Engineering firm changes name
Tuesday, June 30 | 9:17 a.m.
BY CAMI JONER
COLUMBIAN STAFF WRITER
After three years in the area, national engineering firm Berger/ABAM is making itself more at home in Vancouver. The company has made a slight change to its name, officially changing from "Berger/ABAM Engineers Inc." to just "Berger/ABAM."
That's because "we offer services beyond engineering," said Arnie Rusten, president and chief executive officer.
In addition to civil and structural engineering, Berger/ABAM offers planning, natural resources and public involvement services to project development.
Also lost in the name change was all reference to the former The JD White Co., a Vancouver company Berger/ABAM acquired in June 2006. Previously, Berger's Vancouver office was called "JD White, a division of Berger/ABAM Engineers Inc." The JD White Co.'s founder John White continued to manage the Vancouver office until March 2008.
Federal Way-based Berger/ABAM is a privately held company that generated more than $30 million in revenue in 2008. It employs about 200 people in offices in Federal Way, Seattle, Portland, Las Vegas, Houston and Vancouver.
