Category: Industry News

A Homegrown Leader: Disa Wahlstrand Promoted to Vice President

Ayres Associates has a long history of promoting from within; in fact, 79% of our management team members were promoted from within the company. That tradition continued this week when Disa Wahlstrand, PE, LEED AP, manager of the municipal services group in our Eau Claire office since 2005, was named vice president of Engineering Services… Read More »

Interns Build Resumes with Real-World Experience (Part 1)

Four university students are getting their hands dirty – sometimes literally – as summer interns and co-op students in three of Ayres Associates’ offices. A summer intern works from mid-May to mid-August and can be at any level in his or her college career. Co-op students work a summer and a semester and need to… Read More »

Breaking the Hard Hat Color Code

Look around any construction site, and you’ll see a lot of protective gear – reflective vests, steel-toed boots, and, of course, hard hats. Look close enough, and you’ll see that those hard hats come in a variety of colors. That’s generally not an indication of individual fashion statements, however. Often the colors are a shorthand… Read More »