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02-06-12 ATC Associates Inc. merges with Cardno to expand global reach ATC Associates Inc. and international firm Cardno have announced their intent to merge by 1st March 2012.

02-06-12 CARDNO ANNOUNCES MAJOR U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL ACQUISITION International infrastructure services consultancy, Cardno Limited (ASX: CDD) today announced that it has agreed to acquire ATC Associates Inc. (“ATC”), a Louisiana, U.S.A. based environmental services firm.

02-06-12 Cardno ATC Client Memo February 2012 marks a significant step in the evolution and growth of ATC as we prepare to join with Cardno, an international professional services firm headquartered in Brisbane, Australia with U.S. headquarters in Portland, Oregon.

01-27-12 ATC celebrates 30 years

01-25-12 ATC celebrates its 30th year in Acadiana

01-25-12 ATC Celebrates Three Decades of Success

01-19-12 ATC Associates has expanded its Corporate Marketing and Communications Department with the addition of Ellen Rogers as Marketing Communications Coordinator, and Sarah Armentor as Communications Coordinator.

01-05-12 Barbara L. Nelson returns to Acadiana, joins ATC as Marketing/Communications Manager ATC Associates is proud to announce that Barbara L. Nelson has joined ATC’s corporate office as Marketing and Communications Manager. With more than 20 years of communications experience, Barbara is responsible for public relations, nationwide marketing and external and internal communications.

12-16-11 James Bennar Joins ATC Associates Tempe, AZ Branch as Division Director of Construction. ATC Associates is proud to announce that James Bennar has joined ATC’s Tempe, AZ office as West Regional Division Director of Construction. With more than 21 years of regional experience in construction inspection, construction materials engineering, and testing of Portland cement concrete, asphalt and soils, Bennar is responsible for pursuit and oversight of construction projects in the Western division.

12-02-11 ATC Tempe Branch Awarded $420K Contract for I-10 Interchange Construction Materials Inspection and Testing. ATC Associates Tempe, AZ branch was recently awarded a $420,000 two-year contract to work providing Construction Materials Testing and Inspection for a proposed five-level traffic interchange connecting I-10 Eastbound and I-10 Westbound and SR 303L northbound and SR 303L southbound in Goodyear, AZ, a suburb of Phoenix.

12-01-11 Top five challenges lenders face in environmental due diligence—and how you can help!

08-21-09 ATC Associates Inc. Teams with Habitat For Humanity Central AZ to Construct  First Net Zero Energy LEED Platinum Certified Concrete Home It was announced on August 21, 2009 that ATC will expand its participation with Habitat for Humanity Central AZ by donating services and labor to the construction of their first Net Zero Energy LEED Certified concrete home.  Joe Holmes, ATC’s West Region Manager, Business Development commented, “This is the first  Net Zero Energy LEED… read more

06-26-09 – ATC Pros Selected to Participate in EPA "Blue RIbbon Panel" of Asbestos Industry Experts Dave Hogue, National Director and Tom Laubenthal, Technical Director of The Environmental Institute (ATC'st Environmental Health & Safety Training Division) were selected to participate in a 12-person "blue ribbon" panel of asbestos industry experts to assist in the review and possible rewrite of the EPA "Purple Book". Both Dave Hogue and Tom Laubenthal are… find out more about the panel's goals

06-03-09 – Pete Chiarizio, a Senior Project Manager at ATC’s East Hartford office, was recently quoted in the ESA Report Newsletter column, Commonground. The topic of this months's column is determining if a site is a Recognized Environmental Condition (REC). see what Mr. Chiarizio had to say.

4-08-09 – When a 10 feet wide by 8 feet deep sinkhole appeared in the backyard of a Tampa suburb family’s home, the local news channel stopped by ATC's Tampa Office to speak with Ed Zisman, a recognized sinkhole expert. See what Mr. Zisman, ATC's Construction Materials Testing/Geotechnical Manager had to say. read more.

4-03-09 – Eric Westergaard, Principal Engineer at ATC’s Lombard office, was recently quoted in the article “The Value of Property Condition Assessments in Commercial Real Estate Lending” published in the April edition of The RMA Journal.read what he had to say. 

