PRESS RELEASE
Reston, VA –
The Find the Lost Dollars™ Client Awards were designed to recognize our clients who have realized the greatest financial impact, culture change and individual performance improvement as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Program. The Find the Lost Dollars™ Program enables Architectural, Engineering, and Environmental Consulting firms to improve financial performance and differentiate their value by being able to save their clients’ money because of careful management of scope and budget.
“AEC Business Solutions is proud and excited to recognize our client firms that have seen the most measurable increases in profits as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Program,” states June Jewell, CPA, President. “It is our great pleasure to recognize our clients who have excelled in improving their company’s financial results, culture and business management practices by committing to our program.”
The award winners were announced at the AEC Profitability Summit held in Miami Beach on March 19, 2018.
Standing out from the previously named finalists, we are proud to announce these award winners in the following categories:
The Firm that has Found the Most Dollars as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Training Program:
· Davey Resource Group – Kent, Ohio
The Firm that has the Highest Percentage Increase in Profits as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Training Program:
· Hillmann Consulting – Union, NJ
The Firm that has the Biggest Culture Change as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Training Program:
· IBI Group – Houston, TX
The Firm that has had the Most Improvement in Business Management Practices as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Training Program:
· QK – Fresno, CA
The Individual Professional who has Found the Most Dollars as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Training Program:
· Lisa Wallis-Dutra, Senior Engineer, QK – Fresno, CA
The Individual Professional nominated by their firm for Excellent Performance as a result of completing the Find the Lost Dollars™ Training Program:
· Joe Gregory, Regional Operations Manager, Davey Resource Group – Kent, Ohio
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About AEC Business Solutions
AEC Business Solutions, LLC is committed to helping AEC firms make more money on projects through innovative solutions. It is our mission to work closely with our clients in providing tools, training and assessments that will help them find the lost dollars™ in their business. www.AECBusiness.com
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