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DOWL is honored to announce that the West Fork Upper Battle Creek Diversion project in Alaska has been recognized by ACEC Montana with the Grand Project Award at this year’s Engineering Excellence Awards. The project was constructed to divert more water to Bradley Lake and increase annual production at the Bradley Lake Hydroelectric Project (BLHP)…

DOWL is honored that the 8th Street Bridge Replacement project in Pendleton, OR, is one of the Oregon chapter of the American Public Works Association’s (APWA) Projects of the Year for 2020. The project is being recognized in the category for structures that cost “$5 Million to Less than $25 Million.” These awards are a…

Human society is poised to be shaped by new technology in many ways in the future, and the same is true for the field of engineering. Big data, machine learning, and AI all have nearly limitless untapped potential to change the way we live and work, and the emergence of these concepts is being hailed…

By Stewart Osgood, President & CEO As the social seismic events unfolded over the last four weeks (coupled with the pandemic), DOWL leadership resisted the urge to make statements about how committed our company is to diversity and equity and inclusion and social and racial justice. Instead, we chose to listen, learn, internally support, and…

The Engineering News-Record has released its annual ranking of the Top 500 Design Firms, and DOWL is honored to announce that in 2019, the firm moved up almost 60 places in the ranking to land at number 202. The company is honored to achieve a higher ranking on this list, which includes the biggest and…

During this unprecedented time, more people are working from home than ever before. For some of us, this change has come quite suddenly, and it can be an unfamiliar challenge to separate home from work. We’ve enlisted the help of Graphic Designer Rachel Rogge, who has worked from home at DOWL for nearly three years,…

By now, most Americans are hunkering down or sheltering in place, and many of us are working from home. This poses some unique challenges, especially as critical infrastructure projects move forward. In this unprecedented time of social distancing and working from home, it can be challenging to adapt public involvement processes to reach citizens and…

DOWL is excited to announce that Dave Simmons, PE, has joined the firm as a Transportation Planning Sub-Practice Area Leader and senior project manager in the Lake Oswego, Oregon, office. Dave is a valuable addition to the team, bringing more than 30 years of experience with planning, engineering, project delivery, and leadership, which he will…

DOWL is proud to be a company where many of its leaders are shareholders in the firm. This year, we are excited to announce six new owners, each of whom has distinguished themselves as experts in their field and passionate contributors to our company’s long-term success. We are fortunate to have this outstanding group of…