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HOT F IRM WINNERS NV5 TAKES TOP SPOT ON 2017 HOT FIRM LIST NV5 earned the No. 1 ranking on the Zweig Group’s 2017 Hot Firm list, which has recognized the 100 fastest-growing A/E/P and environmental consulting firms in the United States for more than 20 years. “Getting on the Hot Firm List is like winning an Oscar,” explained Zweig Group Chairman and Founder Mark Zweig in this year’s announcement. “It says you are the best at what you do – running an A/E/P or environmental consulting firm – in an industry made up of 100,000 companies.” “We are honored to be recognized on the Hot Firm list,” said Dickerson Wright, NV5’s chairman and CEO. “It reinforces that our strategy and vision to have a flat organization is working – an organization that empowers our most senior entrepreneurial leaders to be the direct contact with our clients.” ZWEIG GROUP PLACES GARVER ON 2017 HOT FIRM LIST For the seventh year in a row Garver has been recognized among the fastest-growing companies in the A-E industry. Zweig Group released recently their annual Hot Firm list, which ranks the top 100 firms in the field based on employee and revenue growth rate over the previous three years. Garver is ranked No. 43 on the list, the seventh consecutive year that it has been included in the top 100.

“We’ve made a point to focus our expansion efforts on certain markets, which has allowed us to sustain this period of unprecedented growth for our company,” said President and CEO Dan Williams. “Our continued presence on this prestigious list is proof that we’re not simply growing, but growing the right way, and we plan to continue that trend.” Over the last three years, Garver has expanded further into Texas by adding offices in Fort Worth, Round Rock, San Antonio, and East Texas; while offices in Phoenix, Arizona, and Wichita, Kansas have also been added. Garver, founded in 1919 in Little Rock, Arkansas, now has more than 400 employees spread across 22 offices in 10 states. OHM ADVISORS LANDS ON 2017 ZWEIG HOT FIRM LIST For two straight years, OHM Advisors has ranked in the Top 25 of the 100 fastest growing A/E/P firms. OHM Advisors lands in Zweig Group Hot Firm Top 25OHM Advisors is pleased to announce our No. 25 ranking on the Zweig Group Hot Firms List for 2017 – marking the second straight year we’ve landed in the Top 25. An industry standard, the Hot Firms list ranks the top fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the Unites States. Our persistent growth streak is a testament to

our partners and clients, and to our mission- driven staff. “We continue to grow because we listen to our clients and immerse ourselves in their challenges. By thinking differently, we deliver innovative solutions and consistently deliver exceptional quality projects that continue to strengthen our deep client relationships. I’m continually impressed by our team’s energy and passion,” remarks president John Hiltz. The distinction of making Zweig Group’s Hot Firm List is a great accomplishment. In an industry comprised of more than 100,000 firms, those who make the list have demonstrated their ability to thrive and are recognized among the elite 100 fastest-growing firms. WE’RE HOT! ZWEIG GROUP ANNOUNCES 2017 HOT FIRM LIST Zweig Group has ranked Coffman Engineers at No. 40 on the 2017 Hot Firm List, an annual ranking of the 100 fastest- growing firms in the architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting industry. The ranking is based on a score comprised of percentage growth rate and dollar revenue growth rate over a three-year period. The annual list has been organized by Zweig Group for 18 years and is open to all A/E firms in the U.S. and Canada.

“There’s certain things you lose – aggressiveness and spon- taneity – when you get big,” he says. Fercho worked at two firms prior to co-founding his current company with co-principals Mike Woeber and Rob Kling. While he learned the tools of the trade prior to CTA, he also figured out what he did not want the new firm to be – “fee- centric” rather than “client-centric.” “If you’re in it just for the money, you’ll burn out quickly,” Fercho says. Clients range from those with $5 million in annual gross receipts to those with $250 million. Regardless of the size, Fercho’s approach is the same. A born people person and a salesman, he gets to use his skills when out on business de- velopment trips. “You can’t be afraid,” he says. “At some level you’re a social worker, or a psychologist. You can’t be an introvert. You have to be able to talk and be able to listen.” “You can’t be afraid. At some level you’re a social worker, or a psychologist. You can’t be an introvert. You have to be able to talk and be able to listen.”

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makers, and they didn’t think it could apply to a design package.” But it does. And in Fercho’s experience, most of the firms looking at the tax credit end up qualifying. And word has trickled down from the big firms to the firms that have around $5 million a year in revenue and around 20 employ- ees. CTA also works with software firms, light manufactur- ing, aerospace/defense, and construction, among others. Founded in 2014, CTA is based in Huntsville, Alabama, but has offices in Atlanta, Detroit, Houston, Kansas City, and Los Angeles. Flexibility, Fercho says, is key for the firm, which has a staff of 15 attorneys, CPAs, and engineers. “We’re decentralized,” he says. “We go where the clients are.” CTA is a small firm and wants to grow, but not necessarily by too much. “I unpack what R&D really is in terms of the U.S. Congress’ interpretation. When the credit first came out, it applied well to the widget makers, and they didn’t think it could apply to a design package.”

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