The following are some news highlights from our year at Vista West Engineering:
 

• December 2009 - Although not selected, Vista West was nominated for the Sheridan Chamber of Commerce "Business of the Year" Award. The selection was made from three nominees.
  
  
• Vista West Engineering is pleased to announce the appointment of Jeff Feck
  and Erik Miller to Principal level positions with the firm. This is in recognition
  of their years of experience and demonstrated ability to sustain a high level
  of excellence in the areas of professionalism and expertise; business skills and
  experience; character and leadership; and commitment to the company. This
  advancement is both an honor and a reward for their years of hard work and
  dedication to helping build the company.
  
  Jeff Feck has 12 years of experience with the firm and currently leads the Municipal Infrastructure and Site Engineering market segments. Recent responsibilities have included land development projects for the Cloud Peak Development and site engineering for the new Tongue River High School and Woodland Park Elementary School.
  
  Erik Miller has nearly 10 years of experience with the firm and currently leads the Highway Engineering market segment. Prior to joining Vista West Engineering, Erik spent 10 years with the WYDOT Douglas Resident Engineer’s office. Currently, Erik is managing multiple highway projects throughout the State, including a section of U.S. Highway 20/26 Reconstruction in Casper and U.S. Highway 89 Reconstruction near Afton.
   
• Vista West Engineering received an Award for Excellence for their Brooks/Smith Street Reconstruction Project from the American Concrete Pavement Association (ACPA) Colorado/Wyoming Chapter during their February 2009 convention held in Denver, Colorado. Also receiving award recognition was the City of Sheridan and the General Contractor - Concrete Works of Colorado. Vista West Engineering also received an honorable mention from the Wyoming Engineering Society for the project.
  
  
• We held a Business After Hours (Chamber) event in June, which was very successful in spite of the rainy weather.
  
  
• We held our annual family picnic at Marshall Park in Sheridan, and a good time was had by all. 
  
  
• Dan Allen and Ryan Christensen attended the fall University of Wyoming Career Fair and Randy Bomar and Chad Lynn attended the career fair at Montana State University.
  
  
• Joyce Schmidt attended the annual State SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) conference.