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April 18, 2023
Yaeger Hosts Local Students for Day of Shadowing
chool students to participate in the organization’s 15th annual Day of Shadowing on April 13, 2023. Yaeger hosted four local high school students as part of the event....
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March 28, 2023
Yaeger Architecture Service Day
Volunteering for Truman Habitat Yaeger Architecture team members gathered last Saturday in Independence to complete a service project for Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity. The Yaeger team worked together to paint the interior of a home that Habitat acquired recently. We enjoyed followship amongst team members and the Habitat for...
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February 8, 2023
We Have a New Architect on Our Team!
Yaeger Architecture is excited to share that Luke McElwain has passed the six Architectural Registration Exams (ARE). He is now a licensed Architect! Luke joined the firm in 2017 after graduating from the University of Kansas. He boasts master’s degrees in Architecture and Construction Management. Luke spent several summers and...
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January 16, 2023
Yaeger Teammate Speaks at Career Day
Yaeger Architecture employee, Erin Wheeler, was a speaker at St. James Academy’s 2nd Annual Career Day. Wheeler, a St. James Academy alumnus, spoke with 100 students about Yaeger Architecture’s history and projects, steps to becoming an architect, and the day-to-day life of an architect. Next, she engaged them in an...
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September 29, 2022
Yaeger in the Field: Chicken N Pickle Grapevine
Patrick Lenahan was in Texas last week for Construction Administration of Chicken N Pickle Grapevine....
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June 15, 2022
Yaeger in the Field: Building 50 Renovation
Yaeger Architecture is currently providing services during construction for the renovation of Building 50 at Fort Leavenworth. ...
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June 9, 2022
Welcome to Yaeger, Nick!
Yaeger Architecture welcomes summer intern Nick Monks! ...
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June 2, 2022
Yaeger Employee Earns WELL Credential
Yaeger Interior Designer and Marketing Coordinator, Katie Gall, has earned her #WELLAP credential! WELL Accredited Professionals are committed to health & wellness in building design and specialization in WELL. Congrats, Katie! ...
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April 6, 2022
Yaeger Team Chicken N Pickle Night
The employees of Yaeger Architecture spent a fun-filled evening on Thursday, March 31 at Chicken N Pickle Overland Park in Prairiefire. After enjoying the delicious buffet and beverages, we moved to some friendly competition on the indoor pickleball courts. We were particularly excited for this cultural event as Yaeger provided...
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March 23, 2022
Update From The Field: Mark Twain Construction Progress
Yaeger Architecture is providing architectural and interior design services for the addition to Mark Twain Behavioral Health's building in Kirksville. The structural steel framing is complete and the second floor decking has been installed. ...
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March 31, 2022
Yaeger is Hiring; Check Out Our Open Positions!
Sr Project Architect / Project Manager Yaeger Architecture is seeking a full-time, Senior Level Registered Architect. Our ideal candidate will have a proven background in hospitality and experiential-focused design solutions which prioritize human interaction with the built environment. We are seeking an individual who is an organized, self-motivated, team-player with...
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March 15, 2022
On the Boards: CMU Mixed-Use Project
Yaeger Architecture was hired by Central Methodist University to design a mixed-use complex in downtown Fayette, Missouri. ...
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March 3, 2022
Yaeger Architecture: Technology
This is the seventh video in a series sharing more about us: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work at Yaeger. In this video, our Director of Design, Aaron Rumple, talks about integration of technology at Yaeger....
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February 10, 2022
Yaeger Architecture: Culture
This is the sixth video in a series sharing more about us: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work at Yaeger. In this episode, Lori Madden discusses the culture at Yaeger. Enjoy!...
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December 15, 2021
Yaeger Architecture Contracted for Design Project in Puerto Rico
Yaeger Architecture is proud to be providing architectural services for 7 Eagle Group in Puerto Rico. The project is part of 7 Eagle’s new SOC (Secure Operations Center) at Polytechnic University of Puerto Rico. This massive initiative is a collaboration between 7 Eagle Group Caribe and PRIDCO to train and...
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November 16, 2021
Yaeger is Hiring
Yaeger Architecture, Inc. is looking to expand our team! We are seeking an Architect/ Architectural Associate. Our purpose is to guide clients, complex teams, and projects through the design and construction process to completion of defined goals. As a member of the Yaeger team, you will be responsible for: living...
