CHARLOTTE, NC, Nov. 9, 2004 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- WK Dickson & Co Inc. has announced the opening of a new regional office in the Town of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Recent projects in the area have been a contributing source of WK Dickson's expansion for the last two years. The firm currently operates another South Carolina office located in Columbia.
"The Hilton Head branch office is the perfect extension of WK Dickson's growth," said David L. Peeler, WK Dickson's President and Chief Executive Officer. "WK Dickson recognizes the value of this expansion as an important achievement to the firm's overall strategic objectives for continued growth in the lower coastal regions of South Carolina and Georgia. We believe the new office will continue to build on our strong foundation of community infratsructure services," added Peeler.
The new Hilton Head office will be led by Mark S. Tate, PE, who has been appointed Branch Manager. Mark's impressive experience includes design and project management of water and wastewater systems, as well as utility design and construction for various major municipal and commercial projects throughout the southeast.
About WK Dickson
WK Dickson is a multi-disciplined consulting firm specializing in community infrastructure solutions including: Transportation Planning & Design; Environmental and Water Resources Engineering; Community Planning and Development; and Geospatial Technology. The firm has been headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., since 1929 and celebrates its 75th Anniversary in 2004. They have grown to operate seven offices totaling nearly 200 employees strategically located throughout the Southeastern United States. The company maintains offices in Charlotte, Hickory, Raleigh and Wilmington, N.C.; Columbia and Hilton Head, S.C.; and Atlanta. WK Dickson continues to be a highly emerging and strategic Engineering Consulting firm in the region.
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