Category: Inside Ayres

Remembering Roger Nelson at Wisconsin Towns Association Convention

Next week’s Wisconsin Towns Association Convention won’t be quite the same as the ones that came before. That’s because one familiar face in the crowd will be absent. Roger Nelson, an Ayres business development specialist befriended and respected by town and county officials across Wisconsin, died on October 5 at age 74. Nelson had been… Read More »

Another Award Shines Spotlight on US 34 Flood Repair Project

John Hunt William deRosset The Colorado Association of Stormwater and Floodplain Managers (CASFM) added its voice to those praising the results of the US 34 permanent repairs, awarding the project its 2019 Engineering Excellence Grand Award. The project provided permanent repairs to the US 34 corridor along the Big Thompson River near Loveland, Colorado. The… Read More »

Transformative Altoona River Prairie Development Wins Another Award

Yet another organization has recognized the transformative River Prairie development, for which Ayres Associates was the prime consultant serving the City of Altoona. The Wisconsin Economic Development Association last week presented its Economic Development Initiative Award to the project. WEDA says of the project: “Once undeveloped green space, the site is now a thriving commerce… Read More »