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8.20.2025

27 AEC Firms Achieve 2025 Circle of Excellence..

PSMJ Resources is delighted to announce the winners of our prestigious 2025 AEC Circle of Excellence Platinum Award...

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8.14.2025

PSMJ's Buyers

Looking to Meet a Buyer? PSMJ works with buyers from across the industry and is happy to make an introduction. Below is..

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8.14.2025

AEC Transaction News

August 12, 2025 – Jericho, NY – J.S. Held, a global technical and forensic advisory consulting firm based in Jericho,..

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8.14.2025

In AEC M&A, It’s The People That Count

Dear Insider, When an architecture or engineering firm is sold, the transaction isn’t just about numbers- it’s about..

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8.6.2025

PSMJ Announces 2025 AEC Premier Award for Client..

PSMJ Resources, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2025 AEC Premier Award for Client Satisfaction, which honors..

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7.31.2025

AEC Transaction News

July 22, 2025 – Pittsburgh, PA – Woolpert, a global architecture, engineering, and geospatial (AEG) firm announces the..

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7.31.2025

The Big Four Deal Killers

Dear Insider, Today we zero in on an M&A issue that PSMJ has had to step in to fix far too many times. We hope that..

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7.30.2025

PSMJ Resources Announces 2025’s Best Managed..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority on architecture and engineering, and construction firm management,..

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7.18.2025

PSMJ ANNOUNCES 2025 AEC EMPLOYER OF CHOICE AWARD..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the global leader in business management data and guidance for architects and engineers,..

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7.17.2025

AEC Transaction News

July 11, 2025 – Dallas, TX – AG&E Associates, PLLC (AG&E), a leading structural engineering firm specializing in..

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7.17.2025

Your Firm, Your Legacy: How to Know You’re..

Dear Insider, When selling your architecture, engineering, or environmental consulting firm, it's natural to feel like..

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7.3.2025

AEC Transaction News

June 30, 2025 – Irvine, CA – Westwood Professional Services, a national multidiscipline engineering firm, announces the..

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7.3.2025

PSMJ's Buyers

Looking to Meet a Buyer? PSMJ works with buyers from across the industry and is happy to make an introduction. Below is..

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7.3.2025

Are You Ready? Will You Go In, Out, or Somewhere..

Dear Insider,With the holiday weekend ahead, we leave you with the most distilled answers to the questions every owner..

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6.27.2025

Quick Take: PSMJ’s 2025 Compensation Benchmark..

PSMJ Resources, Inc.’s just-released2025 AE Management & Staff Compensation Modelgives us an inside look at the latest..

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6.19.2025

AEC Transaction News

June 16, 2025 – Tampa, FL – Ardurra Group Inc., a national engineering and consulting firm, announces the acquisition of

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6.19.2025

You Already Have an LOI. Here’s Why You Still..

A buyer made an offer. They seem trustworthy. Why pay an advisor when the offer is on your desk? In the current very..

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6.4.2025

AEC Transaction News

June 4, 2025 – New York, NY – Brightstar Capital Partners, a private equity firm focused on partnering with closely held..

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6.4.2025

10 Key Valuation Factors Every A/E Firm Owner..

Understanding how your firm will be valued on the external market is critical whether you’re just starting to plan your..

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5.22.2025

AEC Transaction News May 22

May 21, 2025 – Hunt Valley, MD – Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT), an engineering, architecture, technology, and..

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5.22.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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5.22.2025

Three Tools Critical to Any Successful AEC..

In the world of AEC mergers and acquisitions, financials and forecasts only tell part of the story. Beneath the balance..

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5.9.2025

Veenstra & Kimm, A Multi-Disciplinary Engineering..

April 21, 2025, San Diego, California — PSMJ Resources, Inc. (PSMJ) is proud to announce the successful merger between..

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5.8.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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5.8.2025

AEC Transaction News

April 22, 2025 – Watertown, MA – VHB, a multidisciplinary engineering and design firm, announces the acquisition of ..

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5.8.2025

10 Questions to Ask a Private Equity (PE) Buyer..

Use this list to protect your firm, your future, and your financial outcome. What is your investment thesis for our..

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4.29.2025

Fostering Innovation and Integrating AI Into Your..

Q&A with Ayman Alafifi, Technology Innovation Lead at EKI Environment & Water and speaker, AEC INNOVATE, June 18-20,..

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4.28.2025

Aventia expands environmental services platform..

