Tag: Eau Claire

Internships Serve as Stepping Stones to Engineering Careers

Beyond all the obvious perks of an internship (like learning if you really like the job, boosting your resume, and meeting people who can help you with your job search), a really nice bonus is that an internship can turn into full-time employment. Right now Ayres has four interns on staff. We also count 18… Read More »

Neither Cold Nor Wind Chills Stop Our Inspectors

Today is a lovely, mild day around our Tampa, Florida, office, home to most of our bridge inspection group. It was 63 degrees with 7 mph winds at 11 a.m., heading for an afternoon high of 65 degrees. But our Wisconsin-based bridge inspectors confronted a very different reality this morning. They were hard at work… Read More »

Welcome to Eau Claire!

Eau Claire is Wisconsin’s ninth largest city and home to our corporate headquarters. Our founder, Owen Ayres, grew up here, and nearly 100 of our 265 employees are based here. A few fun facts about our hometown: Baseball legend Hank Aaron played for the Eau Claire Bears in 1952, a notable year on his way to… Read More »