Category: General Civil / Municipal

Why Does It Take So Long To Fix My Street?

Our engineers and surveyors have a lot of face-to-face time with residents and businesspeople each year as they are working on road construction projects. A common question we hear is: Why does construction take so long? People wonder – understandably – why construction crews sometimes seem to come in, rip up a street, and then… Read More »

Huge Agricultural Expo Project Wins Award

An innovative project that is raising the stature of the World Dairy Expo and the Midwest Horse Fair in Madison, Wisconsin, was honored by In Business Madison and its 2015 Commercial Design Awards. The 290,000-square-foot Alliant Energy Center New Holland Pavilions project was designed with aesthetics that go beyond the expectations for agricultural expo facilities,… Read More »

It Takes a Village — and a Few Engineers and Architects — to Raise a College Graduate

Editor’s Note: Ayres Associates marketing intern Blaine Burnham is graduating this week from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. He’s had a definite impact at Ayres in the past eight months – and he’s learned that Ayres has had a big impact on his life on campus. Here’s his story: Certain places on campus have made… Read More »