LAKEWOOD, Colo. -- Aventia, an industry-leading platform providing comprehensive environmental service solutions,..

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4.24.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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4.24.2025

AEC Transaction News

April 21, 2025 – San Diego, CA – The Kleinfelder Group, Inc. (Kleinfelder), a national leader in engineering,..

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4.24.2025

The One Number That Sellers Forget—Until It’s Too..

If you have seen a purchase price listed in a Letter of Intent (LOI), the number feels real. It’s concrete. Tangible. A..

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4.9.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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4.9.2025

AEC Transaction News

April 9, 2025 – San Diego, CA – Kleinfelder, a leading engineering, design, and environmental professional services..

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4.9.2025

5 Surefire Ways to Fail in Selling Your Business

Dear Insider, In the high-stakes world of mergers and acquisitions, it’s not the flashy headlines or handshake moments..

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3.26.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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3.26.2025

AEC Transaction News

March 18, 2025 – Sanford, FL – CPH Consulting, LLC (CPH), a nationally ranked architecture and engineering design firm,..

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3.26.2025

Integration as The Key to M&A Success

Dear Insider, Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be transformative for architecture and engineering (A&E) firms,..

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3.12.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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3.12.2025

AEC Transaction News

March 5, 2025 – Natick, MA – Environmental Science Associates (ESA), a firm providing planning, design, permitting,..

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3.12.2025

A Way Out? How About a Way Up? How The Brightest..

Dear Insider, In the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, the succession question looms large...

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3.10.2025

Do Your Own Research - Building a Centralized..

AEC firms historically struggle when it comes to market research. A lot of firms just give up after failing to conduct..

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2.26.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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2.26.2025

AEC Transaction News

February 18, 2025 – Cleveland, OH, and Dallas, TX – Align Capital Partners (ACP), a growth-oriented private equity firm,..

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2.26.2025

Make It Count – Is a Quality of Earnings Report..

Dear Insider,For deals of a certain size, a Quality of Earnings (QoE) report is a recurring topic during due diligence..

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2.19.2025

The Double-Edged Sword of Private Equity

Accountability. In so many architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms, this is a key ingredient in the..

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2.12.2025

AEC Transaction News

February 6, 2025 –Houston, TX – Consor Holdings LLC, a leading North American engineering and consulting firm, announces..

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2.12.2025

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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2.12.2025

Show Your Work: Why Good Accounting is The..

Dear Insider, Maybe you have a CFO and a team of accountants, maybe you have a bookkeeper, or maybe you have something..

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2.12.2025

How To Revamp Your Collections Process And Get..

One of the most baffling things about the way many AEC firms do business is the laidback approach to collecting money..

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2.6.2025

Is Your Strategic Plan Actually…Strategic?

I’m a big fan of strategic planning. In today’s world of constantly competing priorities, your strategic plan is the..

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1.30.2025

PSMJ 16 vs. SPY

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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1.30.2025

AEC Transaction News

January 29, 2025 – Rochester, NY – CPL, a full-service design firm serving public and private-sector clients for 50..

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1.30.2025

Grow Big or Go Home: Are You Missing The Bus?

Dear Insider, Are you and your team ready, or will your firm wilt as your competitors join forces against you? It's the..

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1.29.2025

Most AEC End-Markets Enter 2025 Strong, But are..

PSMJ’s latest research shows that overall proposal activity in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) space..

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1.29.2025

7 UNDENIABLE RULES FOR AEC BUSINESS SUCCESS

Frank Stasiowski’s Reflections on 50 Years of PSMJ Leadership in Helping Firms Thrive I was asked recently what I’m..

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1.21.2025

My Skills Wishlist for Entry-Level AEC..

They don’t teach the business side of architecture, engineering, or construction (AEC) in most technical degree..

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1.17.2025

Your AEC Talent Acquisition Plan: Be Sure to..

PSMJ’s just-released book, Build Your AEC Dream Team: Strategies for Successful Design Firm Recruitment & Retention,..

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1.16.2025

AEC Transaction News

January 6, 2025 – Chicago, IL – Greenprint Partners, an award-winning consulting firm specializing in community-based..

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1.16.2025

PSMJ 16 vs. SPY

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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1.16.2025

The Great Divide

Dear Insider, Picture this: You’ve been a partner in your firm for two decades. The cost of your buy-in was determined..

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1.15.2025

Establish a Solid A.I. Policy. Ensure Your People..

