Well, I can say it now: 2015 has been a boom year for U&R! After seven years of economic recession, this year is proving to be a welcome change. With 130 new projects started since January 1st and more than
People often ask me how U&R got into volunteering. In 1999, I decided to write letters to the Superintendents of our California National Parks to find a volunteer project for our company. A few days of camping and surveying in
At the 2004 statewide CASBO convention in Sacramento, U&R’s nationally recognized “9-Step School Traffic Safety Solution” attracted the interest of hundreds of school administrators as the solution of choice. CASBO stands for the California Association of School Business Officials. Frank
Soaring land prices affect the landscapes of our communities. Vacant fields, small plots of land and oddly shaped properties that previous generations ignored have become prime sites for building. It’s called “infill” because builders are “filling in” spaces between developed
I remember a time when civil engineers provided not much more than grading and drainage plans for projects. Over the years, regional land planning, environmental protection, legal responsibilities and the role of governmental agencies increased dramatically. As a result, civil