We’re excited for the upcoming fall season!
#TeamBarge
will be visiting campuses to connect with future engineers and share details about our 2025
#internship
opportunities. Don’t miss your chance to join our winning team.
Exciting things are happening at Barge Design Solutions! We have officially merged with
@GouldTurner
. Two of Nashville’s most well-established and successful design companies are coming together, creating synergies that will help us both better serve our clients.
Barge President and CEO
@BobHigginsPE
has been selected by
@nashvillebiz
as one of its 2019 Most Admired CEOs. Congratulations to Bob! Thank you for leading us so well.
#NBJCEO
#NBJ
500 employees and guests came together last weekend to celebrate Barge and look toward the future. The Annual Stockholders’ Meeting and Employee Banquet welcomes Barge ambassadors to connect with the products they help create, hear from leadership, and recognize one another.
Barge and its
@lipscomb
alumni are excited about tonight's NIT Championship Game. We are proud of these boys' commitment to hard work and leadership on and off the basketball court.
Happy New Year! Our future is bright as Barge Design Solutions, Inc. Join us as we continue to unleash the potential of our clients and improve the quality of life in the communities and industries we serve.
Last night, we cheered on our fearless numbers guru Cendy Dodd who was named the 2019 Medium Private Company winner at the
@nashvillebiz
CFO Awards.
#nbjcfo
LEARN:
Chris Grace, Barge’s Birmingham Office Lead and Client Service Leader, is featured in this month’s
@BusinessAlabama
“Movers and Shapers” section. We’re proud of Chris’s accomplishments and how he continues to represent us in central Alabama.
Awesome news! Last night,
@WalkBikeNash
awarded Barge Design Solutions (
#Nashville
) with the Business of the Year Award. Thank you!
In May 2018, Barge Design Solutions' Nashville office was named a
@BikeLeague
SILVER Bicycle Friendly Business.
Barge Design Solutions has been
@GPTW_US
certified once again as a Great Place to Work! We're driven by dedicated professionals driven to impact their local community. It’s who we are to the core.
#gptw
LEARN:
The current
@cwp_kt
board will serve another year-long term, due to the ongoing impacts of COVID-19. This includes Barge COO Shannon Lambert serving another term as President. We’re proud of Shannon’s dedication and commitment to advocating clean water across TN/KY.
In addition to Johnson, Michael Tapp also recieved a Dan Barge, Jr. Award of Merit at this past weekend's Annual Stockholders' Meeting and Employee Banquet. Tapp was recognized for his tireless efforts on the I-24 Hickory Hollow Interchange. Congrats, Michael!
Communities all across the country rely on our team of multi-disciplined engineers to help unleash the potential of what’s possible. This
#LicensedPEDay
, we’d like to recognize their unwavering commitment to providing thoughtful, quality solutions that impact everyday life.
.
@nashvillebiz
revealed its 2020 Commercial Real Estate Leadership Award winners this week. Congratulations to Barge CEO Bob Higgins on receiving an Engineer of the Year Award!
LEARN:
(Licensed: TN, KY)
Congratulations to Shannon Lambert on being named Chief Operating Officer at Barge Design Solutions, Inc., effective September 4. Shannon previously served as Director of the firm’s Water Services Business Unit. MORE:
Ethan Johnson received the prestigious Dan Barge, Jr. Award of Merit at the company's 2018 Annual Stockholders' Meeting and Employee Banquet. This award recognizes Ethan's extraordinary performance with client Mercedes-Benz Vans. Congratulations, Ethan!
President/ CEO Bob Higgins was recognized once again as a honoree at this year’s Most Admired CEO and Their Companies ceremony, presented by
@nashvillebiz
.
This is Bob’s third year in a row receiving this special recognition.
Congratulations,
@BobHigginsPE
!
🎉👏🏼👏🏼
Our Transportation Business Unit collected supplies and packed boxes last week for
@ProjectCUREnash
"Kits for Kids" program. Project C.U.R.E. is the largest provider of donated medical supplies and equipment to developing countries around the world. Learn:
We need engineers who desire to achieve their fullest potential as professionals. This is why Barge Design Solutions donated $2,000 through its Community Fund to support the Society of Women Engineers - Memphis Professional Section. Learn more:
We recognize the importance of the May 1
#transit
referendum vote and its implications on
#Nashville
. This is why on Friday, March 23,
@TransitForNash
will present the Let’s Move Nashville plan to employees and engage in an office-wide conversation.
#Chattanooga
drivers will soon experience increased capacity and improved safety and operation of the I-75/I-24 interchange. Barge Design Solutions has been selected as part of the design-build team for the project.
.