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October 15, 2021
Yaeger Appoints New Vice President
Yaeger Architecture is excited to announce the promotion of Christina Przygoda to Vice President. Christina has been with Yaeger Architecture since 2007. During her tenure, she has been an integral cog in the management of our Federal Market Sector projects and is always willing to jump in to assist other...
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October 5, 2021
Chicken N Pickle on the Prairie
Yaeger Architecture is the architect for two Chicken N Pickle projects that are currently under construction, and it just so happens that both locations have “Prairie” in the name. Around the office, you can hear people asking about the status of the projects and the question is typically followed up...
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August 10, 2021
Yaeger Awarded Contract with USACE Seattle
Yaeger Architecture is excited to announce that we have been awarded an $85M Multiple Award Multi-Discipline Architect-Engineer (A-E) Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract by the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers....
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July 29, 2021
Gallery Lofts Construction Update
Yaeger Architecture is providing Architectural Design Services on 49-unit apartment complex, Gallery Lofts, located at 1007 Armour Road in North Kansas City....
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July 26, 2021
Yaeger Value: Service Beyond Self
This is the fifth video in a series sharing more about Yaeger: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work with us! This week, Chaz Pruente is discussing the Yaeger Value “Service Beyond Self” and our work with the Community Services League....
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June 29, 2021
Yaeger Value: Stewardship
This is the fourth video in a series sharing more about Yaeger: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work with us! This week, Christina Przygoda is discussing the Yaeger Value “Stewardship” as it relates to Sustainability in our work....
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June 14, 2021
First Look: Kansas City Facial & Oral Surgery
Yaeger Architecture is honored to have provided Architectural and Interior Design services for the completed Kansas City Facial & Oral Surgery...
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May 27, 2021
Cars for Kids
Aaron Rumple joined other volunteers and FTC 4587 Robotics Club members in Learn Science and Math Club’s underground lair for their 5th annual build of cars for kids with disabilities....
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May 21, 2021
2021 Academy of Fellows Investiture
Congratulations to Yaeger Vice President, Matthew Turner, on your Investiture to the SAME Academy of Fellows! The Investiture ceremony was held virtually on Wednesday May 12th. ...
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May 18, 2021
Mark Twain Behavioral Health Groundbreaking Ceremony
Yaeger team members Carl Yaeger (President), Chaz Pruente (Project Manager and Architect), Jessica Wardle (Interior Designer), and Luke McElwain (Architectural Intern) attended the groundbreaking ceremony at Mark Twain Behavioral Health in Kirksville, Missouri on May 18th. Mark Twain Behavioral Health (MTBH) is a private not-for-profit Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic...
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May 11, 2021
Yaeger: Community Service
This is the third video in a series sharing more about us: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work at Yaeger! This week, TJ Moon is discussing Community Service....
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April 21, 2021
Yaeger Value: Integrity
This video is part of a series sharing more about us: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work at Yaeger! In this video, Matt Turner is discussing the Yaeger Value “Integrity” and how it is relevant to the Historic Preservation work we...
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April 23, 2021
Yaeger Value: Personal Growth
This is the second video in a series sharing more about us: what we do, our purpose, vision, values, and what it is like to work at Yaeger! This week, Jessica Gonzales is discussing the Yaeger Value “Personal Growth”....
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March 26, 2021
Welcome, Erin!
Yaeger Architecture is happy to welcome Erin Wheeler as part of our team. Erin is a fourth-year student at Kansas State University and is spending her Spring semester and summer as an architectural intern at Yaeger. Erin was planning to study abroad in Italy this Spring, however, her plans changed...
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April 16, 2021
Food Pantry Birthday Kits
Yaeger Architecture staff is participating in the Church of the Resurrection’s Serve Saturday on April 17, 2021, by donating Birthday Kits to the Resurrection Overland Park Food Pantry. The birthday kits include cake mix & frosting as well as themed paper products and decorations for families visiting the food pantry....
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February 10, 2021
Super Bowl Squares
Yaeger employees played “Super Bowl Squares” for charity last week. Our staff added money to the pot and winners chose a charity to benefit. We ended up with three winners overall: Lori Madden, Tanisha Flewelling, and Rob Fish. Lori donated her winnings to Wayside Waifs. Each one of her border...
