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Ayres Wins Three 2023 ACEC WI Engineering Excellence Awards

February 20, 2023

Ayres has been honored with three 2023 Engineering Excellence Awards from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin. Eagle Tower Project Resurrects Icon in Feat of Accessibility In 2016 when the former Eagle Tower was removed, many mourned its loss and wondered if a new one could be built. The Wisconsin Department of Natural… Read More »


Land Surveyor Stolinas Promoted to Project Management Role

February 2, 2023

Chris Stolinas, PLS, was promoted recently to a project management role. He joined Ayres in 2014, bringing experience in construction layout and data collection for the development of record drawings. Stolinas achieved his licensure as a professional land surveyor in Wisconsin in 2021. Stolinas’ primary role is serving as a project surveyor on large-scale control… Read More »


STH 29/CTH “VV” Interchange In Brown County, WI.
STH 29/CTH “VV” Interchange Wins WisDOT Construction Award

January 20, 2023

The STH 29/CTH “VV” Interchange project in Brown County this week was awarded the 2022 Outstanding Highway Construction Award from the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in the category of grading for contracts of $25 million and under. Hoffman Construction Company, Inc., was the prime contractor on the WisDOT Northeast Region project, and Ayres was the… Read More »


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Shambeau Promoted to Manager of Municipal Services

January 16, 2023

Gareth Shambeau, PE, has been promoted to manager of the Municipal Services Group based in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, effective today. Shambeau, who joined Ayres 11 years ago, takes on leadership of Ayres’ municipal services staff based in River Falls, Wisconsin, and St. Paul, Minnesota, as well as those based in our Eau Claire headquarters. His… Read More »


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Landscape Designer Bernhardt to Join National ASLA Committees

December 21, 2022

Paige Bernhardt, landscape designer in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, has been selected to serve on the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Associate Advisory Committee and Student Support and Engagement Committee. The Associate Advisory Committee comprises young professionals in their first four years out of college. It advises national ASLA leaders on the experiences of young professionals… Read More »