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Ayres Racks up Two More Top Workplaces Awards

March 31, 2025

Ayres has earned a 2025 USA TODAY Top Workplaces award and a 2025 Top Workplaces for Engineers award, bringing to four the number of recognitions earned as a result of the Energage engagement surveys Ayres’ employee-owners filled out last year. Ayres ranked among the top 10 medium firms in the Top Workplaces for Engineers program.… Read More »


North Carolina Office Welcomes New Survey Project Manager

March 24, 2025

Mark Smith, PLS, has joined Ayres as its newest survey project manager in the Burlington, North Carolina, office. With an impressive career spanning over four decades, Smith offers a wealth of expertise, strong leadership skills, and a proven track record of excellence in land surveying and project management. Smith’s journey in land surveying began in… Read More »


Anderson Re-elected to Third WLIA Board Term

March 5, 2025

Nik Anderson, GISP, project manager in Ayres’ Aerial Mapping Group, was re-elected to the Wisconsin Land Information Association’s Board of Directors, the WLIA announced at last week’s annual conference in Appleton. Anderson has been on the board since 2021, and his upcoming term will bring his tenure to six years. He just completed his third… Read More »


Badtke Named President-elect of Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors

January 30, 2025

Christopher Badtke, PLS, recently was elected to the post of president-elect of the Wisconsin Society of Land Surveyors (WSLS). His 2025 term will be followed by a term as president in 2026 and then past president in 2027. Badtke has been director of the Northwest Chapter of WSLS since 2021 after having been an active… Read More »


Eslamian Takes on Supervisory and Business Development Roles After Promotion

January 17, 2025

After a recent promotion, Samin Eslamian, PE, is now supervising California mechanical engineering staff and is representing Ayres and its mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design services at California conferences. She continues to bring her strong organizational, strategic, and communication skills to her project management role and design work in our Los Angeles area office. Eslamian… Read More »