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Waggoner Engineering Wins American Council of Engineering Companies Award

Jackson, Miss. - The American Council of Engineering Companies has recognized Waggoner Engineering, Inc. for a redevelopment project that transformed a historic district in Ridgeland into an important community and business hub.

Waggoner, based in Jackson, was honored with the ACEC Mississippi Engineering Excellence Award for its work on the Historic Jackson Street District. Each year the American Council of Engineering Companies gives awards to engineering firms around the country for excellence in the profession.

``Recognition by the American Council of Engineering Companies is a high honor and we are pleased not only to receive this award but also to see the dramatic impact our work has made for our valued client, the city of Ridgeland,’’ said Jim Hust, P.E., President of Waggoner Engineering, Inc.

Residents and visitors to Ridgeland’s Jackson Street District now enjoy pedestrian-friendly streets, a community plaza, restaurants and shops - a transformation that is an important part of the city’s future.

Ridgeland, a city of 24,000 people north of Mississippi's capitol, relied on Waggoner Engineering for more than 98 percent of the professional services for the project. Waggoner's services included planning, conceptual design, topographic surveying, design, right-of-way and permit application services, bidding and construction phase services, and other related services.