The Zweig Letter

“Are you making decisions as quickly as you should, or is this a problem that you keep facing over and over again? Just like all problems in this business, there’s always something you can do!”

Do you want to survive the next year, the next recession, and the ongoing reset of the workplace, the marketplace, and the recruiting space?

President of JBCI, a small, but venerable, repair and restoration firm based in Philadelphia.

The blunt honesty typically associated with the old gray hairs is something that should be embraced by the younger generation.

Many of the design activities performed by architecture and engineering firms on a day-to-day basis can qualify for R&D and related incentives.

Industry leader NV5 (Hollywood, FL) acquired 91-person GeoDesign (Wilsonville, OR), a geotechnical, environmental, and geological firm with five offices in the Pacific Northwest. Link to details Westwood Professional Services (Minnetonka, MN) acquired EA and environmental...

President of Reaveley Engineers, a national structural engineering firm based in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Do you want to survive the next year, the next recession, and the ongoing reset of the workplace, the marketplace, and the recruiting space?

“Are you trying to play the role of the high-flying entrepreneurial CEO in a large firm with lots of resources instead of thinking of yourself as a business owner?”

In this era of recycle/reuse/renew, instead of discarding boilerplate information, we should embrace it.

By Phil Keil | Have a purpose and commit to mastery and excellence and you will find happiness both personally and professionally.

Lamar Johnson Collaborative (Chicago, IL), a design and architecture subsidiary of Clayco (Chicago, IL), announced that it will combine with Clayco-owned architecture firm BatesForum (St. Louis, MO), creating one firm of more than 240 professionals....

Participation is needed in Zweig Group's 2019 Fee & Billing Survey of AEC Firms. Survey deadline is July 8, 2019. Zweig Group’s 2019 Fee & Billing Survey of AEC Firms is the standard guideline for...

Willdan Group (Anaheim, CA) signed a letter of intent to acquire substantially all of the assets of energy efficiency services and project implementation firm Onsite Energy Corporation (Carlsbad, CA). Link to details Anser Advisory (Orlando,...

Unless you put yourself out there as perfect, courts will typically hold you to the standard of reasonable care if you make a mistake.

President of PDC Engineers (Best Firm Multidiscipline #45 for 2018), a 100-person firm headquartered in Fairbanks, Alaska.

Prepare and execute a plan for balance and growth in the three biggest areas of your engineering career: technical ability, social skills, and stewardship of the profession.

A small investment of your time, energy, and creativity can yield a large return with your clients. Start gently and build your confidence.

“We need to collect our money sooner. With dragged out collection periods, most companies don’t have the working capital they need without borrowing.”

Zweig Group has announced the list of speakers and discussion topics for the upcoming M&A Next Symposium, held on October 2, 2019 at the Green Valley Ranch Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. This highly interactive...

“Years ago, I worked for an A/E firm in Memphis by the name of Pickering, Wooten, Smith and Weiss. My boss was Don Smith and my mentor was Irving Weiss. Both of them taught me...

The future AEC workspace will be flexible but more connected than ever, so invest in data bandwidth and mobility.

CEO of TLC Engineering Solutions, an Orlando, Florida-based firm pushing its way into the future.

Surveying technology has been around for thousands of years. What’s new today will be old tomorrow, but the basics will remain the same.