Category: Inside Ayres

Friesen to Lead Landscape Architecture

Kurt Friesen, PLA, has joined Ayres’ Development Services division as landscape architecture lead. He began work on December 31. Based in Fort Collins, Colorado, Friesen works closely with our Eau Claire, Wisconsin, and Fort Collins landscape architecture professionals as well as Development Services teammates in the Southeast, Midwest, and West to strengthen the division’s already… Read More »

Redevelopment Project Recognized in Best Book

The Florida Redevelopment Association has recognized the redevelopment planning work of Ayres and its client, the City of St. Cloud, in its annual Best Book. The publication celebrates efforts in planning, blight management, housing projects, rehabilitation, renovation, and reuse. The City’s Downtown Alley Improvements Study aims to revitalize forgotten spaces through a two-phase planning effort… Read More »

Ayres Plans for Leadership Transition

Ayres today announced that President and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Ommen will retire on June 2, 2026, as part of a long-planned leadership transition. Ommen has been an integral part of the employee-owned firm since joining as a structural engineer fresh out of college in 1990. He has served as President since 2019, guiding Ayres’… Read More »