The North Downtown Athens Development Project located in Athens, Georgia was recognized by the Georgia Planning Association as best-in-category for outstanding public involvement during their 2023 Fall Chapter Awards event. The North Downtown Athens Master Planning Study was chosen as the category winner for “involving the general public in a planning activity above and beyond […]

W&A Engineering is performing land surveying and remote scanning services for the revitalization of Nashville’s Second Avenue three years after a devastating Christmas explosion gutted the popular street block in the heart of Nashville, Tennessee. On December 25, 2020, a recreational vehicle filled with explosives was detonated, injuring eight and turning a tree-lined block of […]

Please join us in welcoming Leah Albright, EIT to our team of professionals building better communities in our Civil Engineering department! A Staff Engineer in Augusta, Leah earned her Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with a focus in Environmental and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Alabama in 2022. Originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, […]

Please join us in welcoming Jason Gaines, AICP to our team of professionals building better communities out of Atlanta, Georgia! A Senior Planner in our Planning and Landscape Architecture department, Jason joins W&A Engineering with nearly 20 years of experience working in local government around Metro Atlanta. He brings with him a perspective of empathy […]

We’re thrilled to welcome David Perry, PLA to our growing team of professionals building better communities in Charlotte, North Carolina. A Registered Landscape Architect in both South Carolina and North Carolina, David joins us as a Landscape Architect with nearly thirty years of industry experience working in communities all across the southeast. David earned his […]

Please join us in giving a warm welcome to Travis Morris, the newest member of our team of civil engineers building better communities in Charlotte, North Carolina. Travis joins our Charlotte team as a Senior Project Engineer with nearly a decade of experience in site design and a passion for leaving things better than he […]

After years of conceptual planning, the Athens-based Farm to Neighborhood Foundation has been awarded nearly one million dollars for the launch of the East Athens Wellness Experience. The East Athens Wellness Experience is one of 142 Georgia projects receiving funding through the Georgia’s Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to “improve neighborhood assets like parks, recreation […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Athens, GA– Better Communities Collaborative announced today that its collective of affiliate firms, including W&A Engineering and GroundHawk, has been named a 2023 Best Firm To Work For Award recipient, recognizing BCC as one of North America’s very best firms leading the AEC industry in progressive workplace practices, employee benefits, employee retention […]

Jon Williams (BLA ’96), a University of Georgia College of Environment + Design alumnus, was recently awarded the 2023 Dean’s Award of Honor for his continued dedication to the college, community, and the future of landscape architecture. Each year, the UGA College of Environment + Design hosts an Honors Day during which they recognize students, […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Charlotte, North Carolina—W&A Engineering, a rapidly-growing multi-disciplinary engineering firm headquartered in Athens, Georgia, has acquired Charlotte-based landscape architecture and civil engineering firm HensonFoley. HensonFoley is led by President Jay Henson, ASLA, RLA and Vice President Tim Foley, PE. The two are supported by eight industry professionals working to provide high-quality design and […]

Travis Bonar, PE has been building better communities with W&A Engineering since December of 2021, bringing ten years of experience to our team. A Senior Project Manager with our Nashville Civil Engineering department, Travis helps manage and facilitate projects, working primarily with private developments for a wide range of project scopes and sizes from 12-home […]

The What and Why Behind W&A’s Custom Land Surveying Project Approach The W&A Engineering team offers complete land surveying services, providing boundary, topographic, ALTA/NSPS Land Title, as-built surveys, construction staking, and more. Each of these survey classes involves a different approach to ensure that all data is properly, efficiently, and safely gathered to provide the […]