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P R O F I L E Best Firm focus Leaders of employee-friendly firms on recruiting, culture, and the importance of employee feedback.

BRIAN BOWERS, PRESIDENT, BOWERS + KUBOTA: It is an honor to receive the Best Firms designation in the 200+ category. Our philosophy at Bowers + Kubota Consulting is to strive for excellence and to be better than we were the day before. Our leadership team lives our values, listens to our employees needs, and engages them at all levels. I believe the number one reason people love working for the firm is our firm’s culture. Our culture is based on our values – Superior Quality, Wellness, Integrity, Family and Teamwork. Employees feel valued and engaged as a part of the Bowers + Kubota Consulting Family. ELYSE CONTI, MARKETING MANAGER, TRAFFIC PLANNING AND DESIGN, INC.: Over the years, the annual survey for Zweig’s award program has really helped us understand what our staff likes (and doesn’t like) about our company and culture. It has proved to be an invaluable tool to us in our evolution. In our opinion, the key to creating an outstanding work environment is truly listening. TPD’s management works to integrate as many staff suggestions as possible into our workplace practices. These annual surveys also hold us accountable by ensuring we continue to improve and prioritize what matters most to staff. GORDON GREENE; EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT; PATEL, GREENE & ASSOCIATES, LLC: Upon reflection, we are often astounded at the quality of staff we have been able to attract. We never want them to feel underappreciated, so we make sure to keep a true open-door policy, provide all sorts of opportunities for input, and then actually listen to them! One example of our efforts here is our Mentorship Program that kicks off in a couple months. This program was a suggestion we received from several folks as part of a Best Firms To Work For survey (thanks Zweig Group!). By providing these venues for ideas and then appreciating and implementing the good ones, we hope folks feel like PGA is their own. When they feel that way, they will work that way, and everyone wins. support including mentoring and state-of-the-art technology, advanced learning, and the opportunity to direct and broaden professional interests. As we look beyond 2020, we strive to continue promoting an environment focused on our employees, while achieving success with our clients and strengthening our industry. E ILEEN PANNETIER, PRESIDENT, CEI: We’re truly honored to be recognized as a Best Firm To Work For, especially knowing that this award not only reflects CEI’s professional achievement and industry leadership but exemplifies that our employees are our No. 1 asset. We value our clients who have helped grow CEI with a high degree of repeat business, but we recognize that our success is the result of a highly dedicated staff. CEI is employee- owned and, with little turnover, we feel that our people love working here for a variety of reasons, including great benefits, flexibility, and a friendly office culture, and professional

1-49 EMPLOYEES 1. Comprehensive

Environmental Inc. 2. Matthews Design Group 3. Shear Structural 4. e2 engineers 5. Randall-Paulson Architects 50-99 EMPLOYEES 1. Patel, Greene & Associates, LLC 2. Choice One Engineering 3. Taylor Design

4. Wright Engineers 5. Garmann/Miller

Architects-Engineers

100-199 EMPLOYEES 1. Traffic Planning and Design, Inc. 2. Provost & Pritchard Consulting Group 3. TowerPinkster 4. Foresite Group, LLC 5. Aguirre & Fields 200+ EMPLOYEES 1. Bowers + Kubota Consulting Inc. 2. Garver 3. P2S Inc. 4. MBP 5. Langan Engineering and Environmental Services, Inc. Visit zweiggroup. com/2020-best-firms-to- work-for/ to see the full list of winners.

THE ZWEIG LETTER AUGUST 24, 2020, ISSUE 1358

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