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West Plains Engineering was recently a recipient of a 2017 Excellence in Energy Efficient Design Award, which was announced during the AIA-Iowa Annual Convention in September. The program recognizes outstanding efforts by architecture and engineering firms in reducing...

West Plains Engineering is pleased to be a sponsor of the 2017 AIA Iowa Annual Convention - held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 28 and 29 in Des Moines. This year's theme is Cohesion - which will focus on the ideas of communicate, connect and create - to deliver ideas and...

Electrical Specialties Manager Todd Weidner, P.E. will be a session presenter during the annual Hawkeye on Safety Conference on Sept. 20 in Coralville, IA. Weidner will educate attendees on the importance of electrical assessments in the workplace – particularly arc...

West Plains Engineering was proud to sponsor the keynote luncheon at the 2017 AIA South Dakota annual convention. This year's speaker was Frank Scanlan, Managing Director, Strategic Communications and Content with The American Institute of Architects. Mr. Scanlan will...

WPE offices in Casper and Sioux Falls recently held Client Appreciation Events to celebrate and thank the many clients, colleagues and counterparts who make our work in this industry possible. To those who couldn't attend, and those who work with us across the region,...

We're excited to share a new edition of our engineer-authored Strategic Direction Reports! Follow the link below to download the full FREE white paper on Electrical Safety written by Principal Electrical Engineer Todd Weidner, P.E., CESCP, RCDD. Electrical safety...

Casper, WY – West Plains Engineering is pleased to announce the expansion of its Power Engineering Division to Casper, Wyo. The Power Division specializes in transmission and distribution system design, substations, SCADA and load management; and will join WPE’s...

Todd Weidner, P.E., RCDD, can now add another acronym to his name - CESCP. Todd recently passed the Certified Electrical Safety Compliance Professional (CESCP) training and exam, which is based on the NFPA 70E Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace. This...

WPE Principal Engineer Mark Grebner and his fellow ACEC South Dakota leaders met with South Dakota Senator John Thune this past summer, and a photo of the occasion was published in the March/April issue of the national magazine, Engineering, Inc. The magazine is a...

The Stockyards Ag Experience Plaza and Barn is now officially open for visitors! It was our absolute pleasure to work with such a fantastic group to make this dream a reality for the Sioux Falls community. We highly recommend a visit to this interactive experience to...

And it's not over yet. But when the snow and ice melts - the rebuilding begins. Our team has been supporting rural utilities in this part of the country for more than a decade. We know a thing or two about getting substations, transformers, transmission lines and...

Congratulations to Deb Robertson on her retirement! Deb joined West Plains Engineering in 1996 and has since served as the Rapid City office administrator for the past 20 years. On her last day, Deb was presented with a token of our gratitude from WPE President Doug...

  The Rapid City Journal recently featured an article on the new $25-29 million hotel expansion WPE is working on for Cadillac Jacks in Deadwood.  Our team is providing mechanical and electrical design for the 100+ room addition, parking garage, gambling...

Any engineer can be your engineer. But in the new year, we're renewing our resolution to being more. We want to be your partner - a trusted member of the team. We've spent most of this year telling you about what makes us different, but the truth is - it's these...