03-04-09 – Representatives from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development met with ATC Associates’ Environmental Health & Safety Training professionals to discuss the EPA’s new Lead rules.  read more.

02-12-09 – ESA Report Newsletter now features late-breaking topics from their blog, commonground.  In the first new column, they take advice from Attorneys and Environmental Professionals on the topic of "how long to keep complete records of Phase I’s and supporting materials." Senior Vice President and Director of National Programs, Alan Agadoni, weighs in for the Environmental side.  read the full article.

02-02-09 - Commonground introduced a new blog today – The Knowledge Gap. Alan Agadoni, Senior Vice President and Director of National Programs for ATC Associates Inc., offers up a unique perspective on important due diligence news, regulations and research that are hard to come by or not routinely considered by environmental professionals. view the blog.

01-31-09 - Stephanie Smith joined ATC Associates Inc. as a Client and Business Development Manager for the Atlanta Office.  She brings more than 16 years of marketing and business development experience view the Press Release.

11-26-08 - Brian Britain, Vice President of ATC New Mexico, recently wrote an article about asbestos in the workplace. It was published in the November 2008 issue of Construction News Sense. read the article.

07-16-08 - Mike Wolf, Environmental Division Manager at ATC Associates, was recently featured in the June 2008 issue of ESA Report.  Read his thoughts on Phase I Environmental Site Assessment (ESA) reliance letters.

02-07-08 - Susan Cook, ATC's Phase I Department Manager and Sr. Project Manager in Novi, MI has conducted hundreds of ESA, transaction screen assessments and Section 106/NEPA-related projects. Susan talks with EDR about changes she has seen in the industry, Phase I practices and project experiencread the full story.

01-23-08 - Alan Agadoni, ATC's Sr. V.P. of National Programs weighs in on the new AAI requirements and their impact on commercial real estate lenders. View the full article featured on entrepreneur.com. read the story.

01-22-08 - ATC's Missouri office recently tested toys for lead, read the full story

11-20-07 - NJ Motorsports Park awards ATC Associates Inc. for Construction Support Projects, learn more.

11-01-07 - Alan Agadoni recently contributed to a news feature in the November issue of Environmental Protection Magazine, read it here.

10-17-07 - Alan Agadoni featured in the September ESA Report.
"Is An Onsite Dry Cleaner a Rec?" ATC's Senior V.P. of National Programs, Alan Agadoni, is just one of the experts that weigh in on this issue...

06-22-07 - Scott McCready published in Properties Magazine.

The June issue of Properties Magazine featured ATC's own Scott McCready, who penned an article on Environmental Audits...

12-06-06 - Who's In Charge?
Getting Through the Construction Phase...Article prepared by Kurt V. Leininger, P.E., published in Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers; PE Reporter; September/October 2006...

05-03-06 - Decision Tree Article
Phase I ESA Decision Tree: Six Steps to a REC Determination...Excerpted from ESA Report; April 2006...

05-01-06 - Snapshots From the Gulf
Articled prepared by Alexandra Walsh featuring Dan Woody, Certified Industrial Hygienist in ATC's Cincinnati office; published in The Synergist; March 2006...

04-18-06 - Today's Facility Manager - Asbestos In The Building
Facility managers can protect occupant health by requiring proper management of this material...read the full article prepared by Brian J. Britain, PE, CSP; Published in Today's Facility Manager; April 2006...

03-30-06 - In the Storm's Wake
Article prepared by Michael R. Filmyer, a Senior Project Manager in ATC's Plymouth Meeting office; published in Water & Wastewater Products Magazine; March 2006...

03-10-06 - BASIC MYCOLOGY
Article prepared by Dr. Alan Neumann, a Project Manager in ATC's Virginia Beach office; published in Interface; February 2006...

09-01-05 - The 1% Rule and the Joint Compound Question...
Article prepared by Tom Laubenthal, an Environmental Trainer at The Environmental Institute (ATC's Southeast Environmental Health & Safety Training Division); Published in The Official Newsletter of the Environmental Information Association...

07-01-05 - You've Developed a New Process - Now What?
You've Developed a New Process - Now What?; Prepared by Melanie Rish, a Regulatory Compliance Manager in ATC's Mobile office; Published in The Process Engineer; July 2005...