Category: General Civil / Municipal

If You Build a 240,000-Square-Foot Grocery, They Will Come (But Put Up Traffic Signals First!)

A large retailer is coming to town, building on a highly visible plot of vacant land. What do you do to get the customers there? That’s the question officials in the City of Altoona, Wisconsin, needed to answer this summer. The new retailer is Woodman’s Market, a grocery superstore of 240,000 square feet – more… Read More »

Ommen Promoted to Executive Vice President

Bruce Ommen, PE, has been named executive vice president at Ayres Associates, effective August 2. Bruce will continue to serve as vice president of the firm’s Wisconsin transportation operations, in addition to overseeing the architecture and Wisconsin engineering services divisions. The transportation division provides transportation engineering, structural engineering, construction observation, and related services. The engineering… Read More »

Projects That Are Designed With a Sense of Place Never Miss the Mark

Have you ever seen a building or any other structure that seemed out of place – almost as if it had been dropped in from outer space? A well-planned project – whether it is designed for a private company or a public entity – generally does not have that otherworldly feeling. Instead, it seems to… Read More »