Benchmark Group has had a tremendous Fall season! The growth, opportunities, and relationships established have been exciting! Our Dallas, Texas office is up and running with a strong and motivated team. If you are in downtown Dallas, stop by the Thanksgiving Tower to meet our BG Staff Members – Joie Wilder, Geoff Bacci, Balaji Srinvasan and Raldy Conanan- on the 33rd floor.
Celebrate Arkansas
"Very Best" Architectural Firm
Benchmark Group was recently named the "Very Best" in the "Architectural Firm " category of Celebrate Arkansas' December issue! Celebrate Arkansas features Arkansas' finest businesses and we want to take this time to show appreciation to our Architectural Team for aiming to always exceed our clients' expectations and to everyone who voted to make this honor possible!
Conferences
EEI/AIAAR/ICSC CenterBuild/CREW
We are always excited to meet with current and potential clients at conferences! This fall we enjoyed being exhibitors at the EEI ( Edison Electric Institue) Fall National Key Accounts Workshop in Las Vegas, NV and the AIA Arkansas State Convention held in Little Rock, Arkansas.
As attendees, BG Staff Members were present at the ICSC (International Council of Shopping Centers) CenterBuild Conference in Phoenix, Arizona, and the CREW (commercial real estate industry by advancing women globally) Network Convention and Marketplace in Orlando, Florida.
Our next exhibit will be at the ICSC Red River States Conference & Deal Making at the Fort Worth Convention Center in Texas from January 8-10th!
Come see us at booth #2135!
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Welcome Students!
Job Shadows/PRMBA
Benchmark Group was busy with job shadows and student visitors this fall. We love having the opportunity to share what we do and inspire youth to pursue careers in the A/E/C industry!
BG hosted students from thePea Ridge Manufacturing & Business Academy. Staff Members gave tours of our building and presentations speaking about their different roles in engineering, architecture, and design.
We wish these students success in their education and future careers!
Giving Back
Non-profits/Sponsorships
Benchmark Group Staff Members played a friendly yet competitive game of softball against theSNAP (Special Needs Athletic Program) Super Naturalsteam for its second consecutive year! Tickets for the game were sold to raise funds for the SNAP Program so they can continue to give people with special needs the opportunity to play sports in our community.
In October, BG participated in the 3rd Annual "Bring a CAN to Work Day" for theSamaritan Community Center. We enjoy partnering with this organization and appreciate all that they do for our community!
We love supporting our local teams! Benchmark Group will be serving as a sponsor for the Rogers Heritage High School Softball Team's upcoming season.
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community involvement!
C- Suites Honoree
David P. Kimball, P.E., President
We are very pleased to announce that Benchmark Group's President,
David P. Kimball, P.E., was chosen as a recipient of the NWA Business Journal's C-Suite Award. This prestigious award is given to 10 leaders "driving success and innovation" in our region. Congratulations, David!