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Society of American Military Engineers Honors Business Development Specialist

September 7, 2021

Christina Hiegel, PE, business development specialist and senior engineer, was awarded the Regional Vice President’s Medal for Outstanding Service to the Society of American Military Engineers. This prestigious award was presented this summer in recognition of Hiegel’s participation and leadership in putting together the month-long SAME Colossal Colorado Industry Event and development of the Spirit… Read More »


Mark Hedrington Ayres Good Citizen Award
Senior Designer’s Red Cross Commitment Earns Owen Ayres Good Citizen Award

August 23, 2021

Mark Hedrington, a senior designer who’s worked over 30 years in Ayres’ Eau Claire, Wisconsin, office, recently earned our Owen Ayres Good Citizen Award for his commitment to the American Red Cross. Hedrington began his partnership with the Red Cross over 30 years ago when a co-worker invited him to lunch after they’d first given… Read More »


Ayres Announces Merger with MEP Firm Gausman & Moore

July 12, 2021

Bruce Ommen, PE, president of Ayres Daniel Sandoval, PE, Gausman & Moore’s president, who transitions to vice president of the new Gausman & Moore division of Ayres Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing design firm Gausman & Moore has merged with Ayres, resulting in an approximately 350-person firm with offices in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Florida, Colorado, California, and… Read More »


Wisconsin Regional Orthoimagery Consortium Covers the State, Catches National Attention

June 18, 2021

Celebrating the award are Ayres’ Zach Nienow, left; Andy Faust, senior GIS analyst with the North Central Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission, center; and Ayres’ Adam Derringer. Nienow and Derringer are senior project managers in Ayres’ Geospatial Division and manage the WROC program. The American Council of Engineering Companies awarded a 2021 National Recognition Award to… Read More »


Environmental Engineer Brings Technical and People Skills to Business Development Role

May 7, 2021

Christina Hiegel, PE, has joined Ayres as a business development specialist in Cheyenne. Hiegel focuses on identifying opportunities where Ayres’ brownfield redevelopment strategists, urban planners, and landscape architects can put their mix of skills to use for clients who have environmental and planning challenges that need creative solutions. Hiegel brings 19 years of experience as… Read More »