by Peter Madrid | Aug 6, 2020 | News & Updates
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (August 6, 2020) – NAI Horizon professionals doubled down that a tenant looking to expand in the Valley wouldn’t be deterred by COVID-19 and helped it lock down a 28,000 SF sublease in the highly desirable Tempe market.
NAI Horizon Senior Vice President Troy Giammarco and Agent Joe Pequeno represented Bright Health Plan (BHP) of Minneapolis, Minnesota, in a long-term lease totaling $3.214 million at Rio 2100, 2120 Rio Salado Parkway in Tempe.
Bright Health will occupy 28,000 SF for a new contact center. It is scheduled to bring 35 jobs to Tempe this year with an additional 40 jobs in 2021. It will provide sales and sales service with plans to also provide bilingual phone- and chat-based support for all Bright Health Plan members in early 2021.
“When COVID-19 hit, we canvassed more and circled back with all our clients,” Giammarco said. “Joe made the call and set up the meeting with Bright Health. It was apparent immediately that our local contact, Anthony Wienberg, and BHP’s senior vice president of sales, Jim Bletzer, were on a mission to continue Bright Health’s expansion through the virus.
“Given Bright Health’s timetable and needs, we knew from the onset we would have to move quickly and a sublease would be the best path. Working with numerous stakeholders and after fluid negotiations, we chose the Varsity Tutor sublease in Tempe,” Giammarco said.
Ryan Bartos of JLL represented the sub-landlord, Varsity Tutor of St. Louis. (The building’s primary landlord is Boyer).
“The final two weeks of details were a full-court press with both sides working in tandem to bring this 5-year sublease to a successful close,” Pequeno said. “We are thankful to all the team members that made this possible.”
Additional local stakeholders included the Greater Phoenix Economic Council (GPEC), the Arizona Commerce Authority (ACA) and the City of Tempe.
BHP was founded to create a more personalized and affordable member experience by improving access to healthcare and enabling stronger relationships between members and their providers. In Arizona, the company offers individual and family plans and Medicare Advantage plans in Maricopa County and individual and family plans in Pima County.
Bright Health is expected to open the office on October 1.
About NAI Horizon
Exceptional global commercial real estate solutions begin with local market leadership and expertise. Established in 1992, NAI Horizon is a full-service commercial real estate company serving Arizona with offices located in Phoenix and Tucson. NAI Horizon is passionate about the commercial real estate business, providing Brokerage and Property Management Services for local, national and international clients. NAI Horizon is a member of the NAI Global commercial real estate network providing real estate solutions to 375+ offices worldwide. For more information visit www.naihorizon.com.
About NAI Global
Advisory Services, Leasing, Property Management, Property & Note Sales and Tenant Representation
NAI Global is a leading global commercial real estate brokerage firm. NAI Global offices are leaders in their local markets and work in unison to provide clients with exceptional solutions to their commercial real estate needs. NAI Global has more than 375 offices strategically located throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, with 6,000 local market professionals, managing in excess of 1.15 billion square feet of property and facilities. Annually, NAI Global completes in excess of $20 billion in commercial real estate transactions. NAI Global professionals achieve extraordinary results for clients locally and globally through creativity, collaboration and the consistent delivery of exceptional knowledge and service that only market-leading firms can provide.
NAI Global provides a full range of corporate real estate services, including brokerage and leasing, property and facilities management, real estate investment and capital market services, due diligence, global supply chain and logistics consulting and related advisory services.
To learn more visit: www.naiglobal.com.
by Peter Madrid | Aug 3, 2020 | News & Updates
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (August 3, 2020) – Land Advisors Organization’s Metro Phoenix office is pleased to announce the sale of an approximately 70-acre site located in east Buckeye, Arizona. The property, just south of the Interstate 10 near the corner of Miller and Durango roads, sold for nearly $6.65 million to Scannell Properties.
Greg Vogel and Wes Campbell, who represent a broad spectrum of clients including financial institutions, investors, homebuilders, industrial and master-planned community developers throughout Arizona for Land Advisors Organization’s Metro Phoenix office, represented the seller in the transaction. The firm continues to advise clients on this product type and is working on several similar projects in the West Valley.
“We were very pleased to help drive the deal to bring this new distribution center to the city of Buckeye,” said Vogel, founder and CEO of Land Advisors Organization. “It’s exciting to see the continued economic and population growth happening in the area, particularly in the form of large employers and new home construction.”
