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TRANSACTIONS ATWELL GROUP AND WALDROP ENGI- NEERING JOIN FORCES Atwell Group, a national consulting, design, engineering and construction services firm compro - mised of a family of brands including RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Strategic Construction Solutions, recent- ly announced the completion of a merg- er with Florida-basedWaldrop Engineer- ing, an established planning, landscape architecture and civil engineering com- pany, providing professional design and entitlement services throughout Florida and the Southeast. Founded in 2000, Waldrop is a land de- velopment consulting company special- izing in planning, landscape architecture, and civil engineering services. Based in Bonita Springs with additional offices in Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa and Orlan- do, Florida along with the newest loca- tion in Asheville, North Carolina, theWal- drop team offers interdisciplinary exper - tise founded on exceptional customer service, quality design, and an unwaver - ing commitment to their clients’ success. Waldrop has delivered hundreds of suc- cessful projects across the Southeast in such areas as master planned residential

communities, golf course and destina- tion resort communities, parks and open space, commercial and industrial devel- opments, and master drainage and infra- structure systems. “We are very excited to join forces with a team that shares the same cultural values, team collaboration and dedica- tion to client service,” said Ron Waldrop, founder and CEO of Waldrop. “After 21 years of significant growth and success, this opportunity provides our over 100 team members with expanded career opportunities and a platform to better serve our growing client base. I’m excited to be a part of Atwell’s employee-centric culture and contribute to their leader- ship, technical expertise and industry diversification.” Ron Waldrop, along with members of his leadership team, will be central to lead- ing Atwell’s growing presence in Florida while being actively involved in expand- ing the business throughout the South- east. Waldrop clients will have access to At- well’s national platform of offices and an expanded portfolio of additional ser- vices and capabilities, allowing for the

full-service delivery of turnkey solutions. Waldrop’s experience and talent will en- hance Atwell’s land development experi- ence and better serve clients in Florida and the greater regional area. “Ron and his talented team have built a best-in-class organization with a strong culture, excellent corporate reputation and solid technical expertise, based on the total commitment to their team members’ and clients’ success,” said Bri- an R. Wenzel, Atwell president and CEO. “I have tremendous respect for what they have accomplished and I am excited about the opportunity to work with them as we leverage our collective strengths to better serve our clients in the rapidly growing Florida market and beyond.” Atwell Group is a national consulting, design, engineering, and construction services firm with over 950 profession - als across the country, compromised of a family of brands including RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture and Strate- gic Construction Solutions. It has been named Best Companies to Work For by multiple industry journals and is ranked among the top 200 design firms in the nation by Engineering News-Record.

of help from my wife, of course, who has fabulous taste and is good with the budgeting). I’m not “done” when it comes to this stuff. Not even close to it. Will this awakening translate to my teaching? I think so. I chair two local Vistage groups now. Will I be a better coach and advisor to my Vistage group members? I think so. Will I be a better mentor to my former students who own businesses because my brain is stirring? I sure hope so. New scenery, new neighbors (I already met one who is an architect and my age who stopped by the new place), new routines, and newwork to be done – all of this stuff keeps our brain cells alive. So the question is, how can you use change – maybe change you don’t need to go through but could if you chose to – in your AEC firm to awaken your creativity and that of your people? Maybe it’s time to really think about that. Keep things fresh. Is it a new organization structure? New space? A complete rebranding? Some new people? New service offerings? What can you do to stir the pot and wake everyone up from their walking slumber? It could be time to make some changes, changes just for the sake of change. And then see what happens afterward! MARK ZWEIG is Zweig Group’s chairman and founder. Contact him at mzweig@zweiggroup.com.

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overgrown shrubs that hid it from the street. We are creating a new master suite out of three bedrooms upstairs. We are planning our new detached garage/office/gym building with 1,000 feet of storage above. “What can you do to stir the pot and wake everyone up from their walk- ing slumber? It could be time to make some changes, changes just for the sake of change. And then see what happens afterward!” Then there are those extra lots. I started thinking about what we could do with them. We COULD build something new there if we wanted to. Something compatible that looks like it has been there for a hundred years. Two stories of brick, huge unobstructed spaces with 12 foot ceilings and an elevator. A roof deck so we could watch the sunsets. Four or five car garage. You get the idea. I think this whole thing has awakened my creativity. Even though we had an Inc. 5000 fastest-growing private company that used to do redevelopment, it’s truly been years since I had a real interest in this stuff. But I’m back! I can still do it (with a lot

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