Dig it: Firm builds on a solid foundation

A self-described ‘mom and pop’ geo-engineering firm’s explosive growth proves that solid business practices are timeless.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 6:00 a.m. September 28, 2018
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Universal Engineering Sciences President Mark Israel, left, and Tampa regional manager Mark Hardy say maintaining a flat, accessible organizational model has been key to managing the geo-technology company’s explosive growth.
Universal Engineering Sciences President Mark Israel, left, and Tampa regional manager Mark Hardy say maintaining a flat, accessible organizational model has been key to managing the geo-technology company’s explosive growth.
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A groundbreaking ceremony — with its golden shovels, hard-hat-wearing executives, speechifying public officials and other pomp and circumstance — is undoubtedly an important milestone in the timeline of a condo or office tower project.

 

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