Plans for the site is the construction of an 850,000 SF distribution center for the specialty discount retailer Five Below. This marks the newest distribution center for the City of Buckeye and West Valley, which continues to grow and attract employers. Five Below plans to bring approximately 150 new jobs to the area initially and expects to grow to nearly 300 employees over the next five years.
About Five Below
Five Below is a leading high-growth value retailer offering trend-right, high-quality products loved by tweens, teens and beyond. Five Below knows life is way better when you’re free to “let go & have fun” in an amazing experience filled with unlimited possibilities. With most items priced $1-$5, and some extreme value items priced up to just $10, Five Below makes it easy to say YES! to the newest, coolest stuff across 8 awesome Five Below worlds: Style, Room, Sports, Tech, Create, Party, Candy and Now. Founded in 2002 and headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Five Below today has over 950 stores in 38 states. For more information, please visit fivebelow.com.
About Land Advisors Organization
Founded in 1987, Land Advisors Organization is the nation’s largest land brokerage firm specializing in providing deep market insights to landowners and purchasers for the most comprehensive and effective evaluation of land in markets across the country. By integrating current local market information with cutting-edge technology and geographically specialized professionals, Land Advisors Organization advises clients in identifying and capitalizing on valuable land opportunities in all economic environments. Land Advisors Organization serves landowners and purchasers from offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Casa Grande and Prescott, Arizona; Irvine, San Francisco, Century City, Pasadena, Roseville and San Diego, California; Orlando and Tampa Bay, Florida; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charlotte, North Carolina; Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle, Washington. Stay connected with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.
by Peter Madrid | Aug 3, 2020 | News & Updates
TEMPE, Ariz. (August 3, 2020) – Terracon, a leading provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services, has continued a pattern of growth and market presence expansion, moving up in Engineering News-Record’s (ENR) annual listing of top design firms and top regional design firms.
Terracon’s Southwest regional offices in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico have been named the No. 13 design firm on ENR’s list of Top Southwest Design Firms. Terracon’s Arizona offices are considered part of ENR’s Southwest Region. Overall, Terracon rose two spots to No. 22 on the ENR national list of Top 500 Design firms list.
“Our growth reflects the support we have seen from our local communities. It’s industrial, data center, energy and healthcare projects in Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico that have allowed us to continue on a path of expansion,” said Brent M. Borchers, P.E., Regional Manager for Terracon and Tempe office Senior Principal.
Terracon continues to advance in national rankings, with the following rankings for 2020:
- Top 500 Design Firms: No. 22 (up from No. 24);
- Top 100 Pure Designers: No. 11;
- Terracon #1 in Asbestos/Lead Abatement for the 8th consecutive year.
The employee-owners at Terracon are dedicated to giving back to the community. The Terracon Foundation announced a $10,000 grant to Feeding America and matching of employee contributions to support the growing need for food assistance during the COVID-19 global pandemic.
In the past year the Arizona office locations have helped with Kids at Hope via their Charity Golf tournament; securing Terracon Foundation grants for University of Arizona College of Public Health; and donating to the Southern Arizona Research, Science and Engineering Foundation (SARSEF).
ENR conducts annual surveys of the construction industry’s key segments and ranks companies engaged in general contracting, specialty contracting, engineering, architecture, and environmental services, among other specialties. The rankings, based on annual revenue, are further divided into market categories and geographic regions.
Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon ranks 22nd on Engineering News-Record’s 2020 list of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, visit terracon.com/phoenix.
by Peter Madrid | Jul 27, 2020 | News & Updates
TEMPE, ARIZONA (July 27, 2020) – Engineering consulting firm Terracon is pleased to announce the promotion of Materials Department Manager Bart Pierce to Senior Associate.
Terracon’s senior associate’s program recognizes and rewards employees who demonstrate consistently high performance and have strong potential for continued professional growth and career advancement.
Pierce manages Terracon’s Phoenix office Materials Department of roughly 25 employees consisting of project managers, field engineers and field/lab technicians. He supervises the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients, implements staff training, development and encourages high performance. Pierce, who has been with Terracon for 7 years, also leads business development activities to identify, develop, win and execute project opportunities and build and maintain client relationships.
“Bart has been key for the success of our office over the past 7 years,” said Brent M. Borchers, P.E., Regional Manager for Terracon and Tempe office Senior Principal. “We look forward to having him as the leader of the Materials Department to continue servicing our clients responsively, and building new relationships in the Phoenix market.”