Many firms have implemented (or begun implementing) A.I. use policies, but many still have not. And among the policies..

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1.14.2025

New Year…Same Capitalization Problem?

For many architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms, the past couple of years have been a period of..

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1.7.2025

25 Truths if You Want To Attract Top AEC Talent..

I interact with a lot of architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) professionals from up and down and left and..

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1.2.2025

PSMJ 16 vs. SPY

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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1.2.2025

AEC Transaction News

December 26, 2024 – Sugar Land, TX – Mako Industries, a commercial and industrial service company, is pleased to..

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1.2.2025

Are You Hamstrung by Your Valuation?

Dear Insider, For mid-sized firms exploring acquisition strategies, being privately held can be both an advantage and a..

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12.30.2024

Onboarding For The Long Haul: Getting New Hires..

Phew! It was a long slog, but you finally landed that key senior project manager you’ve needed for what seemed like..

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12.19.2024

PSMJ 16 vs. SPY

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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12.19.2024

The Three-Legged Stool of M&A Success

Dear Insider, It's the end of the calendar year and as so many deals hustle to a close, PSMJ's M&A Advisory practice..

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12.19.2024

AEC Transaction News

December 18, 2024 – Hollywood, FL – NV5, a provider of technology, certification, and consulting solutions, announced..

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12.12.2024

Don’t Let Growth Kill Your AEC Firm’s Culture

Can you really grow big by…staying “small”? Absolutely! I’ve been hearing frequent comments in the past couple of years..

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12.11.2024

What Does Your Firm Need To Do To Ensure Your..

Becoming a leader in an architecture and engineering firm often means relinquishing the roles you thrived in along the..

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12.10.2024

PSMJ Resources, Inc. Advises Weiler Engineering..

December 10, 2024 (Rockville, MD) — PSMJ Resources, Inc. (PSMJ) is proud to announce the successful acquisition of its..

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12.5.2024

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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12.5.2024

AEC Transaction News

December 3, 2024 – Harrisburg, PA – Gannett Fleming TranSystems, a leading engineering and infrastructure solutions..

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12.5.2024

The Rush

Dear Insider,The phone rings. The voice on the other end of the line is confident and warm. Paul found himself facing..

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11.25.2024

Rebuilding in the Wake of Destruction: A Call to..

At PSMJ, we understand that our mission extends beyond simply helping our clients and customers achieve success; we are..

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11.21.2024

SPY vs. PSMJ16

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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11.21.2024

M&A Transactions

November 18, 2024 – Meridian, ID – J-U-B Engineers, Inc. is excited to announce their acquisition of Sage Civil..

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11.21.2024

The Second Bite of the Apple Might Be Bigger Than..

Dear Insider,We’ve been receiving questions about what life is like after rolling equity into an M&A transaction with a..

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11.18.2024

Unleashing the power of artificial intelligence..

For the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry, artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing..

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11.14.2024

Tips for Establishing a Technology Council and..

PSMJ Senior Consultant Brian Burnett says that Deltek’s most recent Clarity: Architecture & Engineering Firm Study ..

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11.11.2024

Unpacking The Post-Election Impact for AEC Firms

After the larger-than-expected Republican election victory, let’s step back and look at what it means for the U.S. AEC..

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11.7.2024

PSMJ16 vs. SPY

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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11.7.2024

M&A Transactions

November 7, 2024 – Godspeed Capital Management LP (“Godspeed Capital”), a lower middle market Defense & Government..

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11.7.2024

Don’t Lose Your Edge

Dear Insider, At PSMJ’s M&A Advisory Practice, our M&A Team is in a crescendo headed towards the peak of activity: deal..

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11.4.2024

Interest Rate Cuts Provide Boost to AEC Markets,..

PSMJ's latest research shows that overall proposal activity in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) space..

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10.29.2024

Do You Know the Employee Benefit With the Highest..

A PSMJ PRO member recently submitted this question: “I’m wondering what my peer firms are contributing towards employee..

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10.25.2024

Marking 50 Years on the 50-Yard Line…Of Course!

PSMJ turned 50 this year. Throughout the year, we’ve been doing a lot of recognizing, reflecting…and some celebrating,..

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10.24.2024

PSMJ16 vs. SPY Graph

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of publicly..

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10.24.2024

M&A Transactions

October 15, 2024 – Providus Capital Partners (“Providus”), a growth-oriented equity partner for the architecture and..

