Despite Ohio’s High Unemployment, SSOE’s Growth in State Continues with New Jobs
TOLEDO, OH, September 10, 2007 - With a presence in Ohio for nearly 60 years and three offices in the state, SSOE, Inc. - one of the nation's largest architecture and engineering firms - has increased its number of employees by 40 percent nationally in the past 12 months. Despite the struggles of the state's industrial base and an unemployment rate significantly higher than the national rate, SSOE's Ohio offices make up nearly half of that growth. Earlier this year, SSOE launched a nationwide recruitment effort to hire 200 architects and engineers by the end of 2007. That number was reached in August and there are still 75 positions in Ohio alone for which SSOE is currently recruiting professionals. Continue Reading →
Vince DiPofi Presents at the Technical Society of Toledo Luncheon
Mr. DiPofi is a member of the National Society of Engineers and has been a registered Professional Engineer in Ohio and Michigan since 1990. He received his Bachelor of Science from The University of Toledo in Mechanical Engineering in 1985. He was named Young Engineer of the Year in 1991 by the Toledo Society of Professional Engineers and has been in the A/E consulting industry since 1981 serving previously as engineer, project manager, and business manager. His clients, among others, include Go Ethanol, Freedom Fuels, ConAgra Foods, and Procter & Gamble. Mr. DiPofi has led SSOE's entry into the emerging biofuels market. SSOE currently has numerous ethanol and biodiesel projects underway in 4 states. In addition, SSOE was recently awarded a patent for an innovative new process that reduces the energy and cost of producing biodiesel. He and his team is also working with The University of Toledo, and several area groups to lead the way in making Toledo a nationwide center for biofuels production and distribution. The lunch and program will be held at the Toledo Club beginning at 11:45. If you would like to attend, please RSVP to Lisa Aller, TST Executive Secretary 419-530-3436 or tst@eng.utoledo.edu. Continue Reading →
SSOE Named Crain’s “Cool Place to Work” and Continues it’s Hiring Blitz
TROY, MI, September 4, 2007 - Once again in just a few short months, SSOE is being recognized as the place to be. On September 3rd Crain's Detroit Business named SSOE as a "Cool Place to Work". This honor is preceded by being named one of the nation's nine "Best AEC (Architecture, Engineering and Construction) Firms to Work For" by Building Design & Construction Magazine. Continue Reading →
SSOE Surveys American Companies on Sustainability
Toledo, OH - August 14, 2007 - SSOE, one of the nation's largest architecture and engineering firms, is conducting a national survey on American companies and their sustainability goals and initiatives. For each response SSOE receives from their on-line survey, they will donate one tree through The National Arbor Day Foundation's Trees in Celebration program. Continue Reading →
SSOE Grows Presence in China with New Ford Motor Co. Facility
SHANGHAI, China, August 8, 2007 - SSOE China Co. LTD of Shanghai China, a wholly owned subsidiary of SSOE, Inc. of Toledo, Ohio, a leading architectural, engineering and management firm, is helping Ford Motor Company's efforts to increase its footprint in the world's largest growth market with the Ford Research and Engineering Center located in Nanjing, China. Continue Reading →