A native of Mesa, Arizona, Pierce attended Mesa Community College and Arizona State University. He is a member of the American Welding Society, American Concrete Institute, American Society for Nondestructive Testing and the International Code Council.
Away from the office, Pierce enjoys mountain biking with his family, hunting, traveling in his RV and off-roading and snowboarding during the winter.
Terracon is an employee-owned consulting engineering firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon currently ranks 22nd on the Engineering News-Record list of Top 500 Design Firms and is ranked No. 1 in Asbestos and Lead Abatement Design.
To learn more about Terracon visit terracon.com/offices/phoenix/
by Peter Madrid | Jul 23, 2020 | News & Updates
PHOENIX, ARIZONA (July 23, 2020) – NAI Horizon Senior Vice President Isy Sonabend and agent Drew Eisen represented a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company in the $4.4 million acquisition of an industrial building in Phoenix.
NAI Horizon represented Industrial Outdoor Ventures of Schaumburg, Illinois, in the purchase of the 48,000 SF building at 2600 W. McDowell Ave., in Phoenix.
“The buyer is an investor in freight and trucking terminals nationally,” Sonabend said. “This property will go through extensive modernization and will be offered for lease only. This is a diminishing product type. Due to the scarcity of this property type, we have already experienced a lot of interest.”
The 10-acre site with service and warehouse buildings is a freeway-friendly location in Central Phoenix. The property is a multi-building distribution facility 3.7 miles from Downtown Phoenix with 17 foot to 20 foot clear heights, roll down doors and drive-in/through service bays.
The secure and paved site features three street ingress, providing immediate access to Phoenix’s major freeways, I-10, I-17, and US Highway 60.
Industrial Outdoor Ventures is a Chicago-based real estate investment and development company that specializes in providing real estate solutions for heavier industrial uses in major markets throughout the U.S. The company is focused on creating value for its tenants, host communities and investors through the acquisition, and long-term ownership of mission-critical Industrial Service Facilities (ISF), which feature a significant outdoor storage component.
The seller was D. Thompson Properties of Portland, Oregon.
About NAI Horizon
Exceptional global commercial real estate solutions begin with local market leadership and expertise. Established in 1992, NAI Horizon is a full-service commercial real estate company serving Arizona with offices located in Phoenix and Tucson. NAI Horizon is passionate about the commercial real estate business, providing Brokerage and Property Management Services for local, national and international clients. NAI Horizon is a member of the NAI Global commercial real estate network providing real estate solutions to 375+ offices worldwide. For more information visit www.naihorizon.com.
About NAI Global
Advisory Services, Leasing, Property Management, Property & Note Sales and Tenant Representation
NAI Global is a leading global commercial real estate brokerage firm. NAI Global offices are leaders in their local markets and work in unison to provide clients with exceptional solutions to their commercial real estate needs. NAI Global has more than 375 offices strategically located throughout North America, Latin America and the Caribbean, Europe, Africa and Asia Pacific, with 6,000 local market professionals, managing in excess of 1.15 billion square feet of property and facilities. Annually, NAI Global completes in excess of $20 billion in commercial real estate transactions thro
NAI Global professionals achieve extraordinary results for clients locally and globally through creativity, collaboration and the consistent delivery of exceptional knowledge and service that only market-leading firms can provide.
NAI Global provides a full range of corporate real estate services, including brokerage and leasing, property and facilities management, real estate investment and capital market services, due diligence, global supply chain and logistics consulting and related advisory services.
To learn more visit: www.naiglobal.com.
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by Peter Madrid | Jul 22, 2020 | News & Updates
GOODYEAR, ARIZONA (July 22, 2020) – The West Valley continues to be a commercial real estate hotbed as Phoenix West Commercial professionals closed 39 transactions in the first two quarters of 2020, totaling $8.1 million.
Sales transactions totaled $2.3 million and total aggregate leases totaled $5.8 million as Phoenix West Commercial enjoyed its best first quarter ever.
Phoenix West Commercial also announced it moved into a new office at 700 N. Estrella Parkway, Suite 205, in Goodyear.
“The culture at Phoenix West Commercial is relationship-driven, so during the first few weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic we concentrated on getting details of the PPP and disaster relief information to our clients and businesses in our community,” said Bobbie Mastracci, CCIM, SIOR, Designated Broker/Principal of Phoenix West Commercial. “Towards the end of May, clients ready to move forward were calling and emailing us. There are positive stories in this pandemic. We’re glad to say it’s not been all doom and gloom.”