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10.24.2024

Get Your House in Order Before It’s Time to Go

Dear Insider, You know it’s coming. The day of exit. Are you ready? Is your firm? At PSMJ, we recommend an owner begin..

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10.17.2024

The Downsides of an Employee Referral Program

The Vice President and CFO of 100-person firm wrote in the online discussion forum that is an exclusive benefit for PSMJ..

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10.10.2024

M&A Transactions

M&A Transactions:October 3, 2024 – Godspeed Capital Management LP (“Godspeed”), a lower middle market Architecture,..

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10.10.2024

Either You Go In, or You Go Out - But Don’t Sell..

Dear Insider,Do you know the value of your company? Do you know how to find it? How do you set a fair share price for..

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10.9.2024

PSMJ16 vs. SPY Graph

Our methodology and purpose for collecting this information is below:How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the..

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10.1.2024

Growth Forward: How Mead & Hunt Rethought Project..

Your architecture or engineering firm’s Project Managers determine your profit margins, client satisfaction, new..

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9.24.2024

PSMJ 16 Index Update September 2024

Since our last update, the market has seen some big announcements with the 0.50 percentage point cut announced by the..

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9.24.2024

Recent AEC Mergers and Acquisitions in the News..

Here are the recent transactions in the AEC M&A Industry: September 12, 2024 – Verdantas, a leading consulting firm..

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9.24.2024

Having Your Cake and Eating it Too: The Dilemma..

Dear Insider,Imagine you are an owner at the helm of a successful company. You’ve worked hard. You took on the risk of..

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9.5.2024

PSMJ Resources Announces the Top-Performing..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority on architecture, engineering, and construction firm management,..

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9.4.2024

PSMJ 16 Index Update

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of..

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9.4.2024

Pickering Associates wins PSMJ’s 2024 A/E/C..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority on effective and profitable architecture and engineering firm..

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9.4.2024

Navigating the Complexities of Mergers and..

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are a pivotal part of any strategy focused on growth, diversification, and competitive..

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9.4.2024

What To Expect When You Get That Unexpected Call

Dear Insider, As we step into the last quarter of 2024, and the beginning of Fall, our M&A Advisory practice continues..

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9.4.2024

Recent AEC Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

Here are the recent transactions in the AEC M&A Industry: August 28, 2024 – Qualus Corporation (“Qualus”), a leading..

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8.21.2024

PSMJ 16 Index Update

How is the AEC industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of..

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8.21.2024

Recent AEC Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

Here are the recent transactions in the AEC M&A Industry: August 5, 2024 – Gannett Fleming, a portfolio company of..

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8.21.2024

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

Dear insider,Where we last left off, we had just walked through the implications of a real-life scenario- one of our..

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8.20.2024

AEC Proposal Activity Shows Modest Cooling While..

Overall, proposal activity in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) space remains relatively stable as the..

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8.9.2024

PSMJ Announces 2024 Premier Award for Client..

PSMJ Resources, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2024 Premier Award for Client Satisfaction, which honors..

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7.26.2024

Recent AEC Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

Here are the recent transactions in the AEC M&A Industry: July 18, 2024 – LJB (Dayton, OH)hasacquired Grantham &..

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7.26.2024

PSMJ Index Stock

PSMJ Index Stock: How is the AEC industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price..

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7.26.2024

TRICKS OF THE TRADE

Dear reader,As we move through the height of summer, the busiest time of the year in M&A looms ahead with both buyers..

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7.24.2024

PSMJ ANNOUNCES 2024 AEC EMPLOYER OF CHOICE AWARD..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the global leader in business management data and guidance for architects and engineers,..

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6.19.2024

Winning with the “New All 3”

“Better, faster, cheaper”. This is the old “All 3”, a timeless desire unlikely to ever change. It wasn’t long ago that..

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6.17.2024

Jonathan Wilson, Senior Consultant at PSMJ..

Boston, MA, May 31, 2024 - PSMJ Resources, Inc., a leading management consulting firm for the architecture, engineering,..

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5.30.2024

Recent A/E/C Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

Here’s your look at some of the latest A/E/C mergers and acquisitions making headlines. May 13, 2024 – Comvest Partners..

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5.30.2024

The PSMJ 16 Shows the Latest Big Picture Market..

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of..

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5.30.2024

Data Management and M&A: A Guide for Smooth..

