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  • Navigating new waters

    Navigating new waters

    July 14, 2024

    By Stuart McLendon | The professional labor gap is an opportunity to rethink, reshape, and revitalize how we work.

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  • Putting people first

    Putting people first

    April 07, 2024

    By Stephanie Putzke | As the AEC industry continues to push boundaries, the importance of building relationships has emerged as a cornerstone for success.

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  • Fostering growth and success

    Fostering growth and success

    September 17, 2023

    By Paul David | Boost your staffing by training your interns from day one to become some of your best employees.

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  • Four pillars

    Four pillars

    June 11, 2023 | Ezequiel Tovar

    By Ezequiel Tovar | The four pillars of ownership transition strengthen your firm and provide a foundation for success.

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  • Secret sauce

    Secret sauce

    July 24, 2022

    By Joseph Lauk | Firms often have the same “ingredients” for creating great places to work. Your success really boils down to how you choose and blend these elements together.

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  • Design excellence: Kevin Sullivan

    Design excellence: Kevin Sullivan

    November 08, 2020

    President and CEO of Payette (Boston, MA), a firm that values the close relationships it builds with its collaborators on the journey from design to reality.

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  • Be a better leader today

    Be a better leader today

    November 18, 2019

    "Doing these 20 things will only make you more effective and your company more successful. And none of them are difficult, so go to it!"

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  • Understanding ESOPs (Part 1)

    Understanding ESOPs (Part 1)

    January 14, 2019

    Having the ability to offer candidates participation in the ESOP may provide your company a benefit your competition cannot offer.

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  • Conference call: Alan Dostert

    August 14, 2017

    President and CEO of EAPC Architects Engineers (Marketing Excellence #3 Website and #1 Holiday for 2017), a 140-person firm based in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Editor’s note: EAPC, founded in 1967, is celebrating its 50th...

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  • Conference call: Bill Overturf

    August 07, 2017

    President of Ross & Baruzzini (Hot Firm #57 for 2017), a 270-person international design and consulting company based in St. Louis. By Liisa Andreassen Correspondent “We’ve offloaded some of our IT functions to the cloud...

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  • From the Chairman: Expanding your business

    August 07, 2014

    If vertical or horizontal expansion (or both) is in the cards for you, approach with caution. Business has been good lately in the A/E professions. Opportunities abound, yet many firms struggle with the question of...

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  • Deal Sourcing: No cook book or secret sauce needed

    June 09, 2011

    By Jeff Clark, Managing Director & Principal, Investment Banking Get out there and make it happen. Tell people, from your accountant to your attorney to your friends and business associates on all your social networks,...

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