@Lipscomb
College of Engineering visited our
#Nashville
office today. Pictured (L-R) is Civil Group Leader Jeff Cundiff with Professor Gwaltney and his senior design students. Thanks for trying out the terrace!
What a month with
@TWG2022
in
#Birmingham
, and Barge’s most recent
#project
, City Walk BHAM, on center stage! Our team stood proud as their high-level, urban-recreational design opened, inspiring a new level of community connection for residents, businesses, and visitors. 1/
It’s Engineers Week 2020 (February 16-22), sponsored by the National Society of Professional Engineers! Meet Kevin. He talks about what’s fun in tackling a large interstate interchange project.
#EngineersWeek
#EWeek2020
(Lic: TN, NC, FL, MS, KY, GA, OH, AL, TX)
Luke volunteers regularly with
@YESNashville
and nominated the non-profit’s After School and Summer Program to receive a Barge Community Fund grant. The program serves 150 youth at two locations, providing safe, fun and enriching activities for youth.
Congratulations to HR Coordinator Casey Clark on becoming a certified Professional in Human Resources®! Casey always provides our team with a top-notch experience that ultimately makes Barge better.
Barge continues social distancing, all while conducting important company business like our annual stockholders’ meeting. More than 460 employees met virtually last week to approve changes to bylaws and elect their 2020-2021 Board of Directors.
Meet Nashville employee Laymon Currie. He is a
@TSSAA
Basketball Official but voluntarily officiates for the Tennessee State Special Olympics Basketball Tournament every year. Laymon believes that community involvement is an important aspect of everyday life.
🚨🚨BREAKING🚨🚨
#NBJWOI
recognizes women in Middle TN who are shaping their companies, improving our business community and paving the way for the next generation of influential female leaders.
See the full list of our Women of Influence winners:
We're excited to have been selected as part of the
@TheFallonCo
team tasked with developing Nashville’s East Bank. We'll serve as the civil engineer on the project that will help Metro implement its vision surrounding the future $2.1 billion domed stadium.
Lauren Gaines was recently honored with the Jack B. Humphreys Young Member Award by the Tennessee Section Institute of Transportation Engineers. The award recognizes a Section member who has contributed to the advancement of the transportation profession.
We launched a new website earlier this month. New features have been implemented in this version including a Company Timeline (60+ years of special dates, projects, and people highlighted). Take a look!
We were recognized today by
@NashvilleBiz
as the 18th fastest growing private company in Nashville over the last three years. Congrats to the Barge team and all of our partners. Thanks, NBJ! (1/2)
We were proud to sponsor and volunteer at the 2019 Model Water Tower Competition hosted by the
@AWWA
Florida Section in Pensacola. It was fun-filled,
#science
-oriented competition aimed at introducing middle school students to the
#engineering
and water profession.
Did you know that Barge Design Solutions is a certified Great Place to Work? Join our team. We have 27 job postings online at . Start your journey today.
Accepting the award on the project team members’ behalf are:
@BobHigginsPE
(Barge CEO),
@StokesCarrieL
(Director - Site Solutions), Tom McComb (Sr. Geologist/PM)
#EEA2020
Meet Derek DePriest. He's a McGavock High School graduate and our
@NashvilleON
intern. Derek plans to attend
@tennesseetech
this fall, majoring in computer science with a concentration in cyber security. Find out more about Opportunity NOW and Derek:
We can’t wait to continue what we've done for 65 years - serve our clients and communities by designing solutions that impact everyday life. See you in 2020.
We were honored once again to present at
@NASEMTRB
Annual Meeting earlier this month. Daniel Spann, Peter Kauffmann and Lauren Gaines all presented at the international convention. We are always excited to share our experience and findings with peers from around the world.
In July 1955,
@Ford
announced that it was building a $10 million glass plant and employing 2,500 people in
#Nashville
. We provided surveying for the plant, which was our first major project and one of the biggest business landings in Nashville history.
#throwbackthursday
We are thrilled to share that Barge has won
@civicdesignctr
's design competition to build the first permanent parklet in Metro Nashville, which is now open to the public. Learn more about our design of Wilburn's Hideaway Terrace.
Barge’s I-24 CM/GC bridge replacement was recognized at
@ACECTN
Engineering Excellence Awards on 11/4 with an Honor Award (Structural Systems) and the coveted People’s Choice Award. Congrats,
@myTDOT
,
@BELLConstCo
, and KS Ware + Associates!
| 📷:
@flytenn
Barge Design Solutions worked with stakeholders, local industries, & railroad companies to provide a design that honored industrial and cultural heritages, while providing a beautiful and thoughtful design for the
#Chatttanooga
#Riverwalk
users.