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Fostering Teamwork Outside the Workplace

Every fall, the Anchorage Sports Association (ASA) organizes a slowpitch co-ed softball league to finish out the summer-long season. The Fall Ball league condenses 12 games into a five-week period, ending the third week of September. The teams are made up of players with varying skill levels and occupations. R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) has had […]

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CANstruction Moves to Dimond Center Mall – Structure Goes Boldly where no Man has Gone Before

R&M spent the afternoon of October 6 at the Dimond Center Mall building an out-of-this-world starship made entirely of canned foods for the 2017 CANstruction competition, an annual fundraiser for the Food Bank of Alaska. This is the first year the competition was held at the Dimond Center. During CANstruction, architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) […]

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Big Lake Pedestrian Improvements Study Open House #2 On Oct. 12

The second open house for the Big Lake Pedestrian Improvements Study will take place Thursday, October 12 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm at the Big Lake Community Recreation Center. During the open house, the Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (DOT&PF) and R&M will present the draft recommendations for improving pedestrian safety in Big […]

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R&M Ranked #29 on Zweig Group’s 2017 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work for List

R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) was ranked #29 nationally in Zweig Group’s 2017 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For list. This represents R&M’s seventh year on the list. “I take great pride in all of our employees that make R&M a great place to work. It goes without saying that no company can be successful […]

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Terry Gryting, EIT Joins R&M’s Water Resources Group

Former R&M intern Terry Gryting, EIT recently joined R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) as a full-time Staff Engineer. Terry joined R&M’s Water Resources Group in May 2017, after graduation from the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) with a B.S. in Civil Engineering. As part of this group, she will assist with water resources design, and provide […]

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Meet R&M: Project Engineer Greg Shearer, PE, CISEC

Meet Greg Shearer, PE, CISEC! Greg is a Project Engineer in R&M’s Construction Administration Department and has been with the firm for eight years. He has nine years of experience serving as project engineer, office engineer, paving inspector, grade inspector and SWPPP inspector on airport, roadway, bridge and marine construction projects for DOT&PF and other […]

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Cold Bay Crosswind Improvements Design Services

The Cold Bay Airport is a regional airport hub serving the communities of Cold Bay, Sand Point, King Cove, False Pass and Nelson Lagoon. These communities are geographically remote and not accessible by road. As a result, the airport has become their transportation lifeline, providing the primary means for passenger transportation, mail/cargo delivery, medevac and […]

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R&M Ranked #484 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms List

Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) at #484 on their 2017 Top 500 Design Firms List. R&M is the only fully Alaska-based firm represented. “I am extremely proud of our team’s accomplishments during 2016, considering the recent downturn in our local and state economy. While we have accomplished much of what we […]

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Spring Brings Healthy Competition Between Architecture, Engineering and Construction Firms

Competition between local architectural, engineering and construction (A/E/C) firms continues into spring. But during this season, it’s about who can rack up the most miles instead of a project win. Each May, R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) issues a wellness challenge to their employees and other A/E/C firms. Employees are challenged to log 100 miles during […]

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Designing Success through Service

Duane Anderson, PE is R&M’s Group Manager of Structural Engineering, and has been with the firm since 1975. Amongst other passions, Duane is an avid skier and enjoys giving back to the community. He found a way to combine these aspects and turn his passion for skiing into a long-term relationship with a local non-profit […]

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Engineering Camaraderie on the Ice

R&M CONSULTANTS, INC.’s (R&M) hockey team finished their inaugural year with a 7-1-2 record. The team brings together employees from various positions and departments, as well as R&M family members and sub-consultants. Game days vary throughout the week (and sometimes the weekend), and can start as late as 10:45 PM! The time spent with coworkers […]

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Building Leaders On and Off the Field

R&M CONSULTANTS, INC.’s (R&M) Chief Executive Officer, Len Story, PLS is also shaping future leaders through his love of baseball. In early December, Len – known more as a five-time Arctic Man champion than a baseball coach – was presented with the 2016 Ripken Baseball Youth Coach of the Year award in Washington, D.C. The […]

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