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Staff Spotlight: Michelle Hill Background and Career Journey Meet Michelle Hill, an intern for the FOCUS Land Planning Department. Michelle recently graduated from Utah State University. When she’s not designing landscapes, she enjoys ballet, singing, ballroom dancing, drawing, spending time with family, and going on road trips. Charting Career Success Through College Pathways Michelle’s talent […]

Congratulations to our FOCUS April Promotions! Every promotion is a badge of pride for FOCUS as a whole—we’re thrilled to have such an inspiring team. We do our best work when we push each other to excel, so to our most recent promotions: thank you! Sydney Bate | Designer 1 | Land Planning Alex Hernandez […]

Growing a Concept into Reality: Landscape Design Services At FOCUS Engineering and Surveying, we believe that every landscape tells a story. With our comprehensive landscape design services, we specialize in turning visions into vibrant, thriving realities. From initial concept to the final built environment, our 6-person team at FOCUS boasts landscape architects, planners, and designers. […]

Hogle Zoo’s Wild Utah: FOCUS’s Role in Shaping Tomorrow’s Nature Experience At FOCUS, we’re not just building structures; we’re crafting experiences. Our latest project, the Wild Utah exhibit at Hogle Zoo, is a prime example of this philosophy. Set to open in Spring 2024, this 3-acre development endeavors to create a natural sanctuary for Utah’s […]

JW Properties is a highly focused real estate developer and investment company with a powerful hybrid of services. They provide full-capability land development and site selection services combined with an in-house commercial real estate brokerage arm. The company has an impeccable reputation with best-in-class international retailers. Their services range from ranging from site selection to […]

Principles for Successful Developments: Balancing Aesthetics and Functionality Balancing aesthetics and functionality in land development planning is a challenging yet essential task. It is central to creating appealing, sustainable, and successful developments. Aesthetics bring beauty, character, and a sense of identity to a development. Architectural design, landscaping, and the integration of art and culture can […]

Sydney Bate is an intern for the Land Planning team at FOCUS. Her work with us caps off her studies at BYU majoring in Plant and Landscape Systems. Why FOCUS? The growth opportunities we provide caught her eye first. Once we accepted her application as intern, she realized the extent of the opportunities we provide. […]

Ridgeview Park is located in the center and main core of the proposed Ridgeview Development in Highland, Utah. The 4.8-acre park is just south of and adjacent to Lone Peak High School. “Ridgeview” is a great name FOCUS land planners and civil engineers could riff on. It conjured visuals and cultural context to help design […]

Master Planned Communities: Careful, Purposeful Development Planners, engineers, and landscape architects collaborate for Ideal community designs Bringing a residential neighborhood to life can be relatively simple. A homebuilder buys land, divides it into buildable lots, then builds out the infrastructure like utilities and roads. Homes are built and sold to buyers and the neighborhood may […]

FOCUS Celebrates 15 Years of Right Team and the Right Clients When founder and general manager Ron Paul first considered owning and managing a business, like any well-intentioned entrepreneur he took stock of his motivations, strengths, and skills. One of the first things Ron recognized about himself was that improvement and creation have always appealed […]