Working together with the Saint Paul Chamber of Commerce and BWBR Architects, Eric Beazley, Quetica, and Max Musicant, The Musicant Group, recently spoke to a group of emerging and current civil and business leaders at a Leadership Saint Paul workshop to discuss the programming transformation of the property adjacent to the Light Rail Central Station […]

With nearly 20 years of experience in site engineering and project management, Eric leads the civil engineering division at Quetica. Eric works closely with developers, architects, governmental agencies, engineering firms, and contractors – deploying integrating solutions for strategic site development focused on achieving successful results. His areas of specialization and expertise include design, planning, demolition, […]

On March 8th, U.S. DOT Federal Rail Administration held the first of four workshops to support the Midwest Regional Rail Planning Study.  The project explores the potential for a high-performance, multi-state intercity passenger rail network in the Midwest region. The study will build on current rail planning efforts within the twelve states of Illinois, Missouri, […]

Using a demand-based approach, Quetica was awarded a project to perform supply chain and transportation network analysis for the Nebraska Department of Roads.  The goal of the project is to effectively identify and prioritize investment opportunities for an optimized freight network that lowers transportation costs for Nebraska businesses and promotes business growth.

Iowa DOT recently released the final report from its study to develop an Iowa Statewide Freight Network Optimization Strategy. Quetica adapted private-sector supply chain optimization modeling to create a tool for the Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Economic Development Authority to examine optimization strategies on multimodal freight networks in Iowa. The project relied heavily […]

American Shipper’s June issue cover story, “A State of Logistics”, takes an in-depth look at Quetica’s innovative work with Iowa Department of Transportation to embrace a holistic, data-driven approach to freight planning and development.  The goal of this new planning methodology is to not only attract and retain shippers, third-party logistics providers and carriers by […]

A Freight Network Optimization study can help Departments of Transportation (DOT), Economic Development agencies, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and other state and local government agencies effectively identify and prioritize investment opportunities to: More effectively manage assets; Reduce private sector transportation costs; and Promote business growth within the state or region. Proven in the private sector […]

Join us at TRB to discuss “Food, Fuel, and Feed: Making the Right Freight Investments to Optimize Agricultural Supply-Chain Competitiveness”. In the work of U.S. DOT in developing a national freight plan, agriculture is among the top three supply chains noted as being nationally critical. There is a need to better understand how public-sector investments […]

Quetica is applying supply chain network optimization principles to the energy sector, working proactively to define viable contingencies to better manage extreme fluctuations and disruptions in utility networks, as well as the supply of energy commodities, like propane. The propane crisis of 2014 presented significant concerns for Midwestern states. The State of Iowa took a […]

Mark Berndt has 34 years of professional experience related to multimodal freight transportation planning and policy. Berndt began his career at the State of Minnesota where during 20 years of public service he worked at several agencies including the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT).  During 15 years at MnDOT Berndt held several positions including Freight […]