NEWS & GIVING BACK

Running and Biking for Charity

Tye Havey, Wright Engineers vice president and director of Arizona operations and his nine year old son pounded the pavement at the Annual Ostrich Festival 5k fun run In Chandler, Arizona,. Out of 260 runners, Tye’s time placed him 4th in his age group and 12th overall with a time of 19:56. Tye also participated… More

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American Lung Association Stratosphere Tower Stair Climb

Each spring, Wright Engineers joins with about 1,000 others in a race to the top of the Stratosphere Tower to raise money for the American Lung Association. Climbers start every 40 seconds from the base of the tower and trudge up 1455 steps and 900 vertical feet to the 105th floor. Las Vegas Channel 3… More

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NAIOP Casey Jones Health Center

Wright Engineers is proud to have donated all structural and MEP engineering services for the NAIOP Casey Jones Health Center located at Elaine Wynn Elementary School. The center provides free medical care, mental health counseling, and dental assistance to at-risk children under age 18. The project is constructed entirely from donations from NAIOP members and… More

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Inner-Coastal Cleanup Day

Each year, the Southern California Inner-Coastal Cleanup Day is held in conjunction with the Coastal Cleanup Day, in which areas upstream from Southern California’s beaches are picked up by local volunteers. The projects tackled by volunteers included 27 different locations with up to 8 of the 13 watershed areas in and around Orange County. With… More

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Veterans Tiny Home

Wright Engineers is proud to have donated all structural engineering services for the Village on the 13th Tiny Homes, a tiny home community located near downtown Phoenix that will provide affordable, sustainable housing and a supportive community for veterans, the disabled or mentally ill, and the chronically homeless.

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Thanksgiving in August

True expressions of “Thanks” resonated from both the recipients and contributors of a recent service project that was sponsored by Wright Engineers. Heather Johnson, Structural CAD Designer, spearheaded a plan to provide hygiene kits, food, and clothing for the homeless of Las Vegas. Rounding up a willing and excited group of volunteers from Wright’s finest… More

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FEMA Emergency Response Volunteers

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has organized teams of specialists including engineers who can respond quickly to disasters such as floods, hurricanes, earthquakes, and terrorist attacks. A number of Wright Engineers’ staff have been among the volunteer structural specialists on the Las Vegas FEMA response team, Nevada Task Force One. Structural specialist volunteers have… More

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Bridge Over Fossil Creek Waters

Harsh winter floods severely damaged a footbridge across Fossil Creek that provides access to a popular hiking trail in the Santiago Oaks Regional Park of Orange County, California. The bridge was stripped of its protective railings and much of the original walkway, leaving a dangerous drop to the water below. Wright’s Irvine staff responded quickly… More

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Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Las Vegas

  Wright Engineers and sister company Wright Custom Home were asked by ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition to join them in building a new home for a Las Vegas family with two young daughters diagnosed with an immune system disease and living in a dilapidated home that was threatening their lives. With the help of… More

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Three Square Food Bank

Wright Engineers has donated over $110,000 in civil, structural and MEP engineering services for the renovation and expansion of Three Square, a community food bank dedicated to ending hunger. Three Square renovated its facility and expanded into the 70,000 square foot building next door in order to meet the growing need for its services. Three… More

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