TAMPA, Fla., March 20, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- WRA (the "Company"), formerly Water Resource Associates, announced today that it will now begin operating under the name WRA, with a new website at wraengineering.com. Founded in 1997, and headquartered in Tampa, Florida, WRA is a multi-disciplinary engineering firm specializing in civil engineering, land development and permitting, water supply planning and permitting, environmental sciences, and military training range design.
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"When we founded the firm nearly sixteen years ago, my partner, Peter Hubbell, and I had a strong background in water resource management in the public sector. Within a short time though, our firm had evolved to also accommodate the broader civil engineering disciplines required by our growing client base," said WRA principal Mark Farrell. "The name change to WRA was necessary to broaden the awareness of our true capabilities. Even after all this time and completion of numerous and complex site/civil projects, many of our industry contacts are surprised when they learn that our capabilities run far deeper than water resource management."
One example of this misconception is the extensive work WRA has completed for the U.S. military on training range designs. "WRA is recognized as a leader among the training range community, with more than twenty eight ranges designed and implemented nationwide for the Army, Army National Guard and Marine Corps," said Richard Smith, P.E., WRA's Director of Technical Services. "Our innovative 3D Visualization tool, developed exclusively by WRA, allows for a more thorough and meaningful assessment by armed forces review staff and range control personnel." http://www.wraengineering.com/3d-visualization
Another example of WRA's service diversity is their engineering design for the 1 million square foot, upscale, University Town Center Mall being constructed in Sarasota County and a 400 acre residential development in Pasco County for national home builder Standard Pacific Homes. "The depth of our team has allowed us to grow each year since we were founded – even in a down economy," said WRA Principal Peter Hubbell. "You would not have known it from our former name, but we are comprised of professional engineers, hydrologists, geologists, environmental scientists, planners and construction managers. That depth, and our broad experience in areas such as land development and environmental services, coupled with unsurpassed responsiveness to our clients, provides a unique ability to expedite the design and permitting of difficult projects that face seemingly insurmountable regulatory hurdles."
For more information, contact:
Mark Farrell, P.E.
Principal
[email protected]
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