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JET & Associates, L.L.C., a WBE firm, has a staff of construction
specialists together with registered Architects and Engineers; i.e. James
E. Taylor Design Group, P.C.'s staff. By their experience in
building design, construction methods and means they clearly
communicate with owners, architects and engineers for the project.
Their professional knowledge and experience can aid the Design Firm
during the preparation of Schematic Designs through the Contract
Document Phase by projecting cost of construction, value engineering
evaluation, site construction strategy, schedules of tasks and events,
etc.
This firm was responsible for the architectural
design of various renovation project both commercial and residential
for the Country Club Plaza; retail stores; high-rise and garden-type
apartment complexes and collegiate facilities. Mr. Taylor has served as
Chairman of the Kansas City, Missouri Board of Zoning
Adjustment as well as a member of both the Public Works Board and the
Leawood Plan Comission for Leawood, Kansas. Additionally he
served as a City
Councilman for the Fourth Ward in the City of Leawood, Kansas.
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The firm of James E. Taylor & Associates, Inc. Planners and Construction
Managers was formed and incorporated in July of 1967. James E. Taylor
Design Group, P.C. Architects and Designers was formed and incorporated
in 1983. In 1996, a woman-owned corporation (WBE) was formed, JET &
Associates, LLC, to offer professional Construction Management, Real Estate
services and Legal Expert Services.
The James E. Taylor & Associates, Inc. has provided
Construction and Project Management services for their clients for the
past thirty-one years. This service provides exceptional building
design input, construction budgeting and cost control. This has been
exemplified by projects such as Halls Plaza Department Store, Starlight
Amphitheater and Milgram's Food Company and
other commercial and institutional construction projects. These same
services along with Real Estate related services are now being provided
through JET & Associates, L.L.C.
All
majority corporation stocks in both corporations are owned and
controlled by Mr. James E. Taylor and Ms. Elizabeth Taylor-Fisher. Mr.
Taylor has been a licensed architect for over 45 years and Elizabeth
Taylor-Fisher has been in the Construction profession for 10 years. Their experience
has widely varied. Mr. Taylor began as a staff architect with the
Third Army Special Services, employed by the firm
of Kivett, Myers, and McCallum Architects/Engineers (i.e., presently
HNTB), where he served as project architect. In 1960, Mr. Taylor joined
the architectural firm of Edward W. Tanner and Associates, where he
served as an Associate until 1967. Mr. Taylor was
responsible for various architectural designs for J.C. Nichols Company, including various shopping centers in the Kansas City Metro area,
apartment complexes, office buildings and industrial facilities.
Additionally, he was the Project Architect and Construction
Administrator for various Shawnee Mission School District projects, Nallwood Junior High, South High School, as well as the original campus
and building for Missouri Southern University.
Ms. Taylor-Fisher was raised in the atmosphere of this industry, as well
as, attending the Architectural program at the University of Oklahoma.
She began her career in the Real Estate industry in residential
apartment management and later received her real estate license. She
joined her father's firm in 1992 performing Construction
and Real Estate related responsibilities, such as construction
management, marketing, zoning and real estate transactions.
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