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Zweig Group is the leading advisory firm for the AEC industry, providing expert guidance across the entire M&A lifecycle. With deep industry knowledge and decades of experience, we help firms navigate transactions, maximize...
By Lalitha Benjaram | Committees are an efficient way for young professionals and newer employees to meet other team members and develop a strong connection to their organization.
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...
By Lalitha Benjaram | This report allows firms to highlight their responsible business practices, community and sustainability commitments, and social innovations.
By Lalitha Benjaram | A hybrid work model’s success lies in strategies like volunteer engagement, recognition initiatives, and focused professional development for employees.
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...
By Luke Carothers | It’s fitting that we seek out this highly engineered desert oasis as a place of celebration.
Domestic Transactions: Burgess & Niple (Columbus, OH) has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase CMA Engineering, Inc. (Austin, TX). CMA provides land development and civil engineering services focused on utility design in the central...
By Wendy Culver | ERGs to get your people involved to make changes from the heart of your organization, rather than being imposed from the top down.
Grow your firm and bolster future success by training and mentoring technical staff to participate in your firm’s sales and marketing efforts.
Ownership transition can be an eight to 10 year process, so start early, educate yourself, define your goals, and keep an open dialogue with your employees.
Cross-marketing is the low-hanging fruit of business development. But will it work for your firm?
Good client service is not complicated; it’s just not always easy to maintain. However the benefits we reap are well worth the effort.
Implementing a formal, systematic safety program will benefit you, your employees, your clients, and your greater community.
A lot can go wrong while establishing an office in a new market, but if you find a niche and hire strategically, you can succeed.
If you want to be a great consultant, you have to step into the client’s shoes and see the world as they do.
A successful sustainability plan should formalize your approach for continuous improvement and help you build on what you are already doing in three key areas.
If you’re looking to grow your firm, be diligent and adaptable in finding the IT system that suits your needs.
Jacobs (Dallas, TX) announced it has entered into an agreement to acquire the nuclear business of global design firm, John Wood Group (Aberdeen, UK), for approximately $300 million. Link to details National employee-owned consulting firm...
Breaking into new markets isn’t easy, but it can be done if you have a long-term, coordinated plan of attack. Following 30 years as an Army Engineer officer, I went to work as a market...
Innovation demands that we think, struggle, act, and sometimes fail. A tough slog, but it has to be done. It’s a balancing act to fit innovation into the daily practice of the AEC industry. Whether...
When creating your strategic plan, don’t forget that transformative ideas might be buried deep within your organization, so be inclusive with your staff. I recently overheard a CEO of a large AEC firm say, “We...
A lot of firms say they have a great culture, but for that to be true, a firm must be intentional about implementing its core set of values. At Mead & Hunt, we say we...
By Edward Friedrichs | Reducing consumption and finding new ways to re-use water will become increasingly important as populations grow.
Banish profit centers in small to midsize firms. Focus on your people by letting each do what each is best qualified to do. An engineering, architecture or planning professional services firm can be very successful...
CEO and chairman of Mead & Hunt (#82 Hot Firm for 2017), a 592-person national firm offering services in planning, design, architecture, and engineering. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “There is something to be said for...
If you want to achieve great things and have fun in the process, it’s best to foster a collaborative attitude. Review and approval processes vary greatly around our country, and two extremes are California and...
Historic overhaul of outdated, overcrowded transit center in Manhattan is on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's to-do list. By Richard Massey Managing Editor One of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States begins in...
Technical professionals should appreciate the importance of timely and accurate time-sheets for determining appropriate project billing and more. For most A/E/P firms, it is the talent, technical expertise, and experience that are sold to clients...
When business starts hurting, employee morale suffers immediately. Employees who are laid off can become disgruntled, and the ones remaining start wondering if they’re next out the door, which often degenerates into an awful work...