LaBella welcomes Douglas McCord, RLA ASLA, and is proud to announce landscape architecture as our newest service offering! LaBella Associates is proud to announce we are now authorized to offer landscape architecture services in New York State. The catalyst for this new service offering is the hire of Douglas McCord, RLA ASLA. Doug is a senior landscape architect who brings over 40 years of experience to LaBella. He previously owned his own firm, McCord Landscape Architecture

LaBella is expanding into Alabama with the hire of Eric Sanderson, PE as Regional Manager. LaBella has been serving private and public solid waste clients in Alabama for 15 years and has partnered with the Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM) to provide waste facility operator training courses through its Joyce Training Program since 2010. Eric brings 27 years of environmental engineering experience to LaBella, having previously worked for ADEM in the air, wa

Congratulations to the Corey Rothfuss (left), Tony Sanganetti (center), and Jeff Wackowski (right) on achieving their professional engineering licensure! Corey Rothfuss is a mechanical engineer who has been with LaBella for over 5.5 years. His responsibilities include HVAC and plumbing design, conducting energy studies, and commissioning services. Most recently, Corey has been working on projects with the City of Rochester, the Rochester Red Wings, and Dutchess County. Tony

Last Friday, a team of LaBella’s architects and interior designers participated in Product Runway, an architecturally-inspired fashion show opening the evening at Fashion Week of Rochester’s Runway to Rochester. Hosted by the local AIA Rochester and IIDANY Rochester City Center, Product Runway featured 12 teams of local architects and interior designers each tasked with creating a couture garment based on iconic Rochester architecture. As an added challenge, each team was req

Congratulations to Rachel Collett, a Project Architect in our Cleveland office, on passing the Healthcare Evidence-based Design Certification exam! Evidence-Based Design (EBD) is the process of basing decisions about the built environment on credible research to achieve the best possible outcomes. According to healthdesign,org, "A large and growing body of evidence attests to the fact that physical environment impacts patient stress, patient and staff safety, staff effectiven

LaBella is proud to be recognized in three categories at the 2019 Excellence in Construction & Real Estate Awards. The firm has been recognized for Excellence in Construction, Architects Category, and Excellence in Construction, Engineers Category. LaBella Architect Jerry DeRomanis (pictured) will receive the Rising Star award. Established this year, Excellence in Construction & Real Estate awards celebrate the individuals and companies who are changing the landscape of the R

LaBella's leadership transition is a front page cover story in this week's Rochester Business Journal! You can read the entire article without a subscription by clicking here. #press #labellapersonnel

Please join us in congratulating Mousa Maimoun, Ph.D., PE (left) who recently passed his exam to become a Licensed Professional Engineer in North Carolina and Eric Yahn, PE (right), who recently passed his exam to become a Licensed Professional Engineer in New York! Mousa has been with LaBella for almost 5 years. He specializes in permitting and designing of Subtitle-D landfills, construction and demolition (C&D) landfills, solid waste convenience centers, erosion and sedim

We're proud to announce that LaBella has received certification from Great Place to Work, a trusted brand for workplace culture recognition. Great Place to Work's certification program identifies companies who meet their global benchmarks for high-trust, high-performance cultures. Great Place to Work annually compiles data from over 100 million employee surveys around the globe, ultimately recognizing top companies through their certification program and lists like Fortune's

Congratulations to Ann Aquilina and Jon Spurr who have passed the requirements to become licensed Professional Engineers (PE) in New York! Ann Aquilina Ann has been with LaBella for 5 years. She is responsible for coordination and successful completion of environmental investigation and remediation projects and has managed numerous Phase II Environmental Site Assessments (ESAs). Her project experience includes NYSDEC Brownfield Cleanup Program projects, Inactive Hazardous Was

LaBella's Director of Waste and Recycling Jenny Johnson was published in Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine's June issue. Her article, "Why Training and Tech are Key to Recruiting Female Leaders" examines what organizations can do to inspire women to build a career addressing the challenges that impact our communities and planet. Jenny writes, "As those of us in the industry know, solid waste management encompasses more than collecting and disposing of waste in a landfill, whi

On Thursday, April 26th, teams of LaBella architects competed in the first annual "LaBella's Architecture Ninja Warrior" competition (with apologies to real Ninja Warriors everywhere). In a round-robin style competition, each team earned points for the successful completion of four, 7 minute challenges: 1. It's Fun to Stay at the YMCA Teams had 7 minutes to find five Virtual Reality versions of their co-worker, Lindsay, as she enjoys all the new spaces within the future Scho

Each year, the Rochester Engineering Society (RES) recognizes engineers for their outstanding achievements and contributions to the engineering community. This year, three LaBella engineers will be honored. Jim Kaniecki is receiving the Engineer of Distinction award. Jim is a Senior Structural Engineer within LaBella’s Transportation team. He has over 37 years of experience in engineering and design for highways, rails, and pedestrian bridge facilities. Steve Longway is als

Please join us in congratulating Jerry DeRomanis on the completion of the Architectural Registration Exams (ARE) to become a licensed architect! Jerry graduated from SUNY University at Buffalo with a Bachelors in Architecture and Syracuse University with a Master of Architecture degree. He has over 10 years of experience and his work has focused on projects in the religious and higher education markets. #labellapersonnel

Please join us in congratulating Michael Hall on the completion of the Architectural Registration Exams (ARE) to become a licensed architect! Mike graduated from SUNY Alfred College with a Bachelors in Architectural Technology and has over 15 years of experience. Since joining LaBella in 2015, Mike’s work has focused on projects in the recreation, education, commercial, corporate and municipal markets. #labellapersonnel

Congratulations to Tom Kennedy, who recently completed the education, experience, and examination requirements to become a licensed professional engineer! Tom has been with LaBella in our Power Systems group for four years. He specializes in substation protection and controls, and he coordinates substation projects between our Rochester and Madrid offices. Congratulations, Tom! #labellapersonnel

We'd like to congratulate our CEO, Sergio Esteban, who was honored this week in the 2018 class of RBJ Icons! Icon Honors are given to individuals who are business leaders over the age of 60 who have had notable success and demonstrate strong leadership both within their field and in service to the community. According the RBJ, the honorees have all: "...left an indelible mark on their chosen fields. They have displayed sustained leadership and integrity. They have weathered

When we reflect on 2018, the moments that made our hearts most joyful were the result of service to others. Here's one more way to give back and "let your heart be light" : Visit our social media pages and share or re-tweet our holiday message. For every share between now and December 21st, we'll make a donation to the United Way. #holiday #fun #labellapersonnel

Established in 2005, the purpose of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) New York State Intern-Associate Award is to recognize notable contributions and accomplishments by an intern or associate member of AIA NYS, both professionally and in the community. Barbara Burke has 5 years of experience and has been with LaBella since graduating from Syracuse University in 2013. Barbara has served as designer on a number of higher education and religious projects, including the

Established in 2009, the Emerging Architect of the Year award is intended to recognize the efforts of emerging leaders within the AIA Rochester chapter who have contributed their time and talent towards the improvement of the architectural community and have made considerable or unique advances in their professional career. Nominees were evaluated by a jury based on the level of impact that they have imparted on the architectural community through the facets of contribution t