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  • June 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    June 2026 M&A Transactions in AEC

    June 18, 2026

    June 1 – ISG (Mankato, MN), an architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm, acquired R.E. Warner & Associates (North Olmsted, OH), a multidisciplinary engineering and architecture firm. The acquisition expands ISG’s technical expertise and presence in the Midwest. [More information]  June 1...

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  • R&D tax credits for AEC firms

    R&D tax credits for AEC firms

    May 31, 2026

    By Marla Miller | AEC firms may be leaving R&D tax credits untapped simply because they do not recognize the innovation already happening in their work.

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  • August M&A Transactions in AEC

    August M&A Transactions in AEC

    August 19, 2025

    August 1 – LJA Engineering (Houston, TX), an employee-owned engineering firm, acquired G&R Surveying (Austin, TX), a land and civil construction surveying services firm. [More information]  August 1 – HFA (Bentonville, AR), an architecture and...

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  • Various thoughts on AEC marketing

    Various thoughts on AEC marketing

    July 27, 2025 | Mark C Zweig

    By Mark Zweig | Most AEC firms play it safe with bland marketing, but bold, consistent outreach is what actually drives results.

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  • Shaping the future

    Shaping the future

    November 10, 2024 | Sara Parkman

    By Sara Parkman | The 2024 Rising Stars shed light on how the next generation of AEC professionals is driving innovation and strengthening firm culture in a rapidly changing environment.

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  • M&A Weekly Activity Report for 10/14/24-10/20/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 10/14/24-10/20/24

    October 28, 2024

    Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team...

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  • Green building cash incentives

    Green building cash incentives

    October 27, 2024

    By Rachel Lindblade | Discover how sustainable building design can drive significant cost savings in 2024 and beyond.

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  • M&A Weekly Activity Report for 9/30/24 - 10/6/24

    M&A Weekly Activity Report for 9/30/24 - 10/6/24

    October 04, 2024

    Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team...

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  • Long-term legacy: Alan Kroeker

    Long-term legacy: Alan Kroeker

    November 12, 2023

    By Liisa Andreassen | Senior principal and president of 19six Architects (San Luis Obispo, CA), one of the oldest and most established architectural firms in California.

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  • From blueprints to bottom line

    From blueprints to bottom line

    October 22, 2023 | Will Swearingen

    By Will Swearingen, Kevin Johns & Alexis Martin | Finding extra deductions or credits will serve you now and when the time comes to transfer ownership.

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  • M&A Activity Report (9/18/2023 - 10/8/2023)

    M&A Activity Report (9/18/2023 - 10/8/2023)

    October 10, 2023

    Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team here.   Domestic...

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 7/31/2023 – 8/6/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 7/31/2023 – 8/6/2023

    August 08, 2023

    Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry, advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team here.   Domestic...

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  • M&A Activity Report for 6/20/2023 to 7/23/2023

    M&A Activity Report for 6/20/2023 to 7/23/2023

    July 31, 2023

      Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry, advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team here.  ...

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  • Do you want to lead – or follow?

    Do you want to lead – or follow?

    July 09, 2023 | Mark C Zweig

    By Mark Zweig | When you work in a crowded field full of many companies that do essentially the same thing, you can either be one of many or you can choose to stand out.

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  • M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/16/2023 – 1/22/2023

    M&A Activity Report for the week of 1/16/2023 – 1/22/2023

    January 23, 2023

    Zweig Group is the leading AEC Industry, advisory service provider. We blend industry and sector knowledge with experience across the M&A lifecycle to help you capture value for shareholders. Reach our Mergers & Acquisitions Advisory team here.    ...

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  • I’m not here to make it pretty

    I’m not here to make it pretty

    August 07, 2022

    By Mercedez Thompson | It’s worthwhile to continue conversations around what marketing is and is not and why it’s critical to your bottom line.

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  • Creating opportunities: Rob Winstead

    Creating opportunities: Rob Winstead

    May 29, 2022

    By Liisa Andreassen | Principal at VMDO, an architectural planning and design firm that creates community-centered environments that connect people and place through design.

