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KS ASSOCIATES DESIGNS RIVER FRONTAGE AREA FOR THE FOUNDRY KS Associates Inc. (Elyria, OH), a civil engineering and surveying firm, is helping put infrastructure in place to support Cleveland’s growing interest in the sport of rowing. KS Associates was responsible for designing the dock area and river frontage for The Foundry, a new state-of-the-art rowing facility located along the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland. The Foundry is the vision of Mike Trebilcock and his wife, Gina, who purchased a series of industrial buildings in hopes of transforming them into a recreational hub and education center for high school and college student athletes who want to become high performance rowers and sailors. In 2014, Trebilcock, in conjunction with MCPc Family Charities, contracted with KS Associates to prepare construction plans for the Foundry’s dock area. KS Associates’ design included 520 lineal feet of rowing and launch docks, gangway ramps, steel platforms, and anchor piles. KS Associates also provided some permitting and surveying services for the project. Trebilcock and The Foundry are exceptionally proud of the due diligence with the project, including obtaining a permit from the Army Corps of Engineers, approval by the United States Coast Guard, and the Northeast Ohio shipping community. The docks, constructed by RowAmerica, and boathouse opened for their first season in August 2015, just in time for the 2015-2016 school year. When fully constructed, The Foundry will be complete with a fitness center, indoor rowing tanks, and park. The Foundry is located on the east side of Columbus Road across from Rivergate Park. With Rivergate Park and The Foundry on the banks of the Cuyahoga River, the project is helping make the riverfront more accessible to the growing rowing community.

FASHION, from page 11

BEST IN SHOW. CNBC.com reports the following are the 10 top best dressed CEOs in America:

The bottom line? “I have to check with my daughter when in doubt. She sets me straight. But now that she’s away at college I’m a bit on my own,” he says. IF THE SHOE FITS… Geoffrey Butler, president of Butler, Rosenbury & Partners (Springfield, MO) – a 20-per- son architecture, structural engineering, planning, and development firm – admits that he is not the fashion leader of the architectural world. “Back in the day, when I was young and aspiring, I tried to dress sharp – a bit flashy to reflect my cre- ativity and still be somewhat business-like. Sport coats never really worked, as I was either working at my desk, driving somewhere, or on jobsites. My shoes generally were a wreck from jobsite visits and didn’t last long,” he says. “As I got older, it was more impor- tant to be comfortable, and I usually checked my cal- endar for the day in the morning and dressed accord- ingly. When selling, I would dress for the sale. When working, I would dress for the work.” Nowadays, Butler says that work-casual is the overall norm. Nice jeans, sport shirts, and loafers seem to be the ticket. “I can’t remember the last time I wore a tie to work and did not have some very important meeting. With the Internet and email, the meetings are fewer and fewer and conference calls dominate on meetings. If we ever took time to Skype, I could do the newscaster trick and have a nice shirt and tie while sitting there with no pants!” he chuckles. “Besides, as I get older, I have earned the right to be a bit eccentric and odd. It suits me well.” ALOHA! For Brian Bowers, president of Bowers + Kubo- ta Consulting (Waipahu, HI), a 150-person employ- ee-owned architectural/engineering firm, the ques- tion of what to wear to work is a no brainer. “We wear Aloha attire every day – an Aloha shirt and dress pants. Very casual,” he says.

James “Jamie” Dimon, JP Morgan Chase & Co.

Kevin Plank , Under Armour

Millard (Mickey) S. Drexler, J. Crew Group

Robert A. (Bob) Iger , The Walt Disney Co.

Antonio “L.A.” Reid , Epic Records

Desiree Rogers , Johnson Publishing Co.

Jack Dorsey , Square, Inc.

Jay Penske, PMC

Ellen Kullman , Dupont

Oprah Winfrey , OWN Network

THE ZWEIG LETTER OCTOBER 26, 2015, ISSUE 1125

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