W&A Engineering is an energetic and dedicated team of highly skilled, solution-oriented civil and traffic engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, economic development consultants, and planners. We strive to balance the needs of our clients with the needs of the community to improve the built environment and encourage quality projects in the public and private sectors.
W&A Engineering hosted their second annual Georgia Industry Tour this past week at the Textron Specialized Vehicles, Inc. facility in Augusta, Georgia. W&A hosts the event each year to highlight manufacturers across the state who are excelling in their fields, as well as the community partners who support them. Local […]
This past June, Athens residents gathered for the 47th annual Athens-Clarke County Heritage Foundation (ACHF) Preservation Awards, for which W&A Engineering was a proud sponsor. The event brings together a vibrant mix of local businesses, government leaders, architects, engineers, builders, preservation aficionados and history buffs, event sponsors, and volunteers to celebrate […]
W&A Engineering is proud of its long-time partnership and support for Extra Special People (ESP), a Watkinsville, GA based nonprofit that empowers children with developmental disabilities to cultivate skills, self-confidence, and relationships through recreational therapy, community involvement, and the arts. While we have been able to provide meaningful support through […]
Community support is the cornerstone of W&A Engineering’ Community Economic Development Program (CEDP). W&A currently serves 28 Georgia communities with economic development services. Earlier this year, one of our CEDP clients, Kyle Fletcher, reached out to W&A’s economic development team for design assistance. Kyle is the Director of the Thomaston-Upson […]
“Nothing brings people together like good food, good friends, and a good cause.” -Jon Williams, W&A On May 13, 2016 over 600 community members gathered at Harris Shoals Park in Watkinsville to enjoy homemade BBQ & fixin’s. For the past 17 years, Jon Williams of W&A and Donald Hansford of […]
Every year, W&A sets up our equipment on the first hole of the annual Oconee County Chamber of Commerce golf tournament at the Lane Creek Golf Course in Bishop, GA. This year’s tournament was on April, 21. We use our professional land surveying equipment to determine the distance of the longest […]
Strong economic development for any community depends upon having a reliable, solid workforce; a foundation whose cornerstone begins with finding ways to retain and attract new jobs. While incoming industries are good indicators of a strong local economy and workforce potential, the truth is that retaining jobs in existing industries […]
On Monday evening, April 18, 2016, as part of Georgia’s Manufacturing Appreciation Week (MAW), Athens-Clarke County’s Economic Development Department hosted their annual Industry Appreciation Dinner at the Athens Cotton Press. W&A Engineering was proud to sponsor this great event honoring the manufacturing industry in Athens-Clarke County, and its tremendous contribution […]
On March 31, 2016, W&A principal Jon Williams moderated a panel discussion on distribution & logistics at the SEDC (Southern Economic Development Council) Meet the Consultants conference held in Atlanta, Georgia. The panel featured speakers representing brokerage firms with extensive experience facilitating transactions with global manufacturing and logistics companies. The […]
Our Director of Economic Development Justin Greer, Business Developer Jim Lenahan, and Landscape Architect Mary Charles Howard lead the charge for W&A Engineering for economic development throughout the State of Georgia and beyond. Combined these three economic developers have garnered a great deal of knowledge over the years working in […]