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BUSINESS NEWS O’CONNELL ROBERTSON AND ALAMO COLLEGES FOUNDATION HOST 3RD ANNUAL A/E JOB SHADOW DAY On October 7, more than 65 students enrolled in the architecture and engineering programs at San Antonio College spent the morning at one of 17 local firms as part of the Third Annual SAC A/E Job Shadow Day. Groups of students were assigned to each firm based on their career interests. The firms provided office and project tours, involved students in meetings, and demonstrated design programs to give them the opportunity to learn firsthand what a career in their chosen profession will be like. The students and representatives from each firm then came together for lunch on the San Antonio College campus, where they shared insights and experiences gained from their morning tours. Also attending the lunch were leaders from San Antonio College, Alamo Colleges, and the Alamo Colleges Foundation. O’Connell Robertson started the program in 2014 with the architecture and engineering program coordinators at SAC and Alamo Colleges Foundation staff. The program was such a success that it was decided to continue with an annual event. During the lunch, Robert Vela, president of San Antonio College, recognized the firm for coordinating the Job Shadow Day, “which offers students real-world professional

experiences, reinforces corporate support of scholarships, and enhances student success.” “Alamo Colleges has been a valued client since we opened our San Antonio office 16 years ago, and we are proud to have worked on many projects at San Antonio College,” says Chris Narendorf, LEED AP, a principal with O’Connell Robertson. “We are honored to again partner with Alamo Colleges Foundation and San Antonio College on this program, which benefits both the students and the architecture and engineering industry.” Other firms that participated in this year’s SAC A/E Job Shadow Day were: Alamo Architects , Bain Medina Bain , Big Red Dog Engineering , CNG Engineering , Ford, Powell & Carson Architects , Lake Flato Architects , LPA Architects , RVK Architects , and more. LINDGREN MAKES MIDWEST ENERGY NEWS 40 UNDER 40 LIST Westwood Professional Services, Inc. , an award-winning, multi- disciplined surveying and engineering firm, celebrates Mallory Lindgren ranking on Midwest Energy News ’ 2016 40 Under 40 List. Lindgren is Westwood’s director of solar energy and a shareholder. “Lindgren has been a huge promoter of wind and solar energy throughout her career, being highly involved in the community and in industry organizations,” says Paul Greenhagen, PS,

Westwood president/CEO. “Her inclusion on the 40 Under 40 List shows her dedication to growing the industry and I applaud her efforts.” Midwest Energy News ’ 40 Under 40 award program highlights emerging leaders throughout the region and their work in America’s transition to a clean energy economy. This is the second year of the program. JACOBS WINS CONTRACT FOR NEW ALNYLAM BIOPHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. was awarded a contract to provide engineering services and procurement for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals’ new manufacturing facility in Norton, Massachusetts. Under the terms of the agreement, Jacobs is providing engineering services and procurement for the multi-product facility being built to supply RNA interference-based therapeutics for clinical and commercial needs. In making the announcement, Jacobs Senior Vice President Global Life Sciences Robert Norfleet stated, “Partnering with Alnylam on this major development that enables the company to realize its goal of becoming a fully integrated, commercial-stage company is an exciting opportunity. We’re proud Alnylam turned to Jacobs as its design partner, and we look forward to delivering a state-of-the-art facility.”

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the new resources and expertise now available to them to serve clients; this ensures client satisfaction throughout the life of the partnership,” he says. “Our goal is to create a posi- tive and lasting impact on a client’s business by providing superior engineering and consulting services. This partner- ship will not only reinforce that mission, but take it even further on a national scale.” Lippe brings 30 years of experience along with a strong na- tional portfolio to the table. The company will continue to provide high-quality and responsive design services for cli- ents in retail, industrial, commercial, and healthcare mar- kets, with capabilities in both remodel and new construc- tion. “We look forward to partnering with RTM where Tony and his team have embodied a vision for innovation and excel- lence when it comes to producing engineering designs and providing consulting services,” says David Lippe, owner of Lippe and Associates. “Our goal is to create a positive and lasting impact on a client’s business by providing superior engineering and consulting services.”

exhibiting honesty and instilling trust, being constant com- municators with the ability to work hard and play hard. Those values align well with Lippe’s. “We understand that by blending Lippe with RTM, along with our previously acquired offices, we’re essentially creating a new culture that embraces the knowledge, expertise, and personality of each company.” By combining resources, RTM has been able to expand its reach and create new opportunities in Texas to better serve clients and team members in a way it hasn’t before. “A major benefit of this acquisition is that we have the abil- ity to serve clients as a local boutique firm while also of- fering the bandwidth and resources of a larger MEP firm,” Mirchandani says. He adds that, as with any new merger, they have learned that automatically combining teammembers from different offices just because they have the resources can create con- fusion on the job site.

Going forward, Lippe will operate as Lippe and Associates, a division of RTM.

“It’s critical for each team to gain a deep understanding of

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