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PRSRT STD US POSTAGE PAID Merrill WI PERMIT NO 24 3433 Oakwood Hills Pkwy Eau Claire, WI 54701-7698 Address Service Requested Branching out! Ayres acquires The Ash Group, expanding engineering depth and diversification in Florida Ayres Associates recently acquired The Ash Group, adding depth to Ayres’ Tampa-based staff. The Ash Group’s 12-member Tampa office becomes Ayres’ 13th office nationwide and our fourth in Florida. Through this acquisition, Ayres adds new services and strengthens others the firm has been providing in Florida for 30 years. Janice Sands Ash started The Ash Group in 1993 and has positioned the firm strongly in the Gulf Coast area, providing subsurface utility engineering, site civil engineering, and utility design and coordination. The firm provides engineering design and construction inspection for roadway and pedestrian paths, site civil design, parking facilities, recreational facilities, stormwater management, utility infrastructure (telecommunications, gas, cable TV, water, wastewater, and other pipeline conveyance systems), and marine projects. For more information about our new office and services, visit www.AyresAssociates.com.