History - 1900s — 1950s

Through private consulting work and civic service, T.R. Warriner shapes the growth of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as it grows from a frontier town into one of Iowa´s largest cities. He designed over 100 subdivisions in the area and provided valuable guidance for the design and construction of the first river wall system in Cedar Rapids.

T.R. Warriner´s Civic, Professional & Community Leadership:

City Engineer, City of Cedar Falls, 1902-1906
City Engineer, City of Cedar Rapids, 1906-1908
City of Cedar Rapids Planning Commission, 30 years
City of Cedar Rapids Riverfront Commission, 54 years
First Chairman of the Linn County Red Cross
President of the Iowa Engineering Society
Chairman Exemption Draft Board, WWI
Director, St. Luke´s Hospital
Life Trustee, Coe College

1954

Philip Shive purchases Warriner´s business and renames the company Shive Engineering. Philip´s son, Jim, joins the company the next year beginning a new era of growth.

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