Someone asked me how the work load is in Michigan right now. Here's my thoughts.

Anyone working in Michigan knows what a challenge the economy is right now. We find the residential market very soft (almost non-existent!) but the commercial market still offering some thriving segments. For example, in the past few months, we have done surveying and civil engineering site planning on several Meijer gas stations and Family Dollar stores and are presently working on a blood center project in metro Detroit.

Commercial realtors continue to order surveys for their clients who are buying, selling and refinancing commercial, industrial, and office properties. Out of state real estate investors seem to see Michigan as a good place to buy right now because of somehow soft land prices here.

Here's hoping that the economy continues to recharge by strengthening its technical and medical business segments!

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Wherever possible, we incorporate green elements into our designs. This might mean using bioswales, permeable pavement, plant materials that are low maintenance, etc. Clients can still be leery of these "new" techniques (many of which are really old!) so we aren't always successful in getting everything incorporated that we would like to see.