Rapid growth through mergers and acquisitions (M&A) can be common, particularly during periods of high optimism and..

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5.17.2024

Things might not be all be rosy in the AEC..

Overall, proposal activity in the architecture/engineering/construction (AEC) space showed very strong gains for the..

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5.1.2024

Two Types of A.I.: “Weak” Vs. “Strong”

A.I. comes in two major categories, narrow or weak A.I. and general or strong A.I. The latter currently exists largely..

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4.2.2024

Are you making this strategic planning mistake?

Why an Outside Facilitator? Strategic planning discussions can be painful and difficult. They involve personal values..

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3.28.2024

What’s the Future of AEC Design Tech? AI, Quantum..

In a recent episode of the Blueprints and Bytes podcast, hosts Jon Flynn and Ajoy Bhattacharya of Microsoft spoke with..

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3.15.2024

A.I. STRENGTHS & WEAKNESSES in AEC Applications

If there’s so much confusion about what A.I. is, does it really matter whether a machine actually exhibits artificial..

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3.11.2024

Accelerating cash flow with automation: Your..

Are your finance operations slowed by manual data entry and paper trails? For the architecture, engineering, and..

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2.29.2024

50 AEC Predictions for the Next 50 Years

To recognize and celebrate 50 years of improving the business performance of AEC organizations worldwide, we’re already..

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1.26.2024

50 Tips to THRIVE in 2024

It all started in 1974. The average home price in the United States was $38,000, Barbra Streisand was at the top of the..

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1.11.2024

How Do You Create Value?

To create value, a firm should throw out its “standard scope of work” and stop doing routine work for anyone and..

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12.18.2023

Essential Power Skills and Habits for Next-Level..

There’s a lot coming at us in terms of technology, consolidation, and business model evolution – and all this on the..

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12.11.2023

We Cannot “Buy” Growth: How to Create Lasting..

Growth is good, healthy, and essential for life. It is also essential for business. Growth in a work context is needed..

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12.6.2023

Employee Engagement 2.0 and the “New Work..

As I work directly with dozens of executive leaders and speak at conferences and events around the country, I continue..

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11.1.2023

The Future of AI in AEC Marketing

The world is already experiencing a paradigm shift with the launch of ChatGPT and the plethora of new artificial..

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10.30.2023

The PSMJ 16 Shows the Latest Big Picture Market..

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of..

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10.30.2023

Considering Private Equity for Your Firm? Here’s..

One of the most significant trends impacting M&A in the architecture and engineering (A/E) space is the growing role of..

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10.30.2023

Recent A/E/C Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

Here’s your look at some of the latest A/E/C mergers and acquisitions making headlines. September 18, 2023 – Horrocks..

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10.13.2023

PSMJ to Present the A/E/C M&A Summit

The annual conference will take place December 12-13, 2023 in Scottsdale, AZ. Newton, MA: PSMJ, a leading resource for..

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9.8.2023

PSMJ Honors A/E Firms Consistently Achieving..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority on architecture, engineering, and construction firm management,..

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8.28.2023

PSMJ Announces 2023 Premier Award for Client..

PSMJ Resources, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2023 Premier Award for Client Satisfaction, which honors..

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8.25.2023

Ruby+Associates wins PSMJ’s 2023 A/E/C Building a..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority on effective and profitable architecture and engineering firm..

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8.18.2023

PSMJ's all-new index of publicly-traded A/E/C..

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of..

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8.18.2023

Five Easy Ways to Make Your Firm’s External Sale..

Merger & acquisition activity in the architecture and engineering (A/E) space is on a tear these days. A big driver of..

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8.17.2023

Recent A/E/C Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

July 26, 2023 – Roux (Islandia, New York) acquires Benchmark Turnkey (Buffalo, New York). The transaction was closed on..

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8.11.2023

PSMJ Resources Announces the Top-Performing..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority on architecture, engineering, and construction firm management,..

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8.7.2023

Your firm’s financial performance may have beaten..

By most accounts, architecture and engineering (A/E) firms are delivering some of their best financial performance in..

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8.3.2023

The M&A Data Management Handbook: How to Ensure..

The competitive landscape within AEC often leads firms to grow through mergers and acquisitions (M&A). However, this can..

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7.28.2023

Think the Supreme Court’s Decision on Affirmative..

On the surface, the U.S. Supreme Court’s June 29th decision to end race-based admission practices at colleges and..