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March 18, 2021
Service Beyond Buildings: Value Engineering
Projects at Yaeger Architecture often include the Value Engineering process. On large federally funded projects, VE is built into the design schedule. Yaeger also provides Subject Matter Experts (SME) as 3rd Party Independent Reviewers for Value Engineering workshops conducted to validate and strengthen projects designed by other teams. Matt Turner...
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January 21, 2021
Project Update: CityView Apartments
Yaeger Architecture is providing architectural services for the design and construction of Phase 2 of CityView at Northgate Village, on a site located at East 27th Street between Buchanan Street and CityView Drive. This project is adjacent to The Gardens at Northgate, a project on which Yaeger provided full design...
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January 7, 2021
Project Update: Wellspring Apartments Pecos
The Wellspring Apartments, in Pecos, Texas, are nearing completion and tenants have begun to move in! Yaeger Architecture provided planning, architectural, and interior design services for this new 144-apartment project located on the southwest side of the City of Pecos, Texas. The six, 24-unit buildings, are comprised of a mix...
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December 15, 2020
VP Turner Receives Prestigious Honor
Congratulations to Yaeger Architecture’s Vice-President, Matthew Turner, who has been named a Fellow in the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME). The SAME Academy of Fellows was founded in 1995 to acknowledge individuals dedicated to SAME and to recognize their outstanding service to the Society and the A/E/C industry. This...
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June 25, 2020
Share the Load with Team Leadville
Yaeger VP, Matt Turner, alongside Team Leadville captain Anthony “Tony” Hofmann, represented the Greater Kansas City Post of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME), as Tony presented a check from Team Leadville to Warriors’ Ascent. Hofmann, a retired Army officer and marathon runner, founded Team Leadville, a marathon team...
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June 24, 2020
Chicken N Pickle Overland Park Groundbreaking
Yaeger team members Patrick Lenahan, Ben Powell, Luke McElwain, and Aaron Rumple attended the Chicken N Pickle groundbreaking at Prairiefire in Overland Park on June 18th. Centric will be the builder of the project. Chicken N Pickle at Prairiefire will include six indoor pickleball courts, four outdoor pickleball courts, beer...
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May 29, 2020
Carl Yaeger Celebrates 25 Years with Firm
The year is 1995: Toy Story is about to make its national theatrical debut, the OJ Simpson Case is in full swing, and Michael Jordan returns to basketball. In Kansas City, Carl Yaeger joined our firm creating Devine deFlon Yaeger Architects (DDY) which has evolved over the course of two...
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May 21, 2020
SAME Greater Kansas City Post Supports Warriors’ Ascent
Yaeger Architecture Project Manager and President of SAME GKC Post, Christina Przygoda, presented a $2500 Post donation to Warriors’ Ascent and Executive Director Mike Kenny on May 20th. Christina and Mike Kenny both donned Team Leadville official racing gear for the check presentation. Team Leadville, coached and led by COL (R)...
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March 22, 2020
Yaeger COVID-19 Update
Effective Tuesday, March 24th, Yaeger Architecture, Inc. will implement best practices for suppressing the spread of COVID-19, as outlined by our local government officials, and will be working remotely until local policy directs us otherwise. Our number-one focus is the safety of our families, business partners, and the community at large. ...
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March 18, 2020
Yaeger Employee Passes Exams
Congratulations to Yaeger Architecture employee, Jessica Gonzales, for passing her final Architectural Registration Exam (ARE)! Jessica had a personal goal of passing all SIX exams in one year and we are proud to say she worked hard and achieved this goal. Jessica joined the firm in 2014, after receiving a...
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November 26, 2019
AIA Student Tour
Yaeger Architecture hosted seven students from the Center for Advanced Professional Studies of Blue Valley High School on Nov. 21st in conjunction with the AIA, Center for Architecture & Design, and KC STEM Alliance’s Design Career Day. Aaron Rumple, Chaz Pruente, and TJ Moon from Yaeger led the students on...
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January 30, 2020
Welcome, Tanisha!
