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— To our clients, colleagues, and communities — Wishing you health and happiness this season and in the coming year.
Celebrating safely: On Friday, our team in León virtually celebrated Posada, a traditional holiday festival in Mexico. The evening began with a few words from CEO Vince DiPofi as well as Senior Vice President Dan Vining, Principal Division Manager Brad Rowe, and Mexico Operations Manager Erick Kuri. From there, we quickly moved into game mode—first with a holiday trivia game followed by a scavenger hunt. The night wrapped with a video that highlighted our Mexico employees and welcomed new hires. While Posada looked different this year, we still had so much to celebrate! #SSOEmexico #chooseSSOE
Warm wishes for a healthy holiday: During the holidays, our thoughts turn to giving back to our clients and the communities where we live and work. This year, we concentrated on efforts to contain the spread of COVID-19 and to assist those affected by it. We made a significant donation to the Stop the Spread organization, donated over 15,000 medical, N95, respirator, and cloth masks as well as personal hygiene supplies like hand sanitizer and toilet paper—proving even from a distance we can build community. #SSOEcares
Check us out! SSOE Group is the Featured Employer on the Toledo Region’s website. In addition to showcasing local employment opportunities, the Toledo Region website is a hub for information on the area including fun things to do, community news, and more. SSOE’s Emily Lewallen, Human Resources Manager, and Douglas Furia, Architect, are also featured on the site. #chooseSSOE
This year, Modern Healthcare ranked SSOE Group #27 on their annual list of top healthcare design firms—taking us up two spots since last year. We’ve been recognized by the industry’s leading publication for healthcare news for 9 consecutive years, a testament to our longevity and ability to keep up with the fast-changing design trends. Our professionals also recognize the rapid advances in healthcare technology, security, and patient care. From hospital renovations and expansions to long-term care facilities, surgery and oncology centers, and everything in between, you can be sure our team of experts will work with you as a trusted partner at every step.
Working SMART and winning: Transportation Research Center’s SMARTCenter project was recently named an Honor Award recipient in the ACEC Ohio 2021 Engineering Excellence Awards competition. SSOE teamed with The Mannik & Smith Group on this autonomous vehicle test facility project, providing drainage system design, environmental coordination and permitting, contract management, site design, and roadway design. The largest facility of its kind in North America, the $45 million SMARTCenter spans 540 acres and includes an urban network area comprised of diverse roadways and intersections, the longest and widest connected, signalized intersection in the industry, and much more. In addition to supporting the SMARTCenter project, SSOE also provided A/E services for TRC’s 15,000 SF Welcome and Training Center that also resides on the East Liberty, Ohio campus. Photo credit: Transportation Research Center
Press Release: SSOE Group’s Owens Community College Dana Center Project Receives Excellence in Workforce Development Award from Ohio Economic Development Association. Owens was nominated for this prestigious award by SSOE’s Tim Swartz, Higher Education Architect and Training Specialist, who led the design of this advanced manufacturing training center that will support the college’s innovative programs. Jennifer Price, OEDA Executive Director, and Bill Balzer, Owens Community College Interim President, quoted within. #WorkforceDevelopment #PressRelease
Today, our Toledo office’s Employee Club is dropping off the last few gifts from our Angel Tree “Adopt-a-Child” Program. This year, thanks to the overwhelming amount of employee donations, we provided gifts for more than 250 local children—exceeding last year’s 200 adoptions. Nearly 4,000 local families have requested gifts for their children through the Salvation Army this year. Thank you to everyone at SSOE who came together to make the holidays brighter for those in need. #SSOEcares
SSOE’s Catherine Myers, Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President, is featured in today’s edition of the Portland Business Journal as part of the publication’s Bizwomen Coalition Member Spotlight. With more than 30 years of experience, Cathy has been instrumental to SSOE’s success since she joined our leadership team in 2017, quickly moving up the ranks to become the firm’s first Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President. An advocate for industry diversity, Cathy was honored with the Daily Journal of Commerce Women of Vision award earlier this year. #SSOEportland
Success in the Southeast: SSOE partnered with Fuqua and Partners Architects on a project for BAE Systems in Huntsville, Alabama that recently received an Award of Excellence by the Associated Builders and Contractors of North Alabama. This complex project, part of a multi-phase expansion plan, included a new 83,000-SF facility on the defense contractor’s Cummings Research Park campus. The facility, which resides on Jan Davis Drive, consists of a 45,000 SF office building connected to a 38,000 SF high-bay manufacturing space for which SSOE provided electrical engineering and data / fire / security services. #SSOEsoutheast
