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Engineering News-Record (ENR) once again included GeoEngineers in its list of the top 500 design firms in the United States. The 2020 ranking places GeoEngineers at 240, with more than $70 million in total billings during 2019. ENR’s list includes a wide variety of firms that offer design services, including architectural and civil engineering firms. […]

GeoEngineers has been named Best Geotechnical/Environmental Engineering Firm in the 2020 Oregon DJC Reader Rankings contest. This is the fourth year the Portland-based Daily Journal of Commerce has hosted the contest, which asks readers to vote for their favorite companies in the local A/E/C industry. The firm has been a fixture in Portland since four […]

Inclusive contracting is a popular topic right now among government contractors, and for good reason. It is now common to see diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) goals for subcontractors encouraged—if they are not required outright. Identifying and working with certified firms (minority/women/veteran-owned, small and disadvantaged) can strengthen a project team while fulfilling these contracting requirements. GeoEngineers has been […]

Puget Sound Energy is preparing to open its Tacoma Liquefied Natural Gas facility early in 2021 after nearly 10 years in development. GeoEngineers has been a critical part of the project team, providing both geotechnical and environmental services for the Tacoma, Washington facility. PSE is completing final instrumentation and testing work before processing the first […]

On December 11, Sound Transit’s $800 million Lynnwood Link Extension (L300) project reached an important milestone as contractors completed the last of the 110 drilled shafts required for the northern segment of this light rail expansion. Sound Transit, the public transit authority for the greater Seattle, Washington region, is expanding its network with 8.5 miles […]

GeoEngineers’ Spokane, Washington office hosts an annual holiday cookie exchange. It’s a tradition that raises money for a good cause while helping the local A/E/C community connect over shared treats and recipes. Thanks to public health concerns this year, it looked like the usual lunch-hour gathering of 75-plus women and hundreds of little bags of […]

On November 4, GeoEngineers welcomed Jon Rodriguez as the firm’s new chief financial officer (CFO). Mr. Rodriguez is an accomplished CFO with more than 30 years of diverse financial management experience in the A/E/C industry. Mr. Rodriguez began his career in San Diego as an independent business consultant, but soon began working his way through […]

Congratulations to Associate Environmental Engineer Phil Welker on receiving the title of Fellow by the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) on September 16. The SAME Academy of Fellows (AOF) recognizes association members who have given outstanding service to the society, military engineering, and the A/E/C industry as a whole. SAME has given the title […]

The September/October issue of GEOSTRATA Magazine, the official publication of the Geo-Institute, includes a feature by Principal Geotechnical Engineer Dave Eley. The feature focuses on the evolving approach to coastal protection and restoration along the Gulf Coast through the lens of the award-winning Whiskey Island coastal restoration project for Louisiana’s Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority […]

Forty years ago, on September 29, 1980, Jon Koloski, Jack Tuttle and Gary Henderson founded GeoEngineers Inc. in Bellevue, Washington. Their vision for the company was laid out in a guiding principles document that prioritized broad employee ownership, collaboration, seamless leadership transitions, quality technical work and high ethical standards. These values have remained central to […]