W&A Engineering Quarterly Newsletter | Summer Edition
Your Quarterly News & Updates
W&A Engineering is dedicated to providing relevant news updates and resourceful information on a regular basis to the clients and communities that we serve. Summer is upon us and as you know, construction is in full swing across the southeast. W&A would like to share the latest news and highlights to help you stay connected and informed of industry trends and community engagements.
Celebrating 20 Years of Business!
W&A Engineering kicked off its 20th anniversary celebrations this year beginning with our 20th Annual Community BBQ! Every year since 1999, on a Friday in May, the staff and their families of Donald W. Hansford and W&A Engineering come together to cook and serve plates of BBQ to their clients and friends at Harris Shoals Park in Watkinsville, Georgia. 
INDUSTRY NEWS
The Surprising Ways Big Cities Are Good For The Environment
How urban living can cap population growth and help conserve natural resources.

2019 2Q Cost Report:
Checking For Signs of Slowdown in a Growth Market
The contrast between current conditions and future market expectations can be seen in the latest results of the ENR Construction Industry Confidence Index survey. 

UPCOMING INDUSTRY EVENTS:
Southeastern Economic Development Council Annual Conference........8/4-8/7
NSPE Professional Engineers Day..............................................................8/7
Georgia Economic Development Association Fall Conference...............9/18-9/20
Watch This Flyover At Presbyterian Homes of Georgia
Subscribe to W&A Engineering's YouTube channel to stay updated on our progress in building better communities across the southeast! Visit our channel to get an aerial view of the progress being made at the Presbyterian Homes of Georgia project site. 
COMMUNITY NEWS
W&A Engineering Announces A New Partnership With goBeyondProfit
W&A is pleased to announce its new partnership with the Georgia based non-profit, goBeyondProfit. This organization was launched by Georgia business leaders in 2017 and is devoted to giving Georgia businesses that are investing in their communities a platform to share their stories.

The goal is to inspire other business owners to adopt their own corporate generosity programs. goBeyondProfit believes that as businesses make significant contributions to improving the communities in which they live, work and serve, those actions should be recognized and celebrated, further inspiring others to follow their example.

W&A Announces Participation In Local Commercial Composting Efforts
W&A is partnering with LetUsCompost to reduce our use of plastics, styrofoam, and non-recylable paper products. After successfully diverting 480 pounds of waste from our annual May BBQ, W&A is now composting in-house thanks to LUC’s business services. May Report Card: 59 gallons diverted and counting! 

UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENTS:
Extra Special People Celebrity Golf Tourn ament................................8/5
NE GA Foodbank's Will Rock 4 Food Co ncert....................................8/10
Rebuilding Together Nashville Trailer Reveal & Fall Ha ppy Hour.......8/28
Boys and Girls Club of Athens Mercedes-Benz Summer Soiree........9/12
FEATURED PROJECT
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chairman John Daniell unveiled plans to decommission the sewage treatment plant on Rocky Branch Road and use the land for a community park that would boast more than a dozen athletic fields, a dog park, a building for indoor sports, pedestrian walkways and cycling trails surrounding two ponds. 

EMPLOYEE NEWS
W&A's Corporate Citizenship Impact Grows!
W&A started measuring its philanthropic impact in 2016. Represented here is the collective impact of W&A and its staff on our communities to date, and counting. W&A’s collective impact grew by over 500 hours and $50,000 in the 1st quarter of 2019.

Impact hours come from the work of our dedicated employees with W&A’s Community Partners and Charities of Choice, the Firefly Trail communities, and personal charitable commitments.

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