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BUSINESS NEWS ATWELL EXPANDS TO UTAH WITH ACQUISITION OF SUMMIT ENGINEERING GROUP Atwell has acquired the operations of Summit Engineering Group, a civil engineering and land surveying firm headquartered in Heber City, Utah. This is Atwell’s first permanent office in Utah, adding to the company’s recent expansion in the western United States. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2001 by Brian Balls and Michael Johnston, Summit offers a wide variety of professional and technical services throughout Utah. Their employees have a broad range of construction experience, utilizing design software and data reporting methods that help ensure accuracy, construction feasibility, efficiency, and low construction costs. “Atwell and Summit place a priority on getting it right the first time, which makes our services and company cultures an ideal fit,” said Brian Balls, Principal at Summit. “Similarly, both companies have strong reputations for expertise, experience, and responsiveness to their clients’ needs. The breadth of Atwell’s services will expand into Utah, providing greater opportunity for our clients.” “The team at Summit is focused on providing clients with the highest standards of quality, value, and service,” said Jeff French, Vice President of Real Estate and Land Development for Atwell. “We look forward to working with the Summit team and leveraging their decades of experience within their community. We’re very excited to expand our national reach by bringing Atwell into Utah to provide greater service options for our clients.”
Atwell continues to expand its geographic footprint, service offerings, and capabilities through organic growth and strategic acquisitions. Summit is Atwell’s eighth acquisition over the past year. In the last two months, Atwell acquired Mead Gilman & Associates, a land surveying firm located in Woodinville, Washington, and Bay Engineering, a civil engineering, land surveying, and environmental services firm headquartered in Annapolis, Maryland. Atwell, LLC is a national consulting, engineering, and construction services firm with more than 1,500 professionals located across the country. Creating innovative solutions for clients in industries such as real estate and land development, power and energy, oil and gas, and infrastructure and transportation, Atwell provides comprehensive turnkey services including land and right-of- way support, planning, landscape architecture, engineering, land surveying, environmental compliance and permitting, and project and program management. WSP IMPLEMENTS USAID URBAN CONNECT PROJECT IN THE PHILIPPINES WSP in the U.S., a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy, will implement the U.S. Agency for International Development Urban Connect project to promote inclusive and resilient economic growth of nine secondary cities in the Philippines. The project will enhance local economic development and improve public service delivery by strengthening the economic competitiveness of those cities through regulatory streamlining, investment promotion, inter-local government cooperation and economic integration across regions.
“WSP has carried out several projects across the Philippines, including projects focused on local governance, service delivery, value chain strengthening, regional economic integration and program support services,” said Baljit Vohra, WSP senior vice president, integrated development. “This recent engagement in the Philippines will help enable us to continue the high quality of work and maintain recognition by host country counterparts of our delivery capability.” Urban Connect will also strengthen the partner local governments’ performance in planning, budgeting and revenue generation, as well as in their capacity to effectively deliver public services, particularly on education and health, with a focus on e-governance. This important support forms part of USAID’s Cities Development Initiative. As USAID’s implementing partner on this initiative, WSP will work closely with representatives from current CDI cities, national government agencies, the private sector, civil society, donors and implementing partners from other USAID projects. WSP’s partners for this project include the University of the Philippines Public Administration Research and Extension Services Foundation, Inc.; Makati Business Club/Liveable Cities Philippines; and The Center for International Private Enterprise. With an established presence in the Philippines and strong relationships with USAID and other stakeholders, WSP looks forward to making an impactful contribution on this exciting project. WSP USA is the U.S. operating company of WSP, one of the world’s leading engineering, environment and professional services firms.
“Maybe it is time to look at all of your marketing material – your website, your social media posts, your brochures, and qualification documents – so you can see how rampant this problem is. Clean it all up.”
consulting meeting the other day and was awestruck by all the firm names made up of initials – I couldn’t keep them straight. Also check for situations where you can substitute two syllable words for four syllable words. You will make everything easier to read and understand. You will differentiate yourselves over your competitors. And you won’t alienate anyone you want to do so business with. Mark Zweig is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com. MARK ZWEIG, from page 5
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