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  • Rethinking retail: Larson Design Group

    Rethinking retail: Larson Design Group

    May 22, 2022

    By Larson Design Group | E-commerce has undergone big changes in recent years, and with the effects of COVID-19 still being felt, some of those changes are accelerating or taking on new forms completely.

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  • The mad dash to add overhead staff

    The mad dash to add overhead staff

    April 24, 2022 | Mark C Zweig

    By Mark Zweig | It’s time to take a good hard look at what everyone in your business is doing for you.

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  • What makes a good partner?

    What makes a good partner?

    April 17, 2022 | Mark C Zweig

    By Mark Zweig | These are some of the most important qualities to look for in a potential business partner.

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  • Advice to the CQV career-minded

    Advice to the CQV career-minded

    March 27, 2022

    By Josh Blair | This intriguing and fulfilling career path leads to new experiences, new opportunities, and new ways to expand your skills every day.

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  • Risks of remote work: Joe Lozowski

    Risks of remote work: Joe Lozowski

    February 27, 2022

    By Tangram Interiors | CEO of Tangram Interiors (Santa Fe Springs, CO), encourages leaders to be intentional about striking the right balance between remote and physical workspaces.

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  • Construction outlook

    Construction outlook

    February 20, 2022

    By Keyan Zandy | Disruption drives innovation, and these challenges will help us to be leaner in our business and develop more creative and collaborative ways to build.

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  • Email empathy

    Email empathy

    December 05, 2021 | Christina Zweig Niehues

    By Christina Zweig Niehues | We’re all busy – but take a few minutes to value the time of your partner organizations.

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  • Rowing together: Jim Walsh

    Rowing together: Jim Walsh

    November 28, 2021

    By Liisa Andreassen | President of Universal Engineering Sciences (Orlando, FL), a firm that has provided essential engineering services throughout the United States for nearly six decades.

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  • Let’s walk and talk

    Let’s walk and talk

    August 08, 2021

    By Jane Lawler Smith | When interviewing your co-workers, peers, and clients, take a walk and harness the power of storytelling together.

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  • M&A Activity Report (7/19/2021 – 7/25/2021)

    M&A Activity Report (7/19/2021 – 7/25/2021)

    July 29, 2021

    Domestic Transactions: Investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Capital Partners (New York, NY) have acquired a controlling interest in Alliance Technical Group (Decatur, AL) from Align Capital Partners (Dallas, TX). Alliance Technical Group is the...

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  • A/E firms are doing surprisingly well

    A/E firms are doing surprisingly well

    August 17, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | Firms seem to be doing better than most anyone would have predicted when everything had to shut down in March. Why is that?

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  • Changes in the A/E business

    Changes in the A/E business

    May 04, 2020

    By Mark Zweig | “Profound changes are coming to our industry. As is always the case when the external market makes huge shifts, those companies that can adapt will do well.”

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  • The road ahead

    The road ahead

    April 06, 2020

    “The new reality of living with the coronavirus is just getting started.”

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  • M&A Activity Report (9/29-10/13)

    M&A Activity Report (9/29-10/13)

    October 17, 2019

    In the 24th deal in Texas this year, Bleyl Engineering (Conroe, TX), a civil engineering firm specializing in the design of municipal and private development projects, expanded its foothold in central Texas with the acquisition...

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  • New market, new concerns

    New market, new concerns

    August 19, 2019

    Considering a design project in the fledgling cannabis industry? Make sure your professional liability coverage won’t go up in smoke.

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  • Look before you leap

    Look before you leap

    April 01, 2019

    In today’s competitive market conditions, being able to spot red flags may prove helpful in knowing when to pull out of a discussion or for negotiating a more equitable transaction.

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  • ABR: Always be recruiting

    ABR: Always be recruiting

    March 25, 2019

    “Always be recruiting! That has to be the mantra for anyone who’s an owner or manager in an AEC firm today because finding people is crucial to your growth.”

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  • Silence of the MEPs

    Silence of the MEPs

    March 18, 2019

    On the surface everything might appear to be fine, but back at their office, the consulting engineers might be telling the (painful) truth.

