scholarly journals KCI Technologies, Inc. - Engineering The Future, One Employee At A Time

2011 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Vera L. Street ◽  
Christy Weer ◽  
Frank Shipper

To an outsider, KCI Technologies may appear to be a typical, run of the mill engineering firm.  However, once introduced, prospective clients soon understand why KCI was recently ranked 83rd on the Engineering News-Record's list of the top 500 engineering firms in the country, 7th on its list of Top 20 Telecommunications Firms, and 55th out of the Top 100 ‘Pure’ Designers. With a focus on providing the highest quality service through a commitment to innovation and employee development, KCI is clearly positioning itself for the future.  KCI Technologies is currently the largest employee-owned, multi-disciplined engineering firm in Maryland.   Providing consulting, engineering, and environmental construction management services, KCI had revenues of approximately $131 million in 2009, and serves clients in the Northeast, Southeast and Mid-Atlantic regions of the US.  The more than 900 employee owners of KCI operate out of offices in 12 states – Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, as well as the District of Columbia.  KCI has undergone incredible changes over the last several decades.  From a basement dream, to a multi-million dollar employee owned organization, KCI is poised to face the future.  However, with an uncertain economy and reduced governmental and private-sector spending, will the loyalty and commitment of the employee-owners be enough for KCI to continue building the impressive set of awards and recognition for which the company has become accustomed?

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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Anthonomus signatus Say Coleoptera: Curculionidae Hosts: Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa), also Rubus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, USA, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Hylobius pales (Herbst). Coleoptera: Curculionidae. Hosts: Pinus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in North America (Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, USA, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin), Central America and Caribbean (Puerto Rico).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Armillaria tabescens (Scop.) Emel. Basidiomycota: Agaricales. Hosts: Many trees and grape (Vitis spp.). Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Albania, Czech Republic, France (Corsica, Mainland France), Germany, Greece (Mainland Greece), Italy (Mainland Italy), Montenegro, Netherlands, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Mainland Spain), UK (England and Wales)), Asia (China (Hebei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang), India, Japan (Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu), Korea Republic, Malaysia, Nepal, Turkey), Africa (Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Tanzania, Zimbabwe), North America (Mexico, USA (Arkansas, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia)), Central America and Caribbean (Panama, Trinidad and Tobago), South America (Brazil), Oceania (Fiji).


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Phallus impudicus. Some information on its morphological characteristics, associated organisms and substrata, dispersal and transmission, economic impacts, habitats and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Algeria, Liberia, Morocco, South Africa, Tanzania, Zimbabwe), Asi (Armenia, China, Anhui, Guangdong, Hainan, Hebei, Shanxi, Georgia, India, Assam, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Iran, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Russia, South Korea, Syria, Taiwan, Turkey, Vietnam), Atlantic Ocean (Spain, Islas Canarias), Australasia (Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New Zealand), Caribbean (Cuba, Jamaica, Puerto Rico), Central America (Costa Rica, Panama), Europe (Åland Islands, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Jersey, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK), North America (Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Mexico, USA, Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin), Pacific Ocean (Samoa), South America (Brazil, Amazonas, Paraíba, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, São Paulo, Chile, Colombia, Guyana, Uruguay)).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Myzocallis walshii (Monell). Hemiptera: Aphididae. Host: American red oak Quercus rubra. Information is given on the geographical distribution in Europe (Andorra, Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Portugal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, UK, England and Wales), North America (Canada, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, USA, Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin).


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Metcalfa pruinosa (Say) Homoptera: Flatidae. Attacks grapevine, peach, hazelnut, Citrus, apple, soyabeans and over 50 other woody plants. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE, Corsica, Italy, France, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Ontario, Quebec, USA, Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, CENTRAL AMERICA and CARIBBEAN, Bermuda, Cuba, Jamaica, Mexico, Puerto Rico.


Author(s):  
D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Lasiosphaeria ovina. There are records of this species on living branches and leaves, dead leaves, bark, branches, twigs, periderm and wood (often decorticated and very decayed or wet). Some information on its habitats, dispersal and transmission, and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Africa (Mauritius, Morocco, South Africa and Uganda), Central America (Costa Rica and Panama), North America (Canada (British Columbia, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ontario and Quebec)), USA (Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin)), South America (Argentina, Brazil (Goiás and Sao Paulo) and Chile), Asia (Georgia Republic, India (Maharashtra), Japan, Kazakhstan (Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya), Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Russia (Kamchatka) and Turkey), Australasia (Australia (Tasmania, Victoria and Western Australia) and New Zealand), Europe (Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine and UK) and associated organisms and subtrata.


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Abstract A new distribution map is provided for Nectria cinnabarina (Tode) Fr. Fungi: Ascomycota: Hypocreales Hosts: Broad-leaved trees and shrubs including apple (Malus domestica[Malus pumila]) and pear (Pyrus communis); also occasionally Larix, Picea and Pinus spp. Information is given on the geographical distribution in EUROPE, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, UK, England and Wales, ASIA, Armenia, Bhutan, China, Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hong, Kong, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, NeiMenggu, Ningxia, Qinghai, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang, India, Uttar Pradesh, Korea Republic, Pakistan, Taiwan, Thailand, NORTH AMERICA, Canada, Alberta, British Columbia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Mexico, USA, Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, OCEANIA, Australia, New Zealand.


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D. W. Minter

Abstract A description is provided for Propolis farinosa found embedded in wood and cone scales of Pinus sylvestris. Some information on its morphology, habitat, dispersal and transmission and conservation status is given, along with details of its geographical distribution (Algeria, Morocco, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec), USA (California, Colorado, Connecticut, District of Columbia, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virgina, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming), Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Greenland, Cyprus, Republic of Georgia, Israel, Kazakhstan (Almaty Oblast, East Kazakhstan Oblast), Japan, Pakistan, Russia (Primorsky Krai), Turkey, Bermuda, Spain (Canary Islands), Australia (Western Australia), New Zealand, Norfolk Island, Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France (Corsica), Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Irish Republic, Italy (Sardinia), Luxembourg, Republic of Macedonia, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia (Krasnodarsky Krai, Leningrad Oblast, Npvgorod Oblast), Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain (Balearic Islands), Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, UK, USA (Hawaii)) and host (P. sylvestris).


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