ISG Named to 2016 Circle of Excellence

Lynn Bruns, PE, LEED AP
,
Chief Executive Officer
July 20, 2016

July 20, 2016 (Mankato, Minnesota) ISG was recently named to the prestigious 2016 PSMJ Circle of Excellence by PSMJ Resources, Inc., the world’s leading authority, publisher, and consultant on the effective management of architecture, engineering, and construction firms.

Firms in PSMJ’s Circle of Excellence are selected from the top 20% of those that participate in PSMJ’s Financial Performance Benchmark Survey. There were a total of 64 firms chosen for the 2016 PSMJ Circle of Excellence from the 319 participants in the survey. PSMJ’s Circle of Excellence is designed to highlight firms that are successfully managed and demonstrate outstanding achievements in profitability, overhead management, cash flow, productivity, business development, staff growth, and turnover.“

2015 was a monumental year for ISG and it has carried over into 2016,” notes Lynn Bruns, ISG Executive Vice President and Principal. “As Chad Surprenant (ISG President and CEO) has noted in recent industry award release statements, we have been extremely strategic in our growth as a firm. With over 40 new hires in the past 6 months, we have expanded expertise in our 12+ markets while positively complementing the 200+ professionals that help move us forward. The recognition, by our inclusion in PSMJ’s Circle of Excellence, is a true testament of the laser focus and hard work of every ISG team member,” states Lynn.

To view the complete PSMJ press release, please visit: http://www.psmj.com/surveys-research/2016-coe-winners.cfm

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Lynn Bruns, PE, LEED AP
Chief Executive Officer

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