The Zweig Letter

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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.

Use this seven step process to focus on project management for year-over-year improvement.

When working on a project, there are various human roadblocks that consistently clog the path to project execution.

“We need everyone’s talents. And we especially need those with a tremendous amount of experience, contacts, and proven skills.”

President and founder of Calibre Engineering, a national civil engineering firm based in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.

Most AEC leaders are aware of the common causes of scope creep, but there are also some subtler internal causes to consider.

A lot of AEC firms fall into the trap of neglecting their marketing departments because the work is not billable. Marketers need to fight back with consistent effort.

President of JCJ Architecture, a local, national, and global architecture, planning, and interior design firm based in Hartford, Connecticut.

We’re not too late in achieving gender balance and equity in engineering, but to make it happen, a lot of work needs to be done.

The best way to do it is one bite at a time. The same can be said of your marketing plan.