DENVER, COLORADO - Richard P. Arber Associates, with headquarters in Denver, Colorado, was recently ranked as one of the Top 50 Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For. This is the second year in a row that Arber Associates has attained the Top 50 ranking. Atlanta-based CE News Magazine organized the competition which placed Richard P. Arber Associates 42 nd in the US competition. Kimley-Horn and Associates based in Cary, N.C. received the No. 1 ranking.

Richard P. Arber Associates was the only Colorado headquartered firm to be honored among the Top 50 and the only firm that specializes exclusively in water and wastewater engineering. President Richard Arber commented, “Our employee-owned firm is honored to make the Top 50 in the U.S. I’m proud of our hard working staff that puts in the extra time and energy to make our projects and firm successful. The focus of Richard P. Arber Associates has always been to hire and retain the best water and wastewater engineers in the marketplace and we thank our clients for their trust in us over the last 24 years. “

The 2004 competition included an extensive questionnaire about workplace practices and included an on-line employee satisfaction survey. Shannon Fauerbach, Editorial Director of CE News stated, “As an industry full of talented professionals, many firms can design great civil engineering solutions. But designing a great firm is a far greater challenge.”