Phoenix West Commercial successfully leased ± 34,124 SF of grey shell office space at the Credit Union West Corporate office building, 10150 W. River Blvd., in Glendale, to four tenants in record-breaking time of just over three months. Credit Union West Corporate occupies ± 43,000 SF at the building which totals ± 80,000 SF.
The new tenants are KTO Law Firm, Online Trading Academy, BBSI and Adventure ABA. One spec suite of 1,876 SF remains vacant in the newly-completed building. The four deals totaled more than $2.5 million in lease values. Mastracci and her son, Eli, represented the Landlord in all four deals.
Mastracci and Associate Whitney Davis sold an industrial flex building at 2710 S. Litchfield Road, in Goodyear, that was on the market for lease only.
“The agent toured and said they really wanted to purchase it,” Mastracci said. “We asked the owner if she would sell. She said for $1 million. We negotiated back and forth and landed at $950,000. The owner recently closed her business and wanted to hold the asset for rental income. It was a price she could not pass up. This was a win-win situation for both parties.”
West Electric, Inc., was the buyer.
Industrial flex building at 2710 S. Litchfield Road, in Goodyear.
About Phoenix Commercial West
Phoenix West Commercial LLC is a commercial real estate brokerage located in Goodyear, Arizona. We have access to local, national, international deals, clients and properties. Phoenix West Commercial agents have true respect and encourage the communities’ evolution. Since 2012, our team has produced highly successful transactions. We serve and provide professional, commercial real estate services throughout Arizona and the U.S. We’ve helped customers in various industries and scenarios from banking, retail, medical, industrial, government, and land sales for investors, landlords and tenants. For more information visit phxwc.com.
by Peter Madrid | Jul 22, 2020 | News & Updates
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA (July 22, 2020) – Land Advisors Organization Scottsdale is pleased to announce the sale of 154 partially-improved lots within the master-planned community of Tortosa, which is located in Maricopa, Arizona. The property sold for $4.95 million to KB Home and is near the NEC of Hartman Road and Bowlin Road.
The sale was arranged on behalf of the seller by Bret Rinehart, Ryan Semro, Ben Heglie and Greg Vogel, who specialize in home builder developments and master-planned communities throughout Arizona for Land Advisors Organization’s Metro Phoenix office. The firm continues to advise clients on this product type and is working on several similar projects in the area.
“It was our pleasure assisting the seller in the sale of these lots to KB Home,” Semro said. “We expect KB Home to be a wonderful addition to an already stout builder lineup at Tortosa, which already includes Ashton Woods, Starlight Homes, and DR Horton.”
Approximately 40 miles from Downtown Phoenix, the Tortosa master-planned community is ideally located minutes from State Route 347 with shopping and dining nearby. The family-friendly community also offers residents lifestyle amenities including playgrounds, bike trails, basketball and volleyball courts, as well as several parks.
About Land Advisors Organization
Founded in 1987, Land Advisors Organization is the nation’s largest land brokerage firm specializing in providing deep market insights to landowners and purchasers for the most comprehensive and effective evaluation of land in markets across the country. By integrating current local market information with cutting-edge technology and geographically specialized professionals, Land Advisors Organization advises clients in identifying and capitalizing on valuable land opportunities in all economic environments. Land Advisors Organization serves landowners and purchasers from offices in Phoenix, Tucson, Casa Grande and Prescott, Arizona; Irvine, San Francisco, Century City, Pasadena, Roseville and San Diego, California; Orlando and Tampa Bay, Florida; Boise, Idaho; Las Vegas, Nevada; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Charlotte, North Carolina; Austin, Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas; Salt Lake City, Utah and Seattle, Washington. Stay connected with us on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIN.
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by Peter Madrid | Jul 20, 2020 | News & Updates
GILBERT, ARIZ. (July 21, 2020) – A team in Utah. Growth of its Arizona office to more than 40 employees. A disinfecting service for COVID-19-related mitigation.
Since launching in 2019, CPR Construction Cleaning has experienced tremendous growth the past six months with plans to expand to California and Nevada.
Founded by restoration and facility maintenance professionals Corina Burton and Patrick Maez, co-owners and CEOs, the Gilbert-based firm offers three phases of cleaning: progress/rough cleaning, final cleaning and touch-up cleaning.
CPR’s approach to the disinfecting process has helped it secure clients as the nation wrestles with the COVID-19 pandemic. It is constantly receiving calls from businesses looking for disinfecting services. Maez said April was CPR’s busiest month for work volume. CPR tests all its employees for the virus if they are feeling cold-like symptoms.