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7.21.2023

PSMJ ANNOUNCES 2023 A/E/C EMPLOYER OF CHOICE..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the global leader in business management data and guidance for architects and engineers,..

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7.20.2023

PSMJ's all-new index of publicly-traded A/E/C..

How is the A/E/C industry doing compared to the overall economy, and how can you apply stock price trends of..

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7.20.2023

Recent A/E/C Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

July 14, 2023 - Verdantas (Dublin, Ohio) acquired Clemson Engineering Hydraulics (Anderson, North Carolina). “We are..

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7.18.2023

PSMJ’s Latest Proposal Activity Data Shows Big..

If your A/E/C firm is largely operating in the public sector, you may be rolling through some of the best market..

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7.7.2023

Keys to strategic growth for AEC in the second..

The first half of 2023 has drawn to a close and the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industry continues..

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6.26.2023

New PSMJ A/E Compensation Research Shows Salary..

There hasn’t been much holding down architecture and engineering (A/E) compensation levels lately. Skyrocketing..

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6.5.2023

Culture Clash: Are You Making this Costly..

Cultural fit is quite possibly the most critical driver of merger and acquisition success for architecture, engineering,..

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5.25.2023

Before Selling a Small Firm

The A/E space is a highly fragmented industry and, as a result, it is composed of a great number of small firms with..

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5.1.2023

A Roadmap for Assessing and Improving Your Firm’s..

In this tale of two architecture and engineering firms, one — we’ll call them AB&C — is on top of its..

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5.1.2023

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A QUARTER MAKES: PROPOSAL..

Is it an anomaly or the start of an encouraging trend? The latest Quarterly Market Forecast data from PSMJ Resources,..

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4.13.2023

THE PRICE LIFECYCLE (OR, WHY BIDDING IS A FATAL..

Professional design services are all too often chosen and judged by their prices. Good design is commoditized, expected,..

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4.13.2023

The M&A Deal is Done. Now How Best to Manage All..

Growth by merger or acquisition (M&A) is an appealing way for an architecture and engineering (A/E) firm to strengthen..

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3.9.2023

Impact 2030: Design Jobs Evaporate

Machines have been taking human jobs for centuries, but this time it’s different. The jobs machines took in the First..

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2.16.2023

The Four Major “Shifts” Changing Everything About..

Like most large-scale systemic events, March 2020 gave ‘official birth’ to a new era of work and life – one with new..

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2.13.2023

The Ascent of the Tech-Forward AEC Firm

Intelligent use of technology, data gives firms a big edge, according to Unanet’s latest benchmarking study. Some..

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2.8.2023

PSMJ Announces the Recapitalization of Morris &..

Godspeed Capital Management LP, a lower middle-market Defense & Government services, solutions, and technology focused..

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1.20.2023

The Fed’s Wrecking Ball is Hitting the Private..

Inflation may be starting to show some signs of cooling, but the Fed isn’t backing down anytime soon and the impact is..

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1.3.2023

PSMJ Resources, Inc. Announces New President to..

Gregory C. Hart takes the role as the company approaches 50 years of improving the business performance of A/E/C..

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9.6.2022

Milhouse Engineering and Construction wins PSMJ’s..

PSMJ’s exclusive A/E/C Building a Better World Award recognizes architecture and engineering firms demonstrating the..

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8.26.2022

Best of Both Worlds: What Agile Project..

Disruption is a fact of life for companies in the architecture, engineering, and construction business. If it’s not a..

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8.18.2022

PSMJ Announces 2022 Premier Award for Client..

August 18, 2022 (Newton, Mass.) - PSMJ Resources, Inc. has announced the winners of the 2022 Premier Award for Client..

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8.5.2022

Cybersecurity for AEC Firms

With news headlines filled with reports of cyberattacks shutting down everything from fuel pipelines, to food..

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8.3.2022

PSMJ Resources Announces the Top-Performing..

PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the..

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7.22.2022

PSMJ ANNOUNCES 2022 A/E/C EMPLOYER OF CHOICE..

PSMJ Resources, Inc., the global leader in business management data and guidance for architects and engineers,..

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6.17.2022

2022 A/E Compensation Survey Shows Significantly..

PSMJ’s A/E Compensation Benchmark Suite data reveals huge pay and bonus bumps for key architecture and engineering firm..

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6.16.2022

How to Lead and Succeed with “SFA”: Success from..

“Work from home” became a necessity with COVID. Then evolved the idea of “work from anywhere” – whether that be home, a..

