This year marks a monumental milestone for Yamabe & Horn Engineering, Inc. as we celebrate 45 years of providing innovative civil engineering and land surveying services to Central California. Founded in 1979 by Ronald Yamabe and Gary Horn, the firm has grown from humble beginnings into a cornerstone of the local engineering community. Our journey has been one of passion, dedication, and a steadfast commitment to improving the infrastructure that supports our region.

Adding to this year’s celebrations, we are proud to honor our co-founder Gary Horn, who was recently awarded the prestigious ASCE Lifetime Achievement Award by both the Fresno Branch and the San Francisco Section Region 9 of the American Society of Civil Engineers. This recognition underscores Gary’s extraordinary contributions to the field and his enduring impact on the industry.

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Project update!

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new 2,500 sq. ft. Visitor Center at Clovis Botanical Gardens was held yesterday. This project, located on the City of Clovis property adjacent to Dry Creek Park at Clovis and Alluvial Ave., is made possible by $2 million in community contributions.

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Exciting news from Y&H and the City of Selma!

We recently celebrated a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the groundbreaking of the Amberwood Sewer Infrastructure project. This significant development is a key part of our city’s growth strategy, expanding our utility infrastructure to support the future outlined in the Amberwood Specific Plan.

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The construction of “The Avenue at Heritage Grove” project has commenced in Clovis, CA, situated at the intersection of Shepherd Avenue and Willow Avenue. Spanning across 4.8 acres of retail area, the project aims to introduce a vibrant commercial space to the community. In its initial phase, the construction focuses on erecting three distinct retail/commercial buildings, comprising two single-story structures and one two-story building. These buildings are designed to feature outdoor common areas equipped with inviting patios and fireplaces, enhancing the overall ambiance and attractiveness of the development. Additionally, meticulous attention is being paid to the provision of ample parking, with a total of 168 parking stalls allocated to accommodate visitors and customers effectively.

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A big shoutout to our incredible team of 47 dedicated staff members who work to provide top-notch engineering and land surveying services. Your teamwork, expertise, and dedication are the backbone of our success. Together, we tackle challenges and deliver excellence to our clients every single day. Here’s to our amazing team, thank you!

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Yamabe & Horn was recently awarded the 2022 ASCE Region 9 (State of California) and the San Francisco Section Outstanding Small Project of the Year for the Trini’s Park Project in Kerman, CA. The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) represents more than 150,000 members of the civil engineering profession in 177 countries. Founded in 1852, ASCE is the nation’s oldest engineering society. The awards were presented at the Region 9 Annual Awards Banquet in San Diego and San Francisco Section Annual Awards Gala in downtown San Francisco. The Trini’s Park Project also won the Outstanding Small Project of the Year Award from our local Fresno ASCE Branch.

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In October, 2019, Shinzen Friendship Garden was invited to a meeting with staff members of California Health Sciences University to discuss the Green Legacy Hiroshima Peace Tree Project. Yamabe & Horn Engineering’s co-founder Ronald Yamabe is the current sitting President of the Shinzen Friendship Garden in Fresno.

The group was advised that thru a conversation between Miho Yoshida and Dr. Miko Rose, Assistant Professor, Department of Adult Psychiatry, Michigan State University, at a university conference in Denver, Colorado, there is a GLH Initiative, a global volunteer campaign to disseminate the universal message of trees that survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. Currently seeds and saplings for the A-bombed trees are growing in more than 30 countries.

The trees are being planted around the world to promote peace, harmony and goodwill.

Ronald Yamabe
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Yamabe & Horn is now the proud owner of the coveted golden calculator for placing first in the Co-Ed Engineer’s Softball League! Congratulations to the team on the victory and thank you to our Assistant Engineer/Coach Kenny Reyes for all his hard work.

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Yamabe & Horn Engineering is proud to announce that the City Council of Kerman has approved Jerry Jones succeeding Gary Horn as City Engineer, as of January 1st 2015.

Gary Horn is the co-founder of Yamabe & Horn and has worked as the Kerman City Engineer since 1993, enjoying many successes. Most notably, Gary played an integral part in the Kerman City water system expansion project in 2007. The City Engineer was tasked with the large problem of finding adequate water storage for a town that had existing Uranium contamination. Yamabe & Horn worked to identify solutions and succeeded in receiving $3.1 M in state funding to replace the existing water system and streamline water storage and usage functionality.

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We are proud to announce that Yamabe & Horn have been named runner-up in this year’s Business Journal “Best Engineering Firm” category. Our mention in the “Best of Central Valley Business” issue illustrates our continued focus on improving and strengthening the Central Valley in both private and municipal engineering projects.  With over 35 years of experience, we are proud to have this recognition and reminder that we are still delivering on our core values.

Says co-founder Gary Horn, “Ron (Yamabe) and I started this in 1979 and our goal was to make it to 5 years. To be in our 35th year now is simply amazing, especially since we’re growing faster now than ever before!”

With the recent addition of our second location in Soledad, we are striving to provide our full suite of offerings to clients throughout the Central Coast, making the Yamabe & Horn brand even stronger.  One of our Principals, Brandon Broussard notes that, “we’re very excited to have opened our first remote branch this year, located on the Central Coast to help serve our growing client base over there, including the City of SoledadCamp Roberts, and Vandenberg AFB.” With a wide range of services offered, from commercial grading and drainage to private development wastewater control and treatment facilities, Yamabe & Horn has enjoyed tremendous growth.

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