[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lilly Barhorst: “If I sounded bossy, it’s because I was channeling my inner Barney.” If you missed it, our Sidney office moved locations last Friday. Lilly, who is Brian “Barney” Barhorst’s super awesome daughter, oversaw moving day with the...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Jeff Puthoff: “There is only one Christmas song outside the traditional carols that matters: Elvis’s ‘Blue Christmas.’” If you’ve seen our holiday card this year, you know it’s not your average piece of folded paper. It’s got flaps, elves,...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Inquiring Mindsets: "What are your favorite Thanksgiving traditions?” We asked Choice Oners about some favorite Thanksgiving traditions. The result? Pure Thanksgiving science! Traditions: Football + Naps: Apparently, Thanksgiving is just a warm-up for the Super Bowl of sleeping. If you’re not...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dillon with D.R. Horton: “Kyle, I have a tip for your caddy work tonight: Don’t quit your day job.” The D.R. Horton Orange Team (l-r): Dillon Houk, Brad Anderson, Choice One’s Kyle Siegrist, and Missy Smith. Last week, Choice One...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Troy Niese: “The pond is getting winterized. It’s a like a bunch of dads inspecting a DIY project.” For years, our office fascinations have evolved. First, it was doughnuts (thanks, Jeff Kunk). Then roundabouts (don’t worry, we still love...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nora Schwartz: “The simulator keeps saying: ‘Go back and adjust your difficulty settings’… but it was already set to beginner.” This week, the entire Choice One crew headed to Caddy’s, a golf-themed bar and restaurant, for our quarterly offsite...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Matt Hoying: “Kari didn’t like Spaceballs.” Gasps were heard. Jaws dropped. Somewhere, Mel Brooks felt a disturbance in the Schwartz. After returning from our Lexington company trip last week, Graphic Designer Kari casually mentioned she didn’t love Spaceballs, the 1987...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Choice Mindsets: "A Trip Down Memory Lane"” Choice One in the Las Vegas airport, 1997. Today, many of us from Choice One are headed to Lexington, KY. If you didn’t know, we take a trip together once every two years...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Inquiring Mindsets: “Caption this photo of Andy Shuman.” “Is this the coffee shop?” -Craig Eley, Traffic Engineer “It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s just a Choice One survey drone*.” -Troy Niese, Project manager “Why do cats land on their feet but...
[vc_row css_animation="" row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" angled_section="no" text_align="left" background_image_as_pattern="without_pattern"][vc_column][vc_column_text] Dane Sommer: "First pitch scheduled for 3:34pm." Allen Bertke: "Stealth bomber flyover at 3:33pm?" Another Friday afternoon, another random Choice One contest. This time? Engineering co-op and Trine University pitcher Tyler Stueve was challenged by engineer Dane Sommer to a...