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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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R&M Names New Group Managers for Utilities and Site Development

Don Porter, PE has been named Group Manager of Utilities and Nicole Knox, PE has been promoted to Group Manager of Site Development at R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M). Don has been with R&M for 27 years and was formerly Group Manager of Site Development. Due to retirement of the former Group Manager of Utilities, R&M […]

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Senior Geologist Will Rhodes Earns Certified Professional Geologist Certification

Will Rhodes, CPG recently earned his Certified Professional Geologist (CPG) certification and is now a CPG in Alaska. The CPG certification is administered by the American Institute of Professional Geologists (AIPG), an association dedicated to promoting geology as a profession. This certification recognizes geologists with the relevant education, training and eight or more years of […]

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Former Interns Join R&M’s Construction Administration Department Full Time

Two former R&M interns recently joined the R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) team as full-time Staff Engineers. James Colles, EIT and Tyler Shamburg joined R&M’s Construction Administration (CA) Department in May 2016 as Staff Engineers. They provide construction oversight and administration support for airport, highway and waterfront improvements, as well as structural vertical and industrial construction […]

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Rapidly Growing West Anchorage Neighborhood Gets Much Needed Infrastructure Improvements

Anchorage’s Sand Lake area is finally getting some much needed infrastructure upgrades. The final phase of the West Dimond Boulevard Upgrade project, which has been the works for the past 11 years, began construction this past May. In 2005, the Municipality of Anchorage (MOA) and R&M Consultants, Inc. (R&M) commenced design work on this project. […]

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Meet Kevin Robar, LSIT, Second Generation Alaskan and R&Mer, and Fourth Generation Surveyor!

Meet Land Surveyor Kevin Robar, LSIT. He’s a second generation Alaskan and R&Mer, and fourth generation surveyor! How did you get into surveying? I actually swore I’d never be a surveyor. I’m a fourth generation surveyor. My great grandfather was a surveyor in the early 1900s and surveyed for the railroad in the Amazon jungle. […]

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R&M Ranked #19 on ZweigWhite’s 2016 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work for List

R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) was ranked #19 nationally in ZweigWhite’s 2016 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For list. This represents R&M’s sixth year on the list, moving up from #31 in 2015. “This truly is a prestigious honor and a testament to our incredible employees who believe in our mission and understand how to […]

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R&M Ranked #447 on ENR’s Top 500 Design Firms List

Engineering News Record (ENR) ranked R&M CONSULTANTS, INC. (R&M) at #447 on their 2016 Top 500 Design Firms List. R&M is the only fully Alaska-based firm represented. “The single most important and distinguishing asset of our firm is our people, and we continually seek ways to show our commitment to them. From challenging projects to […]

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