“I’m pleasantly surprised by how busy we’ve been,” Burton said. “However, we do want to be mindful about how fast we’ve been growing. Moving into Utah proved to be a great move. It has opened more opportunities and has put us in front of some key players in that state’s construction industry.”
Burton said CPR partners with its general contractor clients “in such a way that we help alleviate additional expense.” With large projects, there are numerous entities involved in so many phases.
“A final build-out can have all the bells and whistles, but once the owner comes and walks the property, he or she are usually upset if the building is not clean,” Burton said. “To ownership, looking nice and clean when they take occupancy is very important.”
CPR has a large contract in Utah for student housing at Utah Valley University in Orem. This project takes up one of CPR’s five teams. Another team is currently working at a 193-suite resort under construction in Fountain Hills. That team, Burton said, is locked in for two months.
“Not all our projects are that long,” she said, adding that some take one or two days or a week to complete. “The resort is very complex with different phases of construction. We have been growing significantly from Day 1. Every job site our teams go on has four to 10 people. As we grow, we continue to create new teams. I feel every month or every other month we are having to grow our team(s).”
Burton said CPR teams have disinfected office buildings, schools and medical office buildings. CPR recently completed a major disinfecting job at St. Luke’s Medical Center.
“Pre-cleaning the space is a very important, first step,” Burton said. “It’s a wipe down of all ‘high-touch point’ and flat surface areas followed by a fogger that produces a liberal spray that ensures a complete and safe sanitization and disinfected space.”
Burton said she expects CPR to be even busier once COVID-19 subsides. Since it’s considered an essential business, construction has remained brisk in the Valley and in the Southwest.
Burton said CPR’s biggest success so far is “having a company that is making a difference in the construction industry. We have had multiple clients provide feedback on how grateful they are in having a specialized cleaning company focused on all of the right aspects of our side of the business.”
CPR’s biggest challenge so far?
“Our biggest challenge has been navigating through all of the growth we are experiencing,” Burton said. “On the one hand it has been extremely exciting but on the other hand, there are a lot of challenges that come when trying to grow a company too quickly. We never want to get to a point where we are over-promising and under-delivering. Our number one priority is to ensure our quality of service stays at the highest level at all times.”
For more information, visit cprclean.com.
Members of the CPR Construction Cleaning team on the job site at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.
by Peter Madrid | Jul 20, 2020 | News & Updates
TUCSON, ARIZONA (July 20, 2020) – Increased traffic capacity and enhanced safety for pedestrians are close to getting the green light as Hunter Contracting Co. nears completion of a major reconstruction project that will widen a key intersection in Tucson in the Town of Oro Valley, Arizona.
The $22.5 million La Cholla Boulevard Phase II Overton to Tangerine and water main replacement at 9801 N. La Cholla Blvd., consists of:
- Reconstruction of three traffic signals at the intersections of La Cholla Boulevard with Lambert Lane, Naranja Drive and Glover Road with signalized and marked pedestrian crossings;
- Widening to four lanes including raised landscaped median, curbs, multi-use path, and sidewalk;
- Construction of major drainage facilities.
“We were elated with this project win in 2018 and appreciate working with the Town of Oro Valley again,” said Chuck English, President of Hunter 
Contracting Co. and Chairman of the Board of Directors for the AGC Arizona Chapter. “Our current focus is to complete the work in order to open up all of the new infrastructure for the Town, schools and most importantly, the residents.”
The work includes furnishing all labor, materials and equipment necessary to reconstruct the roadway, traffic signals and to construct all conduit, median cuts, ADA-compliant curb access ramps, striping, signing and utility coordination.
Improvements were made possible by the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA). Two of the intersections serve two schools along the corridor as well – Wilson Elementary School and Ironwood View High School. There was major coordination with bus routing during construction.
Construction began January 3, 2019; completion is expected in early September.
“The La Cholla Boulevard widening project improved a critical link between the Town of Oro Valley and the City of Tucson,” said Brian Janski, Project Sponsor and Project Manager for Hunter Contracting Co. “The team mentality between the owner, contractor and multiple stakeholders, including multiple utility providers, contributed to a successful project. In this challenging labor market, with the assistance of the AGC training programs, we were able to successfully deliver projects meeting timeframes and owner budgets.”