Help us welcome our newest employee, Tanisha, Flewelling. Tanisha joins the team as our new Director of Accounting. Outside of the office, Tanisha loves spending time with her husband and Beagle mix, Gunner. They enjoy camping and recently went on a float trip to Galena. They also love to travel...
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December 20, 2019
SAME Holiday Party
The Society of Military Engineers (SAME) Greater Kansas City Post Vice President Holiday Party was held at Yaeger’s office this month. The VP Holiday Party is an annual event and Yaeger’s Christina Przygoda hosted this year as 2019 Vice President. The Post celebrated a successful 2019 and started gearing up...
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November 4, 2019
Central Green Chili Cookoff
Yaeger Architecture’s Central Green neighbors, CGB, hosted a building-wide Chili Cook-Off on Friday, November 1. There were 10 chili entries, with Yaeger, CGB, Edward Jones and RIC voting for best chili and 1st and 2nd runner ups. Yaeger’s own, Luke McElwain, retained his title as Chili Champ with his secret...
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September 23, 2019
Yaeger Employee to Live Paint at SIOR Development Day
Please join Yaeger Architecture at Booth 40 at the 30th SIOR Development Day on September 26, 2019, at Union Station from 4:30pm-7:30pm. Each year the Western Missouri/Kansas Chapter of SIOR holds a Development Day event which includes over 80 exhibitors representing commercial real estate and development professionals serving the Kansas...
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October 28, 2019
Yaeger’s New Office at Central Green
Yaeger’s office, on the third floor of Central Green, has stunning 360-degree views of our corner of 87th Street and Renner Boulevard. Greenspace of Central Green Park can be seen to the northeast, Shawnee Mission Park to the northwest, and new-urban Lenexa City Center to the southwest. The expansive windows...
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September 20, 2019
Yaeger VR Studio
Yaeger Architecture’s new office now includes a Virtual Reality Studio. VR is one of the most compelling tools in the building industry. Using the HTC VIVE Pro with eye-tracking technology, clients and the project team interact with their projects during the design process to evaluate materials, lighting design options, and...
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August 26, 2019
Thank You to Our Summer Interns
Welcome back to school, KSU and KU students! We were fortunate to have two great interns this summer, Riley Grey and Greg DeVeau. Greg, a KU Architecture Department student, was with Yaeger during his brief break before summer studio started. Riley, a College of Architecture, Planning & Design at Kansas...
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August 12, 2019
Yaeger Family Open House and Award
Friday, July 26, 2019, Yaeger Architecture, Inc. showed off our beautiful new space to 70 family members at an Open House held at our office in Lenexa City Center. We all enjoyed food catered by Lenexa favorites, Ignite and Saints. Our evening culminated with the presentation of the 2018 Living...
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June 24, 2019
Yaeger Office Move
On June 28th, Yaeger Architecture will be moving to Lenexa City Center. The move comes at an exciting time in the city’s foray into mixed-used new urban development....
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July 11, 2019
Patrick Lenahan Celebrates 20 Years with Yaeger
Yaeger Architecture, Inc. is celebrating Patrick Lenahan on his 20th Anniversary with the firm. Patrick began his career with Yaeger as a Project Architect in 1999, became a Project Manager in 2001, and was promoted to Vice President in 2008. When asked what he liked best about his role, Patrick...
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June 14, 2019
Congrats, Katie
Congratulations to Katie Gall who is celebrating her 10th Anniversary with Yaeger Architecture, Inc! Katie serves Yaeger as both our marketing coordinator and as an NCIDQ Certified Interior Designer. When this jack-of-all-trades is not hard at work on her next graphic or interior design project, she can be found on...
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May 20, 2019
Yaeger Project Receives Award
Building 102 at Fort Leavenworth received an Honor Award for Excellence in Rehabilitation at the Kansas Preservation Alliance Awards for Excellence on Friday, May 17th. Each year, the Kansas Preservation Alliance, Inc. recognizes exemplary efforts in historic preservation across the state of Kansas. The 2019 Awards for Excellence were presented...
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May 3, 2019
Yaeger Awarded New Contract
Yaeger Architecture is excited to announce that we have been awarded a 5-year A-E Services contract with the USACE Omaha District! The contract is for preparation of studies, analysis, and design services for USACE Northwestern Division. ...
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April 29, 2019
Congratulations, Matt!
