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| Above Average: John Appelquist by Kelly Connoley In this day and age, for an employee to maintain a 20-year tenure with a company is quite an accomplishment, but that’s exactly what A&A Blacksburg employee John Appelquist has achieved. A full-time construction inspector since January 1 st, 1984, John has worked on many projects over the years. A surprise celebration was held on January 16, 2004, in recognition of his many accomplishments and contributions to the company. Paul Grimes, Chief Inspector, cited John’s attention to detail and easy-going disposition as commendable assets. As a token of our
appreciation, John was presented with an engraved watch.
Originally from Joliet, Illinois, and currently residing in Christiansburg, Virginia, John and his wife Debbie have twin sons, Daniel and William. Appelquist was very involved with the Huckleberry Trail, which extends six miles from the Montgomery/Floyd Regional Library in downtown Blacksburg, across the southern portion of the Virginia Tech campus, through Montgomery County, to the New River Valley Mall in Christiansburg. He assisted in bridge construction for the trail and volunteered time clearing brush with other A&A employees and friends. His true loves are being outside and traveling. To learn more about A&A’s inspection services, please contact John by e-mail at appelqui@andassoc.com (in the field) or to reach someone in the office, contact Paul Grimes at 800-763-5596. &Celebrate Virginia: First of its Kind by Lee Williams Just south of Washington, D.C. in Fredericksburg, Virginia, a new development is taking shape. By combining commercial and corporate development with recreation, entertainment, and green-space in a single 2,400 acre site, Celebrate Virginia is the first development of its kind. Celebrate Virginia straddles the Rappahannock River. On the Fredericksburg side, the development will offer hotels, a convention center, restaurants, museums, and entertainment venues. On the Stafford County side, a golf course, active adult retirement community, retail shops, and an office park are planned. The development will also host an Eco-Tourism Center that will preserve and feature the beautiful Rappahannock River. Anderson & Associates has been
working with Silver Companies on
several different engineering features for the development, including the design of a
regional stormwater management facility and irrigation ponds. The irrigation ponds will
serve both the newly constructed golf course and proposed future courses. To learn more about our land development services, please contact A&A Fredericksburg Project Manager Justin Franklin at 800-275-5910 or by e-mail at franklin@andassoc.com. &
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The Celebrate Virginia Parkway and connector roadway will expedite
access to the newly constructed golf course. For this portion of the development, A&A
prepared erosion and sediment control plans for the Parkway, design plans for the
connector road, and plans for preliminary grading, erosion and sediment control design,
and drainage design for over 90 acres adjacent to the Parkway. To help further the
progress of the development, the erosion and sediment control plans were prepared to begin
grading operations before the final roadway plans were approved. The roadways were
designed, approved, and constructed in less than one year. 
