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<br /> Firm Background
<br /> John E. Olsson started Olsson Associates in 1956 on the ideals of passion, innovation, and
<br /> creativity. But he realized he couldn't do it alone. Working with others was critical to his success
<br /> and today, that collaborative spirit is still at the core of Olsson +
<br /> Associates. We know that how we work together makes the
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<br /> the right answer is different for every client and every project.
<br /> This idea of collaboration affects how we think, act, and work
<br /> as a team. It means we are able to uncover what works best,
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<br /> balancing each client's unique needs along the way.
<br /> Ideal collaboration also means communicating what works,
<br /> what doesn't, and what might. Combining this approach with our technical expertise, Olsson
<br /> Associates is able to look at projects and our clients' needs from all angles. And, in coming up
<br /> with collaborative solutions, everyone comes out ahead. We challenge ourselves to continually
<br /> .-. solve problems in new ways and, in doing so our clients become a part of a unique process in
<br /> which they've been able to realize more from their budgets and other resources.
<br /> Olsson Associates offers civil, surveying, land development, landscape architecture, urban
<br /> planning and design, environmental, structural, water resources, construction observation,
<br /> GIS, mapping, traffic, transportation, intelligent transportation systems, automation and
<br /> technology, airport consulting, water/wastewater, power electrical, specialty lighting, and
<br /> mechanical/electrical services. Our firm employs more than 550 staff members, including
<br /> professional engineers, engineers-in-training, registered landscape architects, registered land
<br /> surveyors, professional planners and designers, professional geologists, scientists, and highly
<br /> trained technical support staff with broad experience in all phases of engineering design and
<br /> construction phase services.
<br /> In addition to the Minneapolis office, Olsson has 14 other offices throughout the Midwest and
<br /> Southwest. The company headquarters is in Lincoln, Nebraska, with additional offices in Sioux
<br /> - City, Iowa; Denver, Colorado; Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona;
<br /> ' Kansas City and Springfield, Missouri; Overland Park,
<br /> Kansas; and Omaha, Grand Island, Hastings, Holdrege,
<br /> 4: Scottsbluff, and South Sioux City, Nebraska. Olsson
<br /> Associates, ranked number 193 on the Engineering News
<br /> Record list of Top 500 Design Firms, can be found on the
<br /> web at www.oaconsulting.com.
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