​AEC, Inc. celebrated the groundbreaking of the new KeHE facility in Douglasville on Friday October 16, 2015.  In attendance at this event was the Developer- Scannell Properties, the contractor- Evans Construction, the architect- Randall Paulson, the Mayor of Douglasville Harvey Persons, several City officials and representatives of the end user KeHE. 
AEC provided Site Planning, Civil Engineering and Landscape Architecture for the 450,000 s.f. office, warehouse and distribution center set in a wooded campus surrounded by several creeks and tree save areas.  Special care was taken by AEC in the site design and engineering of the site to preserve the existing creeks, respect the existing wetlands and preserve many of the large trees surrounding the site.
This new KeHE facility will serve much of the Southeast United States and will provide up to 300 jobs for the area.  AEC is proud to be a part of the design team and looks forward to the successful completion of this project.

Yesterday AEC joined the 400 companies who visited the Georgia Tech campus looking to expand their workforce with innovative minds and true talent.  AEC will be combing through the applicants in the upcoming days to decide which “helluva” engineer will join the growing AEC team in Roswell.  If you would like to be considered for an open position for a full-time entry level civil engineer or an internship in the upcoming months, please visit our Careers page.  Go Jackets!

Construction has begun on the new Mountain Walk mixed use development in Cobb County.  The project includes 54 townhomes, 8,000 square feet of office and AEC was able to work around and greatly enhance the existing Mountain Biscuits Restaurant.

The initial zoning plan showed the existing restaurant to be removed, but after gaining the input from the surrounding residents it became clear that all efforts needed to be made to preserve Mountain Biscuit.  The developer, Cornerstone Associates, and AEC worked closely with surrounding residents, the Cobb County Staff and Cobb Commissioner JoAnn Birrell to rework the design to preserve the existing Mountain Biscuits Restaurant.

In addition to preserving the restaurant, the design team was able to enhance the access by introducing a dedicated left turn lane, adding additional asphalt parking for the restaurant and enhancing the landscape along the frontage of Old Highway 41.  So the next time you are in the area of Historic Kennesaw Mountain, stop in and have one of the best meals in Cobb County!

Miss Mary's Ice Cream Crankin' is a creative, delicious event with a great cause.  The Drake House is an organization empowering homeless mothers and children in the community, founded in 2004 by Mary Drake.  In honor of “Miss Mary” and her love for ice cream, the Crankin’ event raises tens of thousands of dollars each year for the crisis center.  

The 11th annual home-made ice cream social on August 30th was no different – the Roswell Square was filled with smiling (and oftentimes messy) faces.  The morning rain cleared just in time for the event, making the weather very mild for August – great for the patrons AND the ice cream!  AEC’s home-made ice cream flavors included “Cake Batter”, “Rocky Road”, “Coffee Chocolate Chip”, and “Choco-Late”.  If you missed the fun this year, be sure to join AEC in 2016!

Costco opened its first location in the Mobile, Alabama area on June 4, 2015.  The neighboring community gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony officiated by Mobile’s City Councilmen before the store officially opened for business.  The warehouse features over 148,000 square feet of retail, fresh produce, tire service center, propane center, fuel sales and liquor sales.  The warehouse is located within the new McGowin Park development which will eventually feature other anchors such as Dick’s Sporting Goods, Field & Stream, PetCo and several restaurants.  The new store is located at 1450 Tingle Circle West.

AEC provided due diligence and feasibility studies related to the site selection as well as civil engineering oversight for the Costco project.

For more information see the AL.com news article here.