Have you ever wondered who regulates the natural gas and liquid propane industry? The best answer is “Lots of Entities and Jurisdictions.” Anything relating to drilling, processing, refining, and transporting oil and gas, is regulated by federal, state, county, and...
What is Blue Stake?
Arizona Blue Stake performs excavation information and education for public safety to prevent underground equipment damage. Following all state requirements. Blue Stake works with homeowners, professional excavators, facility owners, operators, designers, and...
Building Innovative Broadband Networks in Rural Areas
The demand for higher-speed internet connections is steadily rising in today's broadband-centric world. Streaming video, television services, and content providers have seen increasing amounts of usage. Due to its intensive nature, these services take a large toll on...
The Truth About Cell Towers
Have you ever wondered why we need cell towers? For starters, cell phones have a low-wattage transmitter requiring a signal repeater within range of the device. The repeaters keep moving the signal from tower to tower until it reaches the cell phone. To complete the...
RP Companies Electrical Division – Your Turnkey Electrical Contractor
RP Companies is Arizona’s number one choice for all your electrical needs. As a complete turnkey electrical contractor, we have the support and team to address your electrical goals and vision. Our electrical division consists of experts in electrical construction...
RP Companies Rolls Out a New 401(k) Plan
RP Companies, Inc. is proud to announce the rollout of a new 401(k) plan for full-time employees. Under the new plan, retirement savings contributions are provided and deducted from the employee’s paycheck before taxation. This means all contributions are tax-deferred...
Google Fiber will soon be coming to Arizona
Google Fiber is Google’s “fiber-to-the-premises” service, providing broadband Internet and television to several locations. Google Fiber will provide an Internet connection speed of one gigabit per second for download and upload speeds, roughly 100 times faster access...
Why is Fiber Optic Cable the Express Highway of Communication?
Before diving into Fiber Optic Cable, it's crucial to grasp the evolution of data transmission. Data has been sent via non-electronic means since the advent of communication using light, sound, and movement. The first digital transmissions began with a telegram in...
Project Profile: The Phoenix Dream Center
RP Companies is proud to join Solar Thermal Solutions in bringing green energy to The Phoenix Dream Center. The Phoenix Dream Center is a volunteer, nonprofit 501c organization that has served homeless, low-income, struggling individuals and families since 2006....
Meet Our New Director of Engineering and Consulting – Kevin Durham
RP Companies Inc. is proud to welcome a new addition to our team. We are introducing Kevin Durham, who joined RP Companies as our Director of Engineering and Consulting. Kevin brings over 28 years of engineering and consulting education and experience. He holds an AAS...