Recreational Space to Eastern Polk County
Salute to Veterans: Jim Keller - Welcome Home Soldier Monument   News Salute to Veterans: Jim Keller - Welcome Home Soldier Monument Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa   News Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Eighth Street Bridge Construction Starts Soon   News Eighth Street Bridge Construction Starts Soon Creighton University Looks to Spruce Up 24th Street   News Creighton University Looks to Spruce Up 24th Street ACE Mentors of Central Iowa   News ACE Mentors of Central Iowa
Johnston Town Center and City Hall   News Johnston Town Center and City Hall Minnesota Vikings Headquarters to Receive Award of Excellence   News Minnesota Vikings Headquarters to Receive Award of Excellence
2020 Staff Retreat   News 2020 Staff Retreat ISU Students Visit Confluence   News ISU Students Visit Confluence Bring Your Parents to Work   News Bring Your Parents to Work
Shawnee Mission Park - New Main Entrance   News Shawnee Mission Park - New Main Entrance Lake Olathe Open to Residents   News Lake Olathe Open to Residents
Adel Sweet Corn Festival   News Adel Sweet Corn Festival Wayside Waifs Ribbon Cutting   News Wayside Waifs Ribbon Cutting American Heart Month   News American Heart Month
Days of Giving 2019   News Days of Giving 2019 City of Waukee Debuting Epic Playground   News City of Waukee Debuting Epic Playground
Celebrating a New Year with two new Confluence offices   News Celebrating a New Year with two new Confluence offices Krause Gateway Center - Grand Opening   News Krause Gateway Center - Grand Opening Walnut Street Corridor Enhancements   News Walnut Street Corridor Enhancements
Barney Allis Plaza - Design Charrette   News Barney Allis Plaza - Design Charrette Fairfield Comprehensive Plan - Box City Event   News Fairfield Comprehensive Plan - Box City Event
Little Creek Farm - Design Charrette   News Little Creek Farm - Design Charrette Belmont Park - Design Charrette   News Belmont Park - Design Charrette Burrus Old Mill Park - Grand Opening   News Burrus Old Mill Park - Grand Opening
Lincoln Children's Zoo Expansion - Ribbon Cutting   News Lincoln Children's Zoo Expansion - Ribbon Cutting The Lawn at the Legends - Grand Opening   News The Lawn at the Legends - Grand Opening
Shakopee City Council adopted the Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan   News Shakopee City Council adopted the Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan Eleven On the River   News Eleven On the River Sioux Steel Development   News Sioux Steel Development
Days of Giving 2018   News Days of Giving 2018 National Wear Red Day   News National Wear Red Day
Staff Retreat   News Staff Retreat Confluence at Design Careers Day   News Confluence at Design Careers Day Iowa State Students Visit Confluence   News Iowa State Students Visit Confluence
Beer Collaboration - Confluence Brewing Company and Iowa Rivers Revival   News Beer Collaboration - Confluence Brewing Company and Iowa Rivers Revival Beer Collaboration - Behind the Scenes Look   News Beer Collaboration - Behind the Scenes Look
Confluence Beer Collaboration - Available in Stores   News Confluence Beer Collaboration - Available in Stores IAAPPA Spring Conference   News IAAPPA Spring Conference Recycle DSM   News Recycle DSM
Tres De Mayo Open House   News Tres De Mayo Open House Shawnee Methodist Indian Mission - Open House   News Shawnee Methodist Indian Mission - Open House
Administrative Professionals Day   News Administrative Professionals Day Dos De Mayo Open House   News Dos De Mayo Open House Confluence Student Interns - Final Presentation   News Confluence Student Interns - Final Presentation
Confluence Takes Over Chicago   News Confluence Takes Over Chicago Iowa Chapter ASLA Fall Conference and Awards   News Iowa Chapter ASLA Fall Conference and Awards
Park(ing) Day 2019   News Park(ing) Day 2019 PortKC Approves Efforts to Revive the KC Riverfront   News PortKC Approves Efforts to Revive the KC Riverfront Parklets Could Soon Appear in Kansas City   News Parklets Could Soon Appear in Kansas City
Confluence Welcomes Devon Blosch   News Confluence Welcomes Devon Blosch Confluence Welcomes Madison Dierks   News Confluence Welcomes Madison Dierks
NKC Gateway Installation   News NKC Gateway Installation Grandview Green District – LID Development   News Grandview Green District – LID Development KC Zoo All-Inclusive Playground   News KC Zoo All-Inclusive Playground
MarkArts Unveiling   News MarkArts Unveiling Confluence Omaha   News Confluence Omaha
Sips, Samples and Sights Tour   News Sips, Samples and Sights Tour ASLA Nebraska-Dakotas Chapter Awards   News ASLA Nebraska-Dakotas Chapter Awards K-State Students Visit Confluence   News K-State Students Visit Confluence
2019 ASLA National Conference   News 2019 ASLA National Conference Sioux Falls Gives Back   News Sioux Falls Gives Back
Veteran's Day   News Veteran's Day Cedar Rapids Alley Crash   News Cedar Rapids Alley Crash Confluence Selects Dolores Silkworth To Lead New Nebraska Office   News Confluence Selects Dolores Silkworth To Lead New Nebraska Office
Just Doing Our Job   News Just Doing Our Job Streetcar Extension   News Streetcar Extension
Crossroads Mixed-Use Project / Edina, Minnesota   News Crossroads Mixed-Use Project / Edina, Minnesota Beyond the Loop Study   News Beyond the Loop Study KCU Breaks Ground on New Center for Medical Education Innovation   News KCU Breaks Ground on New Center for Medical Education Innovation
Potential 23rd Street Revamp in Columbus, NE   News Potential 23rd Street Revamp in Columbus, NE
 
 
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