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TRANSACTIONS RIMKUS CONSULTING GROUP, INC. ACQUIRES CONTOUR ENVIRONMENTAL LLC Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., a worldwide provider of engineering and technical consulting services, today announced the acquisition of Contour Environmental LLC, a leading environmental services company that provides a diverse range of scientific and engineering expertise for clients in the southeastern U.S. The acquisition enhances Rimkus’ growing Architectural, Engineering, and Construction Services group, strengthening its global environmental site assessment team with expertise in the areas of natural resources consulting and wetlands delineation. “Technical expertise underpins our success, and the addition of Contour to our growing Rimkus team enhances our ability to meet increased market demands for proactive solutions in the environmental assessment area. Their customer focus mirrors that of Rimkus, making them a perfect match for our company,” said Curtis Brown, chairman and executive director, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc.

“The Contour team understands the importance of a performance-driven attitude, making them the preferred partner to complete complex projects. Like Rimkus, they are true experts in the environmental markets they serve, allowing them to help our clients to understand potential environmental risks and think outside of the box to find the most practical, cost-effective solutions to project challenges. With an unmatched expertise in the Southeast region, we look forward to what we can achieve together,” said Robert Kocher, CEO at Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. Based in Acworth, Georgia, Contour serves the specialized needs of real estate, lending, educational, governmental, and residential clients. The company offers a diverse range of scientific and engineering expertise, including natural resource consulting, environmental site assessments, wetland delineation, subsurface investigations, underground storage tank assessments, water assessments, and mitigation planning services. “We look forward to joining the Rimkus

network and the company’s remarkable team of experts to help our business achieve its full potential. Growing our passion and reaching new milestones, such as this merging of teams, remains paramount to the continued success of our company and valued clients,” said Dana A. Spotts, president of Contour Environmental. In addition to the acquisition of Contour, Rimkus has completed 13 acquisitions worldwide since 2020, growing their network to more than 1,400 employees in more than 110 offices globally. Through the acquisitions, Rimkus has enhanced its existing practice areas to stay ahead of its global customers’ requirements and invested in solutions that enable the company to remain a leader. Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc. is a worldwide provider of engineering and technical consulting services to corporations, insurance companies, law firms, and government agencies. Contour Environmental LLC serves the specialized needs of real estate, lending, educational, governmental, and residential clients.

divulging the secrets of others. If you tell those to anyone else you aren’t demonstrating trustworthiness. The third aspect of leadership is setting an example for the behaviors you expect from others. Some may say that setting an example is the single most critical aspect of leadership, although helping and building trust are essential as well. For example, last week in this column, I wrote about timesheets. In the AEC business, we live or die based on those timesheets. And it is often a battle getting everyone to do theirs on time. If the leaders themselves don’t do their timesheets in a timely manner, there is no way the people who work with them are going to do theirs on time. The same thing applies for business development calls. Or hours worked in the office. Or how to treat other people. Setting the right example means you can’t retire on the job. And you have to be cognizant of the fact that the eye of scrutiny is upon you. Setting an example also requires competence. Being good at doing something – like knowing your discipline, managing projects, selling new work – is also critical. No one likes to be led by someone else in doing something that their leader can’t do themselves. So how are you faring in terms of helping others, building trust, and setting the best example? If you want to be an effective leader, practice all three of these things every day. And if you do so, I predict great results! Mark Zweig is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.

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achieve their goals. That is a simple but fundamental idea. People are having a problem – fix it for them. People are overwhelmed – take on some of their work. People need tools, or software, or something else – get it for them. People want to learn new things – make that possible. “How are you faring in terms of helping others, building trust, and setting the best example? If you want to be an effective leader, practice all three of these things every day. And if you do so, I predict great results!” So that leaves building trust and setting a positive example. Trust comes from a couple things. One is being honest. Tell the truth. Tell it like it is and don’t sugar coat anything. But even more important than that may be not keeping secrets. The term frequently used today is “transparency.” It’s one reason I’m such a fan of open-book management. When the rank and file employees see all of the numbers, honestly presented, on the state of the business, they don’t get the feeling that management is hiding anything from them. That is essential to building trust. But so is being trustworthy. This means not

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