{"id":3752,"date":"2019-12-26T08:00:28","date_gmt":"2019-12-26T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/?post_type=news_events&p=3752"},"modified":"2020-03-09T14:08:48","modified_gmt":"2020-03-09T14:08:48","slug":"2019-brought-acquisitions-awards-and-new-services-to-imeg","status":"publish","type":"news_events","link":"https:\/\/www.imegcorp.com\/news_events\/2019-brought-acquisitions-awards-and-new-services-to-imeg\/","title":{"rendered":"Year in Review: 2019 brought acquisitions, awards, and new services to IMEG"},"content":{"rendered":"
2019 was another year of growth for IMEG, which rose to #104 on Engineering News Record\u2019s\u00a0<\/span>2019 Top 500 Engineering Firms<\/span><\/a> and No. 9 on Building\u00a0Design+Construction\u2019s\u00a02019 Giants Report<\/a>, where it also earned\u00a0six top 10 market sector rankings<\/a><\/span>. During the past 12 months we also\u00a0<\/span>acquired two high-quality firms, won numerous project awards, redesigned\u00a0<\/span>our\u00a0<\/span>website, and added new services.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The year\u2019s biggest developments began with the\u00a0<\/span>February\u00a0<\/span>acquisition of\u00a0<\/span>Nishkian<\/span><\/a>, a 100-year structural engineering firm with locations in\u00a0<\/span>San Francisco, Los Angeles, Portland, OR, and Bozeman, MT<\/span>. Detroit-based structural firm\u00a0<\/span>Desai\/Nasr<\/span><\/a>\u00a0joined IMEG in September. In addition, two firms acquired in 2018 \u2013 MKK of Denver and LKPB of Minneapolis \u2013 began doing business as IMEG in 2019.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Many of our projects were recognized with national and international awards throughout the year. The most prolific\u00a0<\/span>among them<\/span>\u00a0was the expansion and renovation of the\u00a0<\/span>Museum at the Gateway Arch<\/span><\/a>\u00a0in St. Louis. Its achievements in 2019 included\u00a0<\/span>ENR Global Best Project and ENR Midwest Best Project awards<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 both in the cultural category \u2013 and\u00a0<\/span>Building Design + Construction<\/span>\u2019s<\/span>\u00a0Reconstruction Gold Award.<\/span><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Other regional and national award-winning projects i<\/span>n the past year i<\/span>nclude:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n High-performance building design continued to be a hallmark of our work in 2019. Among the highlights was the WELL Gold Certification of IMEG\u2019s own\u00a0<\/span>Denver office renovation<\/span><\/a>, one of a growing list of IMEG-designed WELL projects that focus on improving the impacts of the built environment on human health and well-being. Numerous IMEG projects also achieved LEED certification during 2019, including Platinum-level\u00a0<\/span>designations<\/span>\u00a0for the\u00a0<\/span>Emory University Campus Life Center<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0<\/span>University of Illinois College of Electrical and Computer Engineering building<\/span><\/a>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n The past year also saw several expansions in the services IMEG offers clients. These included t<\/span>echnology advisory services<\/span><\/a>\u00a0to provide proactive planning to fully achieve the benefits of the IoT;\u00a0<\/span>active shooter response training and workplace violence prevention<\/span><\/a>; and a dedicated effort within the federal market to\u00a0<\/span>meet the needs of the various agencies in the Department of Defense<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n All<\/span>\u00a0of<\/span>\u00a0IMEG’<\/span>s accomplishments\u00a0<\/span>during the past year\u00a0<\/span>and much more can be found on our website, newly redesigned in 2019 to<\/span>\u00a0provide<\/span>\u00a0a streamlined, content-rich, and easily navigable platform for information about our capabilities, portfolio, and people. In addition, an\u00a0<\/span>expanded resource<\/span>s section<\/span>\u00a0includes\u00a0<\/span>blogs<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>webinars<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>executive guides<\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span>market sector leader videos<\/span><\/a>, and\u00a0<\/span>white papers<\/span><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 all providing thought leadership on industry trends, project expertise, and design innovation.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n We thank all our clients and partners for helping to make 2019 a great year for IMEG \u2013 and look forward to a<\/span>nother year of growth and collaboration in 2020!<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3813,"template":"","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n