We are excited to announce that Yaeger VP, Matthew Turner, has been elected onto the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) National Board of Direction! He will serve as an Elected Director for a three-year term (2019-2022) which will begin at this year’s Joint Engineering Training Conference (JETC) in Tampa,...
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March 15, 2019
Sprint Campus Opened 20 Years Ago, Now in New Ownership
The Sprint Campus opened in Overland Park, Kansas in 1999 and now in 2019, Occidental Management of Wichita has entered into a deal to purchase the campus. We are taking the opportunity to reflect on the work we did 20 years ago and are excited for the next evolution...
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April 5, 2019
Yaeger in the Community
The 68th Annual Greater KC Science & Engineering Fair (GKCSEF) is going on at Union Station in Kansas City. This regional fair of the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) is for students from grades 4-12 from nine KC Metro counties. The fair is organized by...
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January 23, 2019
Przygoda Sworn into Office
Christina Przygoda of Yaeger Architecture is officially Vice President of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) Greater Kansas City Post. The new leaders were sworn in at a ceremony on January 17th, 2019. The mission of the Society of American Military Engineers is to unite public and private sector...
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December 21, 2018
The Ranch Master Plan Meeting
Last week, Yaeger participated in the Master Plan Meeting for The Ranch, Larimer County’s Event Complex in Loveland, Colorado. Yaeger is part of The Ranch Master Plan’s Project Leadership Team which hosted the public meeting to solicit input from community members and share information on the planning progress. ...
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November 2, 2018
Annual Chili Cook-off
The Yaeger team gathered this week with our neighbors at RTM Engineering Consultants for our annual chili cook-off. There were six chilis/soups in the competition and three representatives from each firm judged the entries based on originality, taste, texture, and aroma. The judges awarded the 2018 trophy to our very own...
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December 7, 2018
Chicken N Pickle Progress
Chicken N Pickle construction is progressing quickly at the Plazzio (13th and Greenwich) in Wichita. Key Construction crews are wrapping up the construction of the pickleball court building which is slated to open this month. The Chicken N Pickle complex in Wichita includes six indoor courts, four outdoor courts, four...
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October 11, 2018
Yaeger Demo Day
Yaeger team members and friends volunteered our time and skills last weekend to work at a Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity construction site. The house, located in Raytown, MO, is being repaired after it was damaged in a fire. The Yaeger crew helped remove the smoky drywall ceiling and walls...
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August 17, 2018
Yaeger Employees Tour New Office Space
Yaeger Architecture staff donned hardhats and joined Crossland Construction on the job site of the Central Green building in Lenexa last week. The 48,000 SF four-story building is a mixed-use development in Lenexa City Center. It is four stories with parking underground and restaurant, retail, and corporate tenant spaces...
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July 3, 2018
CST Ready Building Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting
Yaeger Architecture’s Christina Przygoda attended the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the recently completed CST Ready Building in Connecticut on June 12th. Yaeger led design as part of the design-build team headed by Sealaska Constructors for this new construction project. ...
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July 10, 2018
Yaeger is Awarded Contract with Seattle District USACE
Yaeger Architecture is excited to announce that we have been awarded a 5-year Architect-Engineer Design and Construction Support Services contract with the Seattle District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers! ...
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June 29, 2018
NeoCon Recap 2018
NeoCon celebrated its 50th year June 11th – 13th at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. The exhibition covers nearly one million square feet of the Mart and attracts upwards of 50,000 design professionals from many markets including Workplace, Healthcare, Hospitality, Retail, Education, and Government. Exhibitors represent products utilized in the...
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June 27, 2018
Lipari Brothers Sun Fresh Opens, Relieving Food Desert East of Troost
A new Lipari Brothers Sun Fresh Market opened June 16th at 3110 Prospect Avenue between 31st Street and Linwood Boulevard in Kansas City. Yaeger is thrilled to have been a part of this critical retail redevelopment project for residents of Kansas City’s East Side. The grand opening event featured...
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May 17, 2018
Cool Cars for Kids
On May 4th – 6th, Yaeger employees gathered with groups across the Metro to compete in the Geeks vs. Geeks Build Event. LEARN Science & Math Club, a nonprofit program, spearheaded the event to help build custom electric cars for local kids with limited mobility. 12 teams competed in this...
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