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ECS Southeast President to Lead National Engineering Industry Association Beginning 2027 WASHINGTON  — The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) announced today that Derek L. Clyburn, P.E., MBA, FACEC, president of ECS Southeast, LLC, has been chosen as the Council’s Chair-Elect. Clyburn will serve as Chair-Elect for the upcoming 2026-2027 term before assuming the role of ACEC Chair for 2027-2028. He will be officially installed at the 2026 ACEC Spring Conference and Legislative Summit in Washington, D.C., in May.  “Derek Clyburn brings exceptional leadership and a deep commitment to advancing the business of engineering,” said  ACEC Chair John Rathke . “His proven track record building successful engineering enterprises, combined with his passionate advocacy for our industry and long-time involvement with ACEC at the state and national levels, make him the ideal leader to guide ACEC’s Board.” Clyburn leads over 800 employee-owners at ECS Southeast, overseei...

WASHINGTON, D.C.  — STV today announced the promotion of  Suresh Karre , PE, PTOE,  Derek Overstreet,  PE,DBIA,and  Michael Randolph , PE, DBIA, to vice president. These appointments underscore STV’s continued investment in the Virginia and Washington, D.C. region, where the firm operates four offices.  “Suresh, Derek and Mike are trusted leaders on some of the region’s most complex transportation projects,”  said  Scott Lovell, vice president and Virginia/D.C. area manager at STV .  “We are proud of the depth of expertise across the region as we continue to focus on delivering results for clients across the Mid-Atlantic.” Karre  is a transportation engineering director with more than 20 years of experience leading complex infrastructure projects. Based in STV’s Fairfax, Virginia office, he specializes in multimodal transp...

WASHINGTON, DC — Ames & Gough, a leading insurance broker and risk management consultant specializing in serving design professionals, law firms, associations/nonprofits and other professional service organizations, today announced the appointments of Thomas Marchetti as president and Matthew Gough as chief executive officer. Both executives are based at the firm’s headquarter office in Washington, DC. “Throughout his distinguished career at Ames & Gough, Tom has demonstrated exceptional leadership and vision in expanding the opportunities for our firm, mentoring and developing our colleagues, and delivering value and consistent results for our clients that reflects and advances our shared commitment to excellence,” said Gough, whom Marchetti succeeds as president. “We are delighted to see Tom take on his new role and enthusiastic as he guides the firm and our clients to continued success in the years to come.” Founded in 1992 by Marshall (Marty) Ames and Gary Gough,...

De Soto advances Warner Center 2035 goals, creating critically needed housing for working families amid Los Angeles affordability crisis  LOS ANGELES, Calif.  —  R.D. Olson Construction , a leading general contractor, has broken ground on De Soto, a $62 million affordable housing complex bringing 207 critically needed units to Woodland Hills. The project advances the Warner Center 2035 Specific Plan’s goals, to deliver more housing, jobs and transit connections amid Los Angeles’ affordability crisis. R.D. Olson is partnering with developer Meta Housing Corporation on their second affordable housing complex within Warner Center, following the first phase of The Alcove.  “Los Angeles faces one of the nation’s most severe affordable housing shortages, with families and working professionals priced out of safe, quality housing,” said Bill Wilhelm, President of R.D. Olson Construction. ...

Hawthorne, N.J. —  Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, announces that  Helen Robinson, P.E., PMP, BC.GE,  GEI Consultants,   has been named chair of DFI Educational Trust and  Andrew Verity , Terracon Consultants, succeeds Robinson as secretary after serving as a trustee since 2017. Rudy Frizzi, P.E., G.E., BC.GE, LANGAN, who served as chair since 2021, is now the immediate past chair and an emeritus trustee. Zac Curanovic, P.E., Underpinning & Foundation Skanska, continues his role as vice chair and Lori Simpson, P.E., G.E., LANGAN, remains the treasurer. Howard Perko, Ph.D., P.E., Magnum Piering, has joined the board as a trustee. “ Helen’s role of trustee and secretary of the Trust makes her ideally suited to take the helm as chair,” says Theresa Engler, Executive Director of DFI and the DFI Educational Trust. “She has shown her dedication and leadership to the mission of the Trust, initiating and leading p...

HANNIBAL, Mo. — MECO Engineering Company, Inc. and Heneghan and Associates, Inc., two established civil engineering and land surveying firms with deep roots in Missouri and Illinois, announced today that they have completed a strategic merger effective Dec. 31, 2025. The combined firm will operate under the name MECO Heneghan, Inc. The merger brings together two firms with 40-year legacies and complementary expertise in civil engineering, land surveying and architecture. MECO Heneghan Inc. provides services in water resources, municipal infrastructure, land development, transportation engineering, structural engineering, boundary surveying, geospatial services, MEP design, and architectural and landscape architecture. The firm will continue to serve public- and private-sector clients across the region, with a focus on quality engineering, responsive service and long-term client relationships. “Our firms share similar values, including a dedication to quality, integrity and maintaini...

IRVINE, Calif. —  Ware Malcomb , an award-winning international design firm, today announced it has completed its work on the initial phase of  Bake Freeway Business Park , a new Class-A industrial development in Irvine’s Great Park neighborhood. Ware Malcomb’s Irvine office is providing architectural design and branding services for the project. Developed by a joint venture of  Tishman Speyer  and  Mitsui Fudosan America (MFA) , which acquired the fully entitled development site in December 2023, Bake Freeway will encompass four buildings totaling 559,000 square feet in two phases on a site with direct access to the I-5 freeway. The first phase of Bake Freeway Business Park is comprised of two buildings encompassing approximately 380,000 square feet, located at 15700 and 15800 Bake Parkway.  Tom Myers, Principal, Ware Malcomb, said, “the client’s objective was to bring new Class-A industrial product to this region and capitalize on the unique signage op...