ISG news + Insights

ISG Named to 2016 Circle of Excellence

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.

2016 Zweig Group Hot Firm

The Zweig Group Hot Firm List recognizes the 100 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, planning, and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada. In an industry comprised of over 100,000 firms, the Hot Firm List highlights those that have outperformed the economy and competitors to be leaders in their fields. With the number of submissions growing each year, ISG earned the 58th spot on the 2016 list.

2016 Zweig Group Best Firms to Work For

The Zweig Group Best Firms to Work For Award polls similar industry firms in the United States and Canada, recognizing and ranking firms based on workplace practices, employee benefits, employee retention rates, and many other factors.

2016 Engineering News Record (ENR) Top Firm Award

ISG was recognized as one of the country’s leading design firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR) magazine’s annual industry rankings. The Top 500 Design Firms list ranks the largest United States based design firms, both publicly and privately held, based on design-specific revenue. ISG, a firm founded in Mankato, Minnesota and has grown to eight offices in three states with clients nationwide, is ranked at 452 in the 2016 list, surpassing last year’s rank of 488.

ISG Provides Innovative Groundwater Solutions for Rare Wetlands

Minnesota’s fourth Calcareous Fen Management Plan (CFMP), developed by ISG for a mining client, was recently approved by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) in cooperation with several state and local agencies. It was the first of its kind aimed at maintaining hydrogeological (groundwater) levels. Calcareous fens are rare and distinctive wetlands that receive continuous groundwater discharge that is calcium enriched through contact with bedrock or glacial deposits

Chuck Brandel to serve on ADMC Board of Directors

ISG Principal and Agricultural Drainage Market Leader, Chuck Brandel, PE, was recently named to the Board of Directors for the Agricultural Drainage Management Coalition (ADMC). The ADMC works to assist agricultural and environmental communities in improving water quality and increasing yields for food and energy producers.