The architecture industry has been mostly male, but women have made significant contributions that have been overlooked by history. A new website, Pioneering Women of American Architecture, sheds light on some of these historical omissions. Read more background on this new website here.
read more »One positive trend we’ve seen in the design industry is that there has been less resistance to hiring older workers. Perhaps this is due to the extreme labor shortage that we’re likely to see continue for some time. Whatever the reason, it’s a good thing in my opinion. Older workers bring the following traits that […]
read more »A leading provider of professional and technical engineering and consulting solutions, NV5 Global, Inc. (Nasdaq:NVEE), announced on December 26th that it has acquired Skyscene, LLC (“Skyscene”), a leading provider of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) flight services headquartered in San Diego, California. Read more details here.
read more »AIA Chief Economist expects the architecture industry in 2018 to be similar to 2017. The largest growth areas likely to be in the sunbelt and West, with slower growth in the Northeast and Midwest. Read more here.
read more »With the Republican-led tax bill headed to the President’s desk, The Wall Street Journal takes a closer look at how the overhaul affects homeowners, families, retirees, and business professionals. Here are the highlights for the Architecture and Engineering industry: Pass-Through Entities Although owners of S corporations, partnerships, and other pass-through businesses are set to receive […]
read more »It is the leaders who establish the cultures within Architectural, Engineering, Planning, and Environmental Consulting firms. Even in small design groups, it is the group leaders who establish the customs within their sections of their organizations. Cultures can be healthy, toxic, or someplace in between. When a company has high turnover, fixing the problem often […]
read more »Michael Baker International (ENR # 32), a leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, has hired Peter Darby, AIA, LEED, AP. My Darby will lead a team of architects to deliver all aspects of building design for clients across the state. It is not surprising that Michael Baker is bulking up its key staff in Texas. Texas […]
read more »Jacobs (ENR #2) completes the acquisition of CH2M (ENR #3). This marks another mega M&A deal in the AE industry in 2017. In the first nine months of 2017, 10 deals involved a seller on Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list. Other notable deals included Wood Group (ENR #28) acquiring Amec Foster Wheeler (ENR #7), New Mountain Partners […]
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Ever work for a problem supervisor? Toxic managers create cultures of misery, low morale, and high turnover. The sad part, in many cases, is that many of these supervisors are often unaware that they are a problem, until it’s often too late to do anything about it. It’s as if they have bad breath. Everyone […]
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“In 2010, Construction industry unemployment was at 20%. Today, it’s closer to current overall U.S. unemployment of 4.2.%.” – Source: AIA And let’s face it, even in 2010, the best engineers, architects, and environmental professionals managed to keep working. These people don’t go unemployed for extended periods, in good times, or bad. Using in-house recruiters or online […]
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