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Spotlight: Civil Commercial Team

Civil commercial projects require a detailed eye to understand their unique needs in the realm of accessibility, overall complexity, and smooth functionality. FOCUS’s Civil Commercial team is a creative, solutions-focused group that works seamlessly together as they navigate client needs and their technical coordination with architect and consultant teams. Their work is thorough and inspiring, […]

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Design Matters: A FOCUS on Traffic Flow

Utah ThrU-Turn Improves Safety and Wait Times No one enjoys sitting at a red light. Especially when you’re late for a meeting or running errands in a busy commercial corridor. That’s why the Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) continually investigates improvements and upgrades to reduce traffic and travel time and improve safety. The field of […]

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Partner Profile: Ivory Homes

Since 1988, Ivory Homes has been Utah’s Number One Homebuilder and was recently recognized as the 2021 National Home Builder of the Year by ProBuilder Media. The family-owned business has completed more than 23,000 new homes in 70+ communities. Homebuyers value the prime locations, exceptional designs, and quality construction offered by Utah’s most successful home […]

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Specialized Site Civil Departments Meet Unique Client Needs

When Ron Paul founded Focus Engineering & Surveying in 2007, providing civil engineering for residential development projects was the firm’s bread and butter. Fast forward to 2021 and the full-service engineering and surveying firm has evolved into an industry-leading powerhouse that specializes a wide variety of both residential and commercial development projects, including office buildings, […]

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FOCUS Promotions

Congratulations! FOCUS is built by our strong and passionate team. We are proud to promote some of our most hardworking people, who inspire us! Tim Atwood, Jr. Project Manager | Survey Carson Griffin, Crew Chief | Construction Staking Matt Christensen, CAD Designer 3 | Site Civil – Residential Cole Finan, Asst. Dept. Manager | Construction […]

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Project Spotlight: State Route 87 Intersection Improvements Concept Study

Client: Utah Department of Transportation Location: Talmage, UT Project Duration: June 2021 Services: Transportation engineering Utah State Route 87 (SR-87) spans 37 miles and connects communities in Duchesne County. A county road intersecting SR-87 at Mile Post 7.6 services a landfill and oil refinery. Large trucks regularly turning off SR-87 onto the county road were […]

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Employee of the Month October 2021

Winner: Wes Prime Nominated by Cole Finan I recently got a call from a client in a difficult situation. Despite our client being in a frustrating situation, he told me that he wanted to recognize the work that Wes did for him. Wes was able to sort through conflicting information and provide a constructable solution. […]

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In FOCUS: Chris Benson, CPA | Accounting Department Manager

At FOCUS, our approach to finance and operations is as important as the quality of our design documents. That’s why we have Chris Benson leading our Accounting Department. His practical approach to accounting and expertise with tax law, financial statements, and databases helps FOCUS technical staff focus on what they do best (engineering, planning, surveying, […]

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Spotlight: Construction Staking and Survey Field Crews

Our construction staking and survey field crews provide rock-solid service, quickly and efficiently. We stay up to date on current technology to provide accurate survey, staking, and monitoring services, and each team member prides themselves on finding solutions to challenges. Whether FOCUS or another firm designed the project, our crews set the standard for professionalism, […]

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FOCUS Utah & Idaho - News & Media. Construction news, Industry blog articles, project spotlights, team spotlights and partner profiles.

FOCUS Utah & Idaho - News & Media. Construction news, Industry blog articles, project spotlights, team spotlights and partner profiles.