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SCJ Studio, our landscape architecture group in Ballard, teamed with Seattle’s ARC Architects to design a civic center for the city of Union Gap, Washington. Centered around a new city hall and police station, the design transforms what was once…
Engineers George Hilen (let) and Aaron Knight pose for an SCJ mugshot. Aaron Knight, PE, and George Hilen, PE, recently joined SCJ Alliance’s transportation design group. The two engineers have been teaming together on projects for years and have a…
Always surround yourself with people you can learn from. This was a guiding principle of Leopold Schmidt, founder of the Olympia Brewing Company in Tumwater, Wash. Leopold Schmidt, founder of the Olympia Brewing Company. Photo courtesy of Olympia Tumwater Foundation.…
From left, presenter Rozanne Garman of RDH Enterprises, SCJ Co-Founder Perry Shea, SCJ President/CEO Jean Carr, and Thurston EDC Executive Director Michael Cade. The Thurston Economic Development Council presented SCJ Alliance with the "Large Business of the Year" award on…
What’s your favorite outdoor place? A park or playground? The shore of a river or lake? Maybe a hiking or biking trail? Your own backyard? When we think about these places, we anticipate the joy they bring. Moments of respite…
Spring break is right around the corner. Have you started planning your travel days yet? If you're traveling to Paris, Toronto, or Detroit, SCJ's specialty engineering team has been planning it for you for years. Check out these project profiles…
Do you know a numerical whiz who likes to test the boundaries? A limit-pushing math master who’s always looking for ways to improve things? It’s National Engineers Week, and we asked some of our civil engineers why they chose their…
You’re stuck in traffic on the way to the game and think, I wish I could just fly over this gridlocked mess! Four years from now, you might be able to. Major League Baseball’s Oakland Athletics are opening a new…
Construction orange pops against a backdrop of green grass, gray skies, and an historic, white capitol building. Cones, heavy equipment, and safety vests dot the picturesque campus with signs of progress. The Department of Enterprise Services (DES) is updating Washington…
Alissa North earned the 2018 SCJ Cares Award recognizing employee service. Two very different awards. Two very different winners. One repeated theme: core values. SCJ’s highest honors are the annual Entrepreneurial Award and the SCJ Cares Award, recognizing employee service.…