The project comprises 3.3 miles of roadway construction, four Con-Arch™ drainage structures, 42,500 SF of sidewalk, more than 40,000 LF of curb, 125,000 SF of concrete channel lining, three signalized intersections and 10,875 LF of reinforced concrete pipe storm drain.
AECOM is the engineer of record on the project. Other notable subcontractors include Tucson Asphalt, paving; Mountain Power, traffic signals;
Brightview Landscaping, landscape; and Rockridge Construction, rip rap.
“The La Cholla Boulevard widening project is a major north-south corridor for the entire Tucson region. This project transforms what was once a little rural two-lane, no shoulder road into a major arterial capable of handling present as well as future traffic demands. In addition, the project fixes many dangerous side street blind spots and protects wildlife crossing linkages. It is a project several years in the making and Hunter Contracting Co. building it in less than two years,” said Paul Keesler, P.E., Director/Town Engineer, Department of Public Works, Town of Oro Valley.
“Hunter Contracting Co. has been an outstanding partner. They have been responsive to Town staff, our partners Pima County and the Regional Transportation Authority, along with providing excellent communication and response to the impacted property owners along La Cholla Boulevard. With a project of this scope, with so many challenges – not to mention COVID-19 thrown into the mix – Hunter Contracting Co. has powered through all the adversity of 2020 to deliver. This project is on schedule and on budget. That’s saying something,” Keesler said.
About Hunter Contracting Co.
In 1947, William R. Hunter began constructing concrete-lined ditches for farmers across the East Valley and he formed Hunter Ditch Lining (HDL) a year later. Armando Taddei joined HDL and after a few years of working for the company, Mr. Taddei purchased HDL in 1961. The same year, Mr. Taddei founded Hunter Contracting Co. (Hunter). The company is currently led by Max Taddei, Chairman of the Board, and Amy Ostwinkle, Corporate Secretary, as the third generation of the Taddei family to lead Hunter.
Hunter is a heavy site/civil construction company specializing in preconstruction and construction services in transportation, water and wastewater, parks and recreation, underground utilities and rehabilitation, site development, and irrigation and flood control. Hunter has offices in both Gilbert and Tucson to provide an outstanding project experience to public and private clients and industry peers throughout Arizona. Hunter continues to diversify through acquisition of a revolutionary product known as Con-Arch™. Con-Arch has made it possible for Hunter to construct concrete arches, substituting for box culverts, at reduced cost while offering improved aesthetics and increased structural integrity. For more information, visit www.huntercontracting.com.
by Peter Madrid | Jul 20, 2020 | News & Updates
TEMPE, ARIZONA (July 20, 2020) – Engineering consulting firm Terracon has announced the promotion of Senior Scientist Jennifer Thies to Environmental Department Manager.
As Environmental Department Manager, Thies is responsible for overseeing the Environmental Services Groups. This includes Site Assessments, Investigation (Phase I /Phase II ESAs) and Remediation; Asbestos and Lead; Telecom; Environmental Planning; Industrial Hygiene; Solid Waste and Brownfields; and Regulatory Compliance.
Thies, who has been with Terracon for 3 years, will supervise the preparation of proposals and cost estimates to clients, implement staff training, development and performance. She will also lead business development activities to identify, develop, win and execute project opportunities and build and maintain client relationships. Thies is a Certified Environmental Manager and a registered Sanitarian.
“Ever since Jennifer and I started our professional journey together, I’ve been incredibly impressed by the progress she’s consistently made,” said Chuck Reynolds, Senior Principal and Senior Client Development Manager for Terracon’s Rocky Mountain Division. “Jennifer’s values and work ethic allow her to feel at home here at Terracon, not only professionally but also personally. With Jennifer at the helm of our incredibly talented environmental professionals, her team and the company will continue to develop incredible opportunities and growth.”
Thies was born and raised in Southern California. She earned a B.S. in environmental sciences from the University of California-Riverside. She moved to Arizona completing her M.S. degree in environmental management from the University of Maryland.
She is a member of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality’s Wastewater Discharge Advisory Group; Artemis Leads Group; Solid Waste Association of North America; and Environmental Professionals of Arizona.
Thies has been married to her husband Tim for 13 years. They have two boys, ages 11 and 9. This summer they have adventured out in their new motorhome with trips through Colorado and Sedona.
Terracon is an employee-owned consulting engineering firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon currently ranks 22nd on the Engineering News-Record list of Top 500 Design Firms and is ranked No. 1 in Asbestos and Lead Abatement Design.
