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Smith Promoted along Path to Electrical Engineering Project Management

October 27, 2023

Electrical engineering staff member Emily Smith has been promoted to the classification of professional 4 at Ayres as she progresses closer to the role of project management. Already providing some supervision of other employee owners, Smith will provide more oversight of others in her new role. Based in St. Paul, Minnesota, Smith designs power distribution,… Read More »


Boltze Promoted to Transportation Manager for Western Region

October 26, 2023

Bill Boltze, PE, is being promoted to manager of Ayres’ transportation operations in the West. The promotion takes effect January 1 and will dial up Boltze’s role in spearheading growth in Ayres’ transportation engineering and construction management services in the region. As a senior project manager for Ayres for the past two years, Boltze has… Read More »


Chamber Names Ayres Young Professionals Best Place to Work

September 25, 2023

The Eau Claire Area Chamber of Commerce presented Ayres the Young Professionals Best Place to Work Award last week, bringing recognition to a talented and active group of employee-owners in our headquarters in west-central Wisconsin. The award was part of the Chamber’s Bravo to Business program. One of the core values Ayres devotes itself to… Read More »


Civil Engineer Ramsey Enters Path to Project Management

September 7, 2023

Stephanie Ramsey, PE, CBI, recently was promoted to the first level of project management at Ayres. Based in Eau Claire, Ramsey is a civil engineer within the Engineering Services-Wisconsin Division. Ramsey, who joined Ayres in 2017, designs municipal and civil/site projects. Her work for public and private sector clients includes preparing plans, specifications, and bidding… Read More »


Business Development Specialist to Boost Minnesota Municipal and Land Development Efforts

September 1, 2023

Tim Johnson has joined Ayres as a business development specialist in the St. Paul, Minnesota, office. There he will identify opportunities as our Engineering Services Group – based in St. Paul and Eau Claire, Wisconsin – brings its diverse site development and municipal engineering services to private and public sector clients in Minnesota. Johnson has… Read More »