Veteran economic developer Jim Lenahan, EDFP has returned to W&A as a business development and marketing team member. According to Jim, “Chicago is a great city, but Georgia is where my heart is. I am excited to continue working to make our state, regions and communities the best they can possibly be”. Expect to hear […]
Earlier this month Jon Williams traveled to Dallas, Texas to moderate a panel on Advanced Manufacturing with Dean Barber and Josh Bays at SEDC’s (Southern Economic Development Council) YP Meet the Consultant’s Conference. Jon’s experience in site selection/ site analysis within Georgia provided a valuable perspective on this panel of site selection specialist from Dallas. […]
Athens, GA – W&A Engineering, an Athens-based engineering firm has been ranked as one of the top 3 engineering firms in Georgia for economic development in the American South by Southern Business & Development magazine in their Summer 2015 issue. W&A Engineering currently serves 20 communities in Georgia including Athens-Clarke County, Augusta, Banks County, Greene County, […]
Georgia Ready for Accelerated Development (GRAD) certification and validation program is essential for your community. W&A now offers Essential GRAD Certification Assistance. Playing in the big leagues of economic development: If your community wants to play in the big leagues of economic development and your community doesn’t have GRAD certified sites, you are likely missing […]
After 3 years of planning, Extra Special People broke ground on ESP’s new home. The 14,000 sq. ft. facility will help ESP achieve their dream of serving special-needs children beyond the limitations of their current campus. Over 100 community supporters gathered together on Friday, June 5 for a celebratory breakfast and groundbreaking ceremony. Laura Whitaker, Executive Director of ESP, shared some inspiring […]
W&A Engineering and Donald W. Hansford Law Office hosted our 15th Annual Barbeque at Harris Shoals Park on May 16th. We couldn’t have asked for better weather; it was the perfect day for a BBQ! Employees and their families from each company rolled up their sleeves and smoked countless pounds of pork along with a […]
W&A’s Scott Haines, Director of Landscape Architecture, attended the Athens-Clarke Heritage Foundation’s 45th Annual Historic Preservation Awards ceremony at the Morton Theatre in downtown Athens. This event showcased outstanding projects that revitalize historic buildings and areas in the Athens community. Several significant rehabilitation projects in the Athens area were recognized and awarded during the ceremony, […]
W&A’s Kelsey Berry and Jim Lenahan attended the “Let’s Make A Deal” Georgia Economic Developers Association Spring Workshop at Brasstown Valley May 14th – 16th. The focus of this conference was on the before, during, and after involved in deal making. GEDA “put together a dynamic program that covered topics ranging from incentives and workforce […]
W&A wishes our Work Based Learning Program Intern, James Jenkins, the best of luck this weekend at his business competition in Chicago! James and his team will be representing North Oconee High School in a competition based on company structure, marketing, architecture, and LEED design. W&A’s Kelsey Berry mentored James’ class about marketing techniques used […]
The Retreat at State College has been named the winner of the Best Package & Offering of Amenities award at the Student Housing Business Innovator Award ceremony held during the Interface Student Housing conference in Austin, TX in April. According to www.studenthousingbusiness.com, “this category [is] awarded to the off-campus project that [has] the best package […]
W&A Engineering is raising money for Extra Special People’s Jump, Fly Festival and our very own Scott Haines is volunteering to take the big leap on April 26th! ESP has hosted this event for the past three years and it gives volunteers the opportunity to skydive and raise money to send ESP’s very special people […]
As part of North Oconee High School’s Work-Based Learning Program, James Jenkins works at W&A Engineering in the afternoons and completes tasks for all departments that make up our company. This experience gives Jenkins a better understanding of our business organization, the different responsibilities of the departments, and how we work together to accomplish goals. […]