Kennedy Jenks Timeline

Kennedy Jenks is proud of our 100-year history as an employee–owned firm with over 400 staff, including engineers and scientists across 13 states throughout the country.

Clyde C. Kennedy
Clyde C. Kennedy opens an engineering office in San Francisco, CA
1919
Reno/Sparks Water Treatment Plant
Clyde Kennedy designs first sewage treatment plants for Reno/Sparks
1927 - 1929
History Timeline
Harry Jenks piloting biofilterization
1927
John and father Harry Jenks
John Jenks joins father, Harry N. Jenks, who previously worked for Clyde Kennedy, to form Jenks and Jenks Consulting
1948
Secondary treatment plant for Sanitary District No. 1
Harry Jenks designs secondary treatment plant for Sanitary District No. 1 in Marin County
1948 - 1953
Sewage treatment works
Construction of sewage treatment works, Phoenix, AZ
1950
Winter Olympics, Squaw Valley Project
Winter Olympics – Squaw Valley Project
1960
Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion
Chambers Creek Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant Expansion, Pierce County, WA
1970

Kennedy Jenks Expands to Hawai'i - Honolulu, HI

1973
EBDA Project
Kennedy Engineers and Jenks & Harrison collaborated on the EBDA Project. The success of this Project led to the merger of the two firms to become Kennedy Jenks
1980

Kennedy Jenks Expands in Oregon - Portland, OR

1990
Advanced Fuels Receiving Facility
Advanced Fuels Receiving Facility, Encina Wastewater Authority, CA
2000

Kennedy Jenks Expands to East Coast – Chicago, IL, Princeton, NJ

2014
KJ Turns 100
Kennedy Jenks Turns 100
2019