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Constructive Candor

Catch My Continental Drift

  • Lisa Schauer
  • Apr 3, 2014 9:37:00 AM

Introducing the MacKay Sposito Technical Blog for Energy, Public Works and Land Development Markets

At MacKay Sposito, our business is complex, and it’s sometimes challenging to describe what we do and who we serve. We played around with a few ideas, and settled on an analogy that uses land, since it’s one element that ties our business together.

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I’ll compare our business (MacKay Sposito) to Pangaea. You may remember the Pangaea theory from your high school geology class - it was a single supercontinent that divided into several land masses over 200 million years ago.  

Forty years ago we were a supercontinent. Over time, our business, like Pangaea, separated into three market sectors (or, in keeping with our comparison “three masses”): Energy, Public Works and Land Development.  As these land masses developed, communities were created, energy/power systems were built and infrastructure was constructed. While all three continents occupy the same planet, they are distinctly different. Similarly, our market sectors are all tied together by one company, MacKay Sposito.

You’re probably familiar with our service offerings (available on all continents - bear with me!): civil engineering, construction management and inspection, land surveying, landscape architecture, planning and public involvement. While each continent has their own culture and society, our hope is to start a meaningful conversation with you and provide tools and expertise to aid in your survival and growth. To do this, we are launching our new blog, “Constructive Candor.”  

Here are three things you can expect from our blog posts:

1) We’re no dinosaur. We understand your industry has unique challenges and won’t waste time sending you information that doesn’t pertain to your needs. We’ll cover a variety of topics throughout the year. Please complete the form and select the area that’s most interesting to you.  You’ll only receive updates that fall within that market.

2) Conversations are a two way street, and we hope it’s not a static discussion. Please participate in the comments section, or send the blog author your thoughts and questions.

3) In addition to interesting content, we’ll periodically provide unique content such as: infographics, e-books, whitepapers, webinars, star formations, sun dials, etc. Feel free to share them with others!

We’re looking forward to sharing our tools for survival. Which continent best represents your industry?

  • Energy (Generation Facilities, Transmission & Distribution, Fish Facilities, Recreation Design)

  • Public Works (Water Resources, Parks and Recreation, Transportation, Airports)

  • Land Development (Commercial & Residential, Master Planning)

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