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It is often said that relationships are the key to business. For this reason we were delighted when Katie Salsbury and Paul  Hook of Intermountain Aquatics contacted us with an opportunity to participate in a complex residential wastewater treatment and disposal project in Victor located on the eastern most edge of Idaho. This joint effort may be the first between our two companies’, but we are hoping to lend our experience and expertise in many eastern Idaho projects to come. Set in the...

To the best of the Worst One day after two of (I think) your best servicemen fixed a problem at the lake house. I have to commend them for not only finding the problem, that eluded many, but they fixed it in an efficient, professional manner. They are the best. Having dealt with you folks for 40+ years I am pleased to tell you, you are still the best. Kudos to your capable and expert service men- Thank You GE.” Excellence is the gradual result of always striving to do better. As R.C. Worst &...

The Family ThreadIt seems to be a rarity these days with corporate takeovers, growth through acquisition and fledgling internet startup companies that a family owned business of three generations exists. But, that is the case with R.C. Worst & Company of Coeur d’Alene Idaho. Ken and Allen Worst are the third generation owners and operators of this water and wastewater pumping operation that began nearly 60 years ago with their grandfather, Robert Worst. And there is plenty of business history...

Cassidy Project – Stanley, Idaho When Sean Flynn with Galena Engineering of Ketchum, Idaho came to us with a sensitive site in the heart of the Sawtooth Mountain Range, we jumped at the chance to help protect one of Idaho’s premiere recreational resources, the Salmon River. Located just northeast of the small outdoor recreation hub of Stanley, Idaho, this property had recently sold, and the new owners wanted to make improvements to include a main lodge, additional cabin, barn and bunkhouse. As...

The old adage that “necessity is the mother of invention” many times forces us to delve into our deeper, creative thinking spaces and come up with solutions to meet the demands of the day. That happened recently for R.C. Worst & Co.’s resident engineer Ray Koberstine, P.E. when a commercial lift station specified by Randy Hahn, P.E. of Hahn Engineering of Spokane Washington presented an expedited delivery timeline. The uniqueness of the request included a scope to design and build within 21...