Stukel has been hired to play a significant role in business development, participate in the company's Illinois Tollway initiatives, and provide design plan quality assurance leadership.

The acquisition strengthens J.S. Held’s forensic architecture and engineering practice with the addition of experts who have extensive practical and testifying experience in the analysis of accidents, natural disasters, fires, structural failures, and water damage.

Jacob Hillmann joins Christopher Hillmann, Michael Nehlsen, Matthew Kamin, Michele Spinowitz, and Brandon Clements as partners in the firm.

Newman, owner and managing partner of Newman Consulting Group LLC, was recognized for his many years of service and a demonstrated ability and commitment to go beyond the expected standards for service and professionalism.

Occupiers soaked up a net 41.2 million square feet in the third quarter of 2019, a 23% decrease from 53.2 million square feet absorbed in the previous quarter and less than half the pace in third quarter 2018.

Founded in 2000, Benchmark has assisted numerous sureties throughout the US in analyzing risk and limiting exposure.

The acquisition will strengthen the firm’s capabilities in Florida and the Southeast.

ACEC’s immediate past president and CEO, David Raymond, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the FIDIC for his decades of work benefiting consulting engineers in the U.S. and around the world.