SME Named a "Michigan Economic Bright Spot" Award Winner

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For Information Contact:
Laney Henson, CPSM (734) 454-9900
henson@sme-usa.com

June 12, 2008 (Plymouth, MI) - Soil and Materials Engineers, Inc. (SME) has been named one of "Michigan's Economic Bright Spots" by Corp! magazine. Recipients received their awards yesterday at a breakfast program at the MSU Management Education Center in Troy and are featured in the Corp! May / June 2008 issue.

"Michigan is home to a number of thriving companies, many of them growing and expanding. From hundreds of potentials, Corp! selected 36 organizations, companies that have not only the positive attitude necessary to further success, but a tried-and-tested plan that could be a model for others willing to pay the ultimate business compliment: imitation," stated J.D. Booth and Sue Voyles with Corp! magazine.

The winners list is comprised of profitable companies with at least 50 percent of their employees based in the state and demonstrated achievement in one or more of the following areas:

  • Involved in a Michigan economic development or redevelopment project for industrial or commercial;
  • Experienced expansion of locations or sites in Michigan;
  • Involved in an emerging or growth business sector;
  • Has made a conscious decision to stay in Michigan.
Mark Kramer, PE, SME President, stated, "Our founder saw opportunity in Michigan over 40 years ago and we're still optimistic about pursuing work around our state. We're well known in the Michigan area for bringing our knowledge and expertise into development and construction projects, and helping teams with difficult challenges. We've grown up with many Michigan companies as our clients and as long as we continue to help them succeed and grow locally and nationally, our future is bright."

Other winners included:
  • Accident Fund Insurance Company of America (Lansing)
  • ADR North America (Ann Arbor)
  • Allied PhotoChemical (Marysville)
  • AMTECH USA (Romulus)
  • Atlas Oil Company (Taylor)
  • Citizens Bank (Flint)
  • Clayton & McKervey, P.C. (Southfield)
  • Clear!Blue (Birmingham)
  • DFCU Financial (Dearborn)
  • Diversified Industrial Staffing (Troy)
  • Duperon Corporation (Saginaw)
  • Emagine Entertainment Inc. (Troy)
  • Energy Efficient Healthy Homes, LLC (Milford)
  • ePrize (Pleasant Ridge)
  • Harbor Industries, Inc. (Charlevoix)
  • i3Logic (Pontiac)
  • ImageSoft, Inc. (Southfield)
  • Industrial Control Repair (Warren)
  • Information Systems Resources (Livonia)
  • ITC Holdings (Novi)
  • J.S. Vig Construction (Taylor)
  • Lean Logistics (Holland)
  • Llamasoft, Inc. (Ann Arbor)
  • McGraw Wentworth (Troy)
  • Media 1, Inc. (Grand Haven)
  • Media Genesis, Inc. (Troy)
  • Menlo Innovations (Ann Arbor)
  • MGM Grand Detroit (Detroit)
  • Netlink (Madison Heights)
  • PTI Engineered Plastics (Clinton Township)
  • Rapid Global Business Solutions, Inc. (Madison Heights)
  • Ryder System, Inc. (Novi)
  • The Rehmann Group, LLC (Saginaw)
  • Trubiquity (Rochester Hills)
  • TTI (Rochester Hills)
 About Corp! Magazine
The mission of Corp! magazine is to inform, intrigue and entertain business owners and top level executives by providing business features, news and profiles with a Michigan emphasis. Corp! magazine was founded in 1998 and is based in Warren, Michigan. For more information, visit www.corpmagazine.com.

About SME
SME supports clients at every stage of development and ownership, from site acquisition, design and construction to maintenance, restoration and redevelopment. We help our clients locally and across the world by providing practical, sustainable solutions to the most challenging site and building related problems. Our team of over 220 professionals operates from eight offices in Michigan and Ohio. Since 1964, our mission has been to add significant value to our clients' projects and become a trusted member of their project team. Our geosciences, materials and environmental capabilities serve many markets in the built and natural environment, including Commercial, Development / Redevelopment, Education, Energy, Healthcare, Industrial, Retail, State / Local Government, Telecommunications, Transportation, and Agriculture.

 
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