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  • The human touch

    The human touch

    August 20, 2018

    Tax consultancy looks at people, not just price and product, to develop new business while serving existing clients. Editor’s note: Corporate Tax Advisors, Inc. is a sponsor of the 2018 Hot Firm + A/E Industry...

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  • The R&D tax credit

    October 30, 2017

    A lot of AEC firms might think they won’t qualify for the incentive, but with the increasing complexity of design, they should rethink the issue. Are you looking to be more competitive in an ever-changing...

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  • Seven leadership hints to help your employees feel better

    October 23, 2017

    When you run an A/E or environmental firm, you want your people to feel good. Besides the fact that they won’t do their best work if they don’t feel good, seeing your employees happy is...

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  • A tribute to an industry pro

    September 09, 2016

    A passionate and prolific engineer, a skilled expert in disputes, and beloved by those he worked with and for, Michael Burgess will be missed. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent San Diego-based Xpera Group (#77 Hot Firm...

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  • New office space

    September 30, 2015

    Some insights for those planning to relocate or revamp their digs, because we just went through the process. We just moved into a new office space a couple weeks ago. It’s a big step up...

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  • Stop being afraid to be different!

    April 30, 2015

    Embracing marketing to set you apart from everyone else can change your business – and your life – for the better. Good marketing has the power to change your firm – and your life. If...

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  • Editorial: What to pay a new employee

    January 02, 2015

    As hiring picks up in 2015, make sure you are taking all factors into consideration, Mark Zweig writes. Some years ago, I got a call from a good client and friend of mine. He ran...

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  • Editorial: Why do they use the other guy?

    March 28, 2011

    By Mark C. Zweig We’ve all been through it. We have a good, old client; someone we have done a lot of business with over the years. The decision-maker with the client is someone we...

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  • Better cash flow in 2010

    January 25, 2010

    With clients not in any hurry to pay their bills and banks clamping down on firms that are non-compliant with their loan covenants, now more than ever is the time to do what it takes...

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  • Home Sweet Home

    January 30, 2006

    Yesterday was one of those perfect days. It was so nice that I almost felt guilty about it. I really should have been at my office getting ready for the next semester or working on...

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  • Lessons Learned On My Own Project

    June 13, 2005

    Those who knew me way back when could tell you that, in my younger days, I was more rigid in my beliefs, more certain of my direction, and generally a lot less flexible than I...

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  • Proposal Tune-Up

    May 09, 2005

    A lot of design and environmental firm principals have been around a long time— they’re an average of 48 years old. That means that they have probably been doing this work for 20-25 years or...

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  • Justifying Your Existence

    July 09, 2001

    Paul Schipperknocket’s alarm went off at 5:30 a.m. After a quick workout in his basement gym, he turned on the coffee maker he’d gotten ready the night before, and then woke up the rest of...

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  • Beefier Bottom Lines

    November 17, 1997

    A common theme is emerging in our business right now, especially with large firms— but certainly not limited to them. Firms need to improve their profits. Volume is up, optimism is up, backlog is growing,...

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  • The Building Design Team

    June 10, 1996

    From all we see and hear through our “catbird seat” at ZW&A, it seems to me that many of the professionals out there in our industry have forgotten what their role is in the building...

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  • More Secrets of Consulting

    April 29, 1996

    Every so often, it becomes necessary for principals and managers of A/E/P and environmental consulting firms to remind certain staff members that theirs is much more than a technical service business. It is a consulting...

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  • Is Your House in Order?

    April 18, 1994

    Ever been house hunting? No matter what you can afford, it’s never enough. Especially with the appalling things some people will do to their homes. I’m not just talking about starter homes (here in Boston,...

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  • A Typical Architect? (We Hope Not)

    February 21, 1994

    We just had the experience in the last few weeks of working with an architect. Business has been good, and we are committed to growth, so we decided to triple our office by moving to...

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  • Positioning for success

    May 15, 1993

    One of the key determinants of any architecture, consulting engineering, or environmental consulting firm’s ability to get work at decent fees is how well “positioned” it is. Positioning means becoming established as an expert service...

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