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5.26.2022

Unlocking Profitability with the New Generation..

If your firm is like many in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) business, you’ve spent much of the..

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5.19.2022

Designing Your Ideal Day to End the Chaos

Managing our time and energy has - and always will - be critical to our success in almost all aspects of our lives...

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4.21.2022

8 Questions to Ask When Looking for Software to..

You have many options if you’re an architecture or engineering (A/E) firm decision-maker and are looking for software to..

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4.15.2022

Why Strategic Plans Languish and Fail

There’s no question that strategic planning is essential for firm success. Yet despite this, the vast majority of..

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2.24.2022

It’s Time for AEC Firms to Get Serious About..

As smoothly as many architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) firms have adapted to the realities of doing..

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2.11.2022

Is a great time to sell an A/E/C firm also a..

Architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firm valuations, like a lot of things these days, seem to just keep..

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2.3.2022

How Does the New Massachusetts Entity-Level..

While the 2017 Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act lowered corporate tax rates and doubled the standard deduction, it also..

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1.31.2022

Are you making any of these 7 strategic planning..

A new year is well underway now and, for many architecture and engineering firms, so much has changed since the start of..

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1.14.2022

Signs Point to Continued Optimism in A/E/C Markets

For many architecture, engineering, and construction (A/E/C) firms, 2021 was a year of robust growth and..

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1.10.2022

2022 AEC Business Compliance Checklist

This message is brought to you by our partners at Harbor Compliance, providing expert services and purpose-built..

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1.3.2022

AEC Firms Take Steps to Benefit from..

Actively upgrading CRM systems can help win more opportunities This message is brought to you by our partners at aec360...

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12.16.2021

Employee Retention Credits Eliminated

This message is brought to you by our partners at Gray, Gray & Gray. “By giving you the power to do more, we can help..

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12.15.2021

2022 Architecture and Engineering Salaries..

New PSMJ research shows that salaries are expected to climb as firms shore up efforts to attract and retain top talent. ..

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11.22.2021

Year End is coming – Are you ready?

As the holidays are here, now is the time to start planning for year-end processes and needs. From an accounting..

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11.19.2021

A new year is coming. What’s your plan?

What a year it has been. Beyond the obvious pandemic-related impacts, infrastructure spending, artificial intelligence,..

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11.19.2021

Recent A/E/C Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

November 16, 2021 – Kleinfelder (San Diego, CA) acquired Century Engineering (Hunt Valley, MD) and all affiliates. The..

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11.9.2021

A/E/C EMERGING LEADERS MEET TO LEARN AND GROW

Th is is a “very safe, comfortable, and relevant forum for people to talk about the challenges they’re facing and to..

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9.21.2021

A/E/C Senior Executive Joins PSMJ’s World-Class..

Jared Jamison, P.E. brings extensive experience in operations, financial management and strategy. PSMJ Resources, Inc...

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9.14.2021

PSMJ Announces 2021 Premier Award for Client..

September 14, 2021 (Newton, Mass.) - PSMJ Resources, Inc. has announced 33 winners of the 2021 Premier Award for Client..

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9.9.2021

3 FIRMS RETURN TO THE OFFICE

Trying to figure out the best way to bring employees back to the office after COVID? Here’s how three firms are..

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8.5.2021

PSMJ Resources Announces the Top-Performing..

PSMJ’s exclusive Circle of Excellence highlights firms that demonstrate outstanding business achievement in the..

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7.16.2021

2021 A/E/C EMPLOYER OF CHOICE AWARD WINNING FIRMS..

July 16, 2021 (Newton, Mass.) – PSMJ Resources, Inc., the global leader in business management data and guidance for..

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7.9.2021

Recent A/E/C Mergers and Acquisitions in the News

Here’s a recap of some of the latest A/E/C mergers and acquisitions that have been announced in recent weeks. June..

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7.6.2021

PROACTIVE FIRMS MOVE AHEAD POST COVID

Solid strategic planning and enthusiastic brand activism are front and center for proactive firms wanting to..

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6.17.2021

AVOID THE ALLURE OF THE HIERARCHY TO SUCCEED

In an A/E firm’s early days, principals are deeply involved in design and engineering projects, lending their expertise..

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5.27.2021

GROWING FASTER WITH MARKETING TACTICS

What are A/E firms that are growing the fastest doing differently? “Firms that embraced more of the online marketing..

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