Farewell to Abe Regier
For those of you who haven’t heard, Abe Regier, our lead exhibit fabricator and in-house BBQ wiz, recently said goodbye to Flint Hills Design and headed east. Recently engaged, Abe and his fiancé moved to Pittsburgh, PA to start a new chapter in their lives. Abe began working at Flint Hills Design in June 2009 and managed fabrication for 5 museum exhibits in addition to numerous other projects.
Abe, best of luck out in Pittsburgh. We’ll miss your constant off the wall “Would you rather…” questions and enthusiasm that you bring to every project!
Google Algorithm Update
Last Thursday, Google announced they were updating their search algorithm to downgrade sites with too many ads. Specifically, this algorithm change hits websites that have more ads than content above the fold (the portion of the website visible without scrolling). While this doesn’t affect any of our websites, we’re still excited by the direction that Google seems to be moving with their recent algorithm changes. Last year, Google released an algorithm update (Panda, which you can learn about in one of our earlier blog posts) that begins ranking sites based on aesthetics as well as the normal technical aspects.
Some people are accusing Google of telling people to “do as I say, not as I do” because of how many ads Google shows in their search results through their pay per click program. However, we still think this recent update is another step in the right direction, pushing web designers and developers to develop sites that present relevant content instead of ads.
To read more about the algorithm update, check out this Google Search blog post.
FHD in the Wichita Business Journal
While I’ve been working here in Kansas City for a few months now, we figured it was finally time to “officially” announce our Kansas City location to the public. After hearing about our Kansas City office, a reporter from the Wichita Business Journal gave us a call to get some more detailed information for their write-up about our expansion to Kansas City. Check out the article here to learn more about our expansion to the Kansas City area!
