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BUSINESS NEWS BURNS & MCDONNELL BROADENS EAST COAST PRESENCE WITH OPENING OF GREENVILLE OFFICE Having supported hundreds of facility and infrastructure projects along the East Coast, Burns & McDonnell is expanding operations with a new office in Greenville, South Carolina. The 100 percent employee-owned engineering, architecture, construction, environmental, and consulting firm plans to hire 50 local employees for the office within the next three years. The growth in the region is part of firm’s nationwide effort to hire more than 1,000 professionals annually. Having supported hundreds of facility and infrastructure projects along the East Coast, Burns & McDonnell is expanding operations with a new office in Greenville, South Carolina. The firm’s new 2,300-square-foot office space is located at 124 Verdae Boulevard. With a focus on facilities and infrastructure needs in the region, the Greenville office will support government, manufacturing and process, healthcare, higher education, energy and utility clients. Backed by a nationwide network of more than 6,000 professionals, the team will offer a full range of planning, design, construction, and commissioning services. “We’re committed to providing great service, solutions and leadership for our clients and the communities in which we live and work,” says Trevor Jones, Burns & McDonnell engineering manager in Greenville. “Opening an office in Greenville will allow us to expand our support of the region and hire diverse, local talent to plan, design, and construct projects important to the success of our clients.” Burns & McDonnell ranks among the top 10 design firms and the top 20 manufacturing firms in the U.S., according to Engineering News-Record . The firm is also recognized as one of Fortune ’s 100 Best Companies
to Work For in 2018 and as a best place to work by more than 20 publications across the country. “Our employee ownership model provides a framework for career growth and success for employees,” says Jones. “It’s created a team-oriented, entrepreneurial culture, that attracts and retains the best and brightest professionals in the industry.” Burns & McDonnell is a family of companies made up of more than 6,000 engineers, architects, construction professionals, scientists, consultants, and entrepreneurs with offices across the country and throughout the world. Burns & McDonnell strives to create amazing success for its clients and amazing careers for its employee-owners. Burns & McDonnell is 100 percent employee-owned and is proud to be on Fortune ’s 2018 list of 100 Best Companies to Work For. ONE THOUSAND MUSEUM RESIDENCES ANNOUNCES PARTNERSHIP WITH FORBES TRAVEL GUIDE One Thousand Museum Residences by Zaha Hadid Architects is continuing to raise the bar in South Florida’s condominium market as the first residential development in the world to partner with Forbes Travel Guide. Known for creating the Five-Star rating system, Forbes Travel Guide has long been the global authority on luxury service. With this partnership, One Thousand Museum Residences creates a hospitality-focused residential experience for residents and their guests on par with that of the finest hotels in the world. Forbes Travel Guide is a highly regarded rating platform that evaluates the world’s most coveted hospitality projects. The guide is a high-ranking authority because of its stringent service standards and input from the Standards Advisory Committee, a body comprised of experts across multiple luxury and hospitality verticals.
While Forbes Travel Guide traditionally assesses the world’s finest hotels and spas, this first-of-its-kind partnership with One Thousand Museum Residences will develop customized brand standards and a comprehensive training program to onsite staff. Forbes Travel Guide executive trainers will collaborate with One Thousand Museum Residences’ management team to ensure world-class training is delivered to each staff member. The intensive training program will enhance service skills and inspire staff to elevate the lifestyle experience for residents and their guests. “The first residential condominium in the world to partner with Forbes Travel Guide, One Thousand Museum Residences is taking a hospitality approach to the residential experience,” said Filip Boyen, CEO of Forbes Travel Guide. “We commend the company for investing in service for the betterment of its residents.” “We are raising the bar for what owners can expect from a residential experience,” says Louis Birdman, co-developer of One Thousand Museum Residences. “We want a true five- star experience for our buyers, something that not only meets but also goes beyond what they experience in their most elevated travel experiences. Forging the alignment with Forbes Travel Guide – the world’s most well-respected rating system – presented the solution to make that a reality.” Miami’s One Thousand Museum Residences by Zaha Hadid Architects marks the late Pritzker Prize-winning architect’s first and final residential skyscraper in the Western Hemisphere. With her name on the project and iconic aesthetic in the center of downtown Miami’s skyline, the tower will be the catalyst that shifts the center of gravity for high design and luxury residences to downtown Miami.
be 100 percent more aware and knowledgeable by learning from those within your firm. Allow them to attend all the in- formation sessions possible, take detailed notes, and connect with anyone that interests them. By learning, they will make themselves a better employee over time. You will help them grow so they can eventually take on higher management roles within your firm. JULIA WOLANSKI, PSM, GIS specialist, Pennoni. She can be reached at jwolanski@pennoni.com. and absorb as much as they can. This goes for any position in any field, but especially in our industry with so many disciplines.” “The best thing you can do is to encourage them to listen to everything around them
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to be willing to always find the answers. This makes a power- ful statement. ❚ ❚ An open line of communication with upper-level manage- ment. Again, as the first hire, they’re the go-to person. By cre- ating an open line of communication with upper-level man- agement, they’ll be able to voice their opinions as this new group begins to grow. This employee will be in a great place for future management as they’ll have a unique view of their team and its placement in the firm. You want your group to thrive as much as possible. If you create an open-door policy, this new hire will be comfortable having conversations, easy or tough, and will ultimately make it farther in their role. ❚ ❚ Listen and absorb everything. They are new to this field and to this position. The best thing you can do is to encour- age them to listen to everything around them and absorb as much as they can. This goes for any position in any field, but especially in our industry with so many disciplines. They will
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