Goodwyn | Mills | Cawood to Provide Consulting Services to SC Technology & Aviation Center
January 24, 2012
GREENVILLE, SC – January 24, 2012 – Goodwyn Mills and Cawood (GMC) will provide professional services to South Carolina Technology and Aviation Center’s (SCTAC) Donaldson Field airfield.
GMC will provide master planning and planning feasibility; taxiway design, widening and extension; airfield lighting and navigation aids; entrance roads and parking area designs; and a range of other consulting services for SCTAC.
“SCTAC is excited by the opportunity to work with the architecture and engineering consulting experts at Goodwyn Mills and Cawood,” says SCTAC President and CEO, Jody Bryson.
“GMC’s unique combination of airport engineering/planning capabilities, economic development expertise and entrepreneurial approach align perfectly with SCTAC’s vision for the future development and growth of Donaldson Field.”
GMC is one of the largest multi-disciplined architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast. GMC provides all of the professional services associated with architecture; civil, geotechnical and environmental engineering; landscape architecture; airport planning and engineering; and master planning, surveying and construction management.
“SCTAC is a model that fits well within the culture of our firm as GMC has a focus on economic development and the positive attributes that come along with this,” says GMC’s Vice President of Greenville Operations, Kevin Laird, PE. “SCTAC’s mission aligns very closely with our strengths: airport consulting and engineering, and economic development. We are extremely proud to associate ourselves with an innovative and established partner such as SCTAC.”
GMC brings unmatched experience, continued success and a wide-range of knowledge to SCTAC, including past military experience. Most recently, Architectural Record ranked Goodwyn Mills and Cawood 163 of the top 250 architectural/engineering firms in the country. GMC also ranks fifth among the top 80 designers in the Southeastern United States.
“Much of our success over the past few years can be attributed to our quality clients and their achievements,” says GMC’s Vice President of Airport Planning and Engineering, Al Allenback, Colonel, US Air Force (Ret.). “In the last year our airport clientele has increased by 30 percent and our Greenville office has doubled in size. And even though U.S. defense spending may see a real decrease over the next ten years, maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) business will increase and SCTAC is ideally positioned to take advantage of this trend.”
GMC’s partner in the services provided for SCTAC will be the Dennis Corporation out of Columbia, S.C.
About South Carolina Technology & Aviation Center
SC Technology and Aviation Center is designed to meet the unique needs of technologically-advanced businesses in a global economy. The center features an attractive combination of advanced manufacturing, distribution and aviation facilities. The park is also recognized as a major aircraft maintenance and modification center capable of completing major structural repairs, inspections and other service needs. To learn more about SCTAC and available industrial or aviation facilities at the Greenville center, please visit www.sc-tac.com.
About Goodwyn | Mills | Cawood
Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. is one of the Southeast’s largest privately held engineering and architecture firms. Based in Montgomery, Ala., firm offices are also in Birmingham, Mobile and Huntsville, Ala.; Fort Walton, Fla.; Greenville, S.C.; and, Nashville, Tenn. Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc. has over 300 employees located in ten offices across the Southeastern United States. Though the company has continued to grow, the basic principles on which it was founded are still vital in our daily operations. Quality, customer satisfaction, creativity, innovation, integrity, and diversity are still the primary focus of each and every project. To learn more about Goodwyn Mills Cawood please visit www.gmcnetwork.com.
About Dennis Corporation
Dennis Corporation is a Southeastern licensed engineering, surveying and construction management firm who specializes in a broad range of services. Dennis Corporation’s specific fields of expertise include aviation engineering, civil infrastructure, construction management, construction services, environmental services, expert witness, geotechnical engineering, intelligent transportation systems, program management, special projects, surveying, traffic engineering, transportation engineering and water resources. Dennis Corporation operates as a South Carolina Corporation Chapter C. To learn more about Dennis Corporation please visit www.denniscorporation.com.
