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Kansas Welcomes Sprawling New Courthouse

February 9, 2021February 3, 2021 Correctional News 3036 Views Fentress Architects, JE Dunn Construction, Johnson County, TreanorHL

Global design firm Fentress Architects and its partners—TreanorHL and JE Dunn Construction—recently unveiled an inside look at the new $193 Million Johnson County Courthouse in Olathe.

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Kansas Courthouse Celebrates Completion Milestone

September 2, 2020August 31, 2020 Correctional News 3087 Views Fentress Architects, JE Dunn, Johnson County, Kansas, TreanorHL

The new $182 million Johnson County Courthouse, located in downtown Olathe is now substantially complete.

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Johnson County Focuses on Accessibility with New $193 Million Courthouse

August 22, 2018May 13, 2019 Correctional News 3564 Views Accessibility, Construction, Courthouse, Johnson County, Kansas

Accessibility is said to be the focal point of a new courthouse construction project currently underway in Johnson County. According to the Kansas City Star, the $193 million project is currently in the concept and design phase, with a number of partners on board, including the Johnson County commissioners, the City of Olathe, and Olathe’s Persons with Disabilities Advisory Board.

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Missouri’s Johnson County Department of Corrections Helps Inmates Become Skilled Laborers

March 27, 2018January 2, 2019 Correctional News 3121 Views JCDC, Johnson County, Johnson County Department of Corrections, Johnson County Department of Corrections Adult Residential Center, Kansas

Thanks to a $200,000 grant from the adjoining state of Kansas, inmates in the Johnson County Department of Corrections Adult Residential Center have a fast pass to join the construction industry as compensated skilled laborers building a variety of construction projects.