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WithersRavenel

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WithersRavenel, formerly Withers & Ravenel, is a multidisciplinary civil engineering firm headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Founded in 1983, WithersRavenel has ten office locations across North Carolina in Asheville, Cary, Charlotte, Greensboro, Pittsboro, Powells Point, Raleigh, Southern Pines, and Wilmington.

WithersRavenel became an Employee Stock Ownership Program (ESOP) company in 2014 and, in 2019, WithersRavenel completed the transition to become a 100% employee-owned Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) company.

Currently, WithersRavenel has more than 460 employees serving a variety of public and private sector clients.

History

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WithersRavenel was established in 1983 as Withers & Ravenel, P.A., by Hamilton “Tony” Withers and Sam Ravenel in Cary. For the remainder of the decade, the company would add its first employees and take on its maiden projects.

In the 1990s, WithersRavenel hired Jim Canfield, the company’s current President, added surveying services, and formed Withers & Ravenel Environmental Engineering. Throughout the decade, the company took on private and public projects working for clients such as Badin Shores and the North Carolina National Guard.

In 2001, the company officially changed its name to Withers & Ravenel, Inc. In the years to follow, WithersRavenel would surpass 200 employees and open new offices in Greensboro and Wilmington.

The 2010s saw the company re-brand itself as WithersRavenel in conjunction with becoming an ESOP company. In addition, WithersRavenel opened three new offices in Asheville, Pittsboro, and Raleigh. WithersRavenel opened its newest office location in 2021 in Charlotte.

The company is celebrating the 40th anniversary of its founding in 2023.

Services

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WithersRavenel provides engineering and consulting services for asset management, design and planning, economic development, environmental, funding and finance, GIS, land and site development, public engagement, stormwater, surveying and geomatics, transportation, and water and sewer utilities.

Awards

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Year Award Ranking Issuing Organization
2017 Best Places to Work[1][2] N/A Triangle Business Journal
2017 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction[3] N/A PSMJ | Resources, Inc.
2018 Engineering Firms in the Triangle[4][5] 9th Triangle Business Journal
2019 Fastest-Growing Company in the Triangle[6][7] 15th Triangle Business Journal
2019 Top 500 Design Firms[8][9] 451st Engineering News-Record
2019 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction [10] N/A PSMJ | Resources, Inc.
2020 ESOP Company of the Year[11] N/A Carolinas Chapter | The ESOP Association
2020 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction[12] N/A PSMJ | Resources, Inc.
2020 Fastest-Growing Company in the Triangle[13][14] 37th Triangle Business Journal
2021 Space Award[15][16] N/A Triangle Business Journal
2021 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction[17] N/A PSMJ | Resources, Inc.
2021 Fastest-Growing Middle-Market Company[18] N/A Business North Carolina
2021 Fastest-Growing Company in the Triangle[19][20] 35th Triangle Business Journal
2022 Top 100 Fastest-Growing AEC Firms in the United States and Canada[21][22] N/A Zweig Group
2022 Top Southeast Design Firms[23] 45th Engineering News Record
2022 Fastest-Growing Company in the Triangle[24][25] 39th Triangle Business Journal
2023 Top 500 Design Firms[26] 323rd Engineering News Record
2023 Top 100 Fastest-Growing AEC Firms in the United States and Canada[27][28] 36th Zweig Group

References

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  1. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (September 22, 2017). "TBJ Best Places to Work 2017 Winner!". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ^ "Register". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  3. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (May 25, 2018). "PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  4. ^ "Register". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  5. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (March 1, 2018). "WithersRavenel Ranks 9th in TBJ's The List". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  6. ^ "Register". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  7. ^ Swaney, Casey (November 21, 2019). "Withers Ravenel recognized as TBJ Raleigh's top companies". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  8. ^ Swaney, Casey (April 26, 2019). "Making the grade: WithersRavenel named an ENR Top 500 Design Firm". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  9. ^ "ENR 2019 Top 500 Design Firms 401-500 | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  10. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (September 25, 2019). "WithersRavenel wins 2019 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  11. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (March 9, 2020). "WithersRavenel receives ESOP Company of the Year Award from Carolinas Chapter of The ESOP Association". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  12. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (October 2, 2020). "2020 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction Winner". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  13. ^ "Register". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  14. ^ Swaney, Casey (October 15, 2020). "Growing and Thriving: WithersRavenel Again Recognized as TBJ Fast 50 Award Winner". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  15. ^ "Register". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  16. ^ Swaney, Casey (February 4, 2021). "WithersRavenel captures TBJ honors as part of Peace Raleigh design team". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  17. ^ Myers, Caitlyn (September 17, 2021). "2021 PSMJ Premier Award for Client Satisfaction Winner". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  18. ^ Swaney, Casey (September 28, 2021). "WithersRavenel honored with 2021 Mid-Market Fast 40 award". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  19. ^ "Register". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  20. ^ Swaney, Casey (October 29, 2021). "WithersRavenel honored with TBJ Fast 50 Award for third straight year". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  21. ^ Swaney, Casey (June 7, 2022). "WithersRavenel earns Zweig Hot Firm Award". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  22. ^ "2022 Hot Firm Award Winners Announced". Zweig Group Store. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  23. ^ Swaney, Casey (July 22, 2022). "ENR names WithersRavenel one of the top Southeast design firms for 2022". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  24. ^ "Fast 50 Awards". www.bizjournals.com. Triangle Business Journal. 2022. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  25. ^ Swaney, Casey (November 10, 2022). "WithersRavenel recognized with TBJ Fast 50 Award for continued growth, success". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  26. ^ Swaney, Casey (May 8, 2023). "WithersRavenel makes ENR list of Top 500 design firms". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  27. ^ "Zweig Group announces 2023 Hot Firm List". Zweig Group Store. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  28. ^ Swaney, Casey (June 5, 2023). "WithersRavenel again recognized for growth and financial success". WithersRavenel. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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