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MFA Economists: Evaluating Data to Inform Smart Decisions
Our best work happens when we help clients implement solutions that benefit not only the bottom line, but also community, jobs, economic and environmental health. To that end, we have added four new staff members who form MFA’s economics…
Steven P. Taylor, PESkagit County Celebrates the Return of a Brownfield to Productive Use
Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) wishes to congratulate Skagit County on the recent completion of its new community justice center, which was developed on a former truck stop fueling station brownfield. The need for a new jail facility to…
Yen-Vy Van, LHGPlan Revealed for Up-Close Views of Willamette Falls
Many Oregonians are surprised to learn that Willamette Falls ranks just after Niagara Falls—it is the second-largest waterfall in the country by volume. MFA is happy to share the great news that just this month, final design was unveiled for…
Seth Otto, AICP, LEED APCongrats to Three Cities, a Port and a County
Q: What do City of Hoquiam, City of Aberdeen, City of Sedro-Woolley, Port of Skagit, and Skagit County all have in common? A: They recently were named 2017 Governor’s Smart Communities Award Winners – and they are all MFA…
Michael P. Stringer, AICPResults for "Press Releases"
Thanks to the American Planning Association (APA) and author Katharine Logan, LEED AP, we are proud that our work in Spokane’s 500-acre Hillyard industrial district is one of three examples featured in the February 2017 Planning magazine…
Michael P. Stringer, AICPKudos to Oregon State University’s Cascade Campus for thinking creatively to reclaim underutilized property in the newly-released plan to expand OSU’s Bend campus to meet future enrollment projections. We have been fortunate to work…
Stacy J. Frost, PEWe extend a warm welcome to six new staff members, all of whom specialize in air quality services. Adding expertise in these services further integrates MFA’s engineering and consulting services for facilities that have air emissions and…
Steven P. Taylor, PEDuring the Joint Oregon and Washington Planning Conference on Thursday, October 27, the Planning Association of Washington and the Washington Chapter of the American Planning Association honored the Port of Skagit, the City of Sedro-Woolley,…
Michael P. Stringer, AICPLeading brownfield experts Michael Stringer and Jim Darling were recently featured as guest writers in the Seattle DJC. Communities across Washington State are increasingly looking at vacant and shuttered former industrial sites as…
Steven P. Taylor, PEMaul Foster & Alongi has been awarded a 2016 Top Workplaces honor by The Oregonian. The Top Workplaces are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a research firm that specializes…
Jennifer King, PEHats off to Zidell Marine Corporation for over 50 years of success in the barge-building industry and everything they have given to the Portland community and economy. They announced this week that they will be exiting the barge-building…
James Maul, RG, LGTomorrow the Port of Camas-Washougal will celebrate the Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting of the Washougal Waterfront Park and Trail. MFA is excited to see this project completed, which began with an Integrated Planning Grant that MFA assisted…
Alan R. Hughes, RG, LG, PGThe Vancouver Business Journal published an article on brownfields in Clark County. MFA is proud to be the leading brownfield consulting business in the Pacific Northwest. In the article we expand on the concept of the 4th Generation of…
James Maul, RG, LGIn honor of Maul Foster & Alongi’s 20 year anniversary the Vancouver Business Journal published the article below celebrating MFA’s innovation and growth through the years. ‘Before it was just cleanup for the sake of cleanup’, said…
James Maul, RG, LGSeveral MFA projects, including Columbia Memorial Hospital/Astoria Landfill Sports Complex, Lake River Dioxin Cleanup, and Zidell Remediation are highlighted in an article by Katharine Logan published in the May/June 2016 issue of USGBC+,…
James Maul, RG, LGMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) has been awarded a 2015 Top Workplaces honor by the Oregonian Media Group. The Top Workplaces lists are based solely on the results of an employee feedback survey administered by WorkplaceDynamics, LLC, a…
Jennifer King, PEThomas Mullen, PG, senior hydrogeologist at Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA), has officially been appointed by the governor’s office to the Idaho Board of Registration for Professional Geologists. The board’s mission statement is “to…
Alistaire Clary, PEMFA has been ranked in the top 20 of midsize companies, as one of the 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2015 by Seattle Business. The winners, hailing from cities all across the state of Washington, were chosen based on extensive confidential…
Justin L. Clary, PEPortland, OR (June 16, 2015)—Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. has hired Michael Pickering, RG, LG, a senior geologist with 16 years of experience in environmental consulting and project management throughout the Northwest. Mr. Pickering has…
Ted Wall, PESeattle, WA (April 20, 2015)—Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. is proud to announce the hiring of Joshua Miller and Andrew Kaparos. Both Mr. Miller and Mr. Kaparos will be working from MFA’s office in downtown Seattle. These new employees…
Justin L. Clary, PECoeur d’Alene, ID (February 10, 2015)—Environmental consulting and engineering company Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) has opened an office in the Parkside Tower office building at 601 East Front Avenue, Suite 202, in downtown…
Alistaire Clary, PEA Patriot Award in recognition of MFA’s support of Maj. Andrew Vidourek was recently presented to Southwest Washington Operations Director Alistaire Clary. Vidourek, a staff geologist at MFA, serves as a National Guardsman. The award…
James Maul, RG, LGMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) has hired Tom Mullen, a Senior Hydrogeologist with almost 30 years of experience in environmental consulting and project management, to serve the Spokane and Coeur d’Alene region. This strategic hire…
Jennifer King, PEMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) was named as one of Oregon’s Top Workplaces for 2013. The company was placed in the ninth position in the ranking of top 50 small companies (with 150 employees or fewer). The Oregonian teamed with…
Ted Wall, PEMaul, Foster & Alongi (MFA) was named as one of Washington’s Best Workplaces by the Puget Sound Business Journal. The program was launched in 2007 to identify and recognize best practices in the hiring and retention of great people. After…
James Maul, RG, LGMFA has been named one of the top environmental consulting firms in the Portland metro area by the Portland Business Journal. Based on Metro environmental billings, MFA is ranked number one among locally owned firms. This is our second year…
Ted Wall, PEJacqueline Gruber, staff planner at MFA, is relocating to the Seattle office. Ms. Gruber has experience in the field of environmental and land use planning, including environmental permitting, municipal code, and regulatory compliance. Ms….
Justin L. Clary, PEMFA will be sending three staff to discuss innovative sediment remediation technologies at the Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Contaminated Sediments Conference February 4th – 7th. The conference is hosted by Battelle and…
Erik Bakkom, PEMFA will be presenting at a Tribal Conference focused on master planning for sustainable development in Indian Country on January 17th at the Swinomish Casino. This conference is intended for tribal leaders and staff, development…
Jim DarlingPortland, OR –Following analysis and meetings with stakeholders, Metro staff, and council, Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) recently submitted its report to Metro Regional Council describing its analysis of the potential economic and…
Ted Wall, PEStacy Frost, a senior engineer at Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) in Vancouver, WA, has won the Edmund Friedman Young Engineer Award for Professional Achievement from the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). Originally from…
Jennifer King, PEMFA is pleased to announce the arrival of Tom McCue as a Principal Environmental Analyst in our Portland, Oregon office. Mr. McCue brings over 30 years of experience in the environmental compliance and remediation industry. Mr. McCue most…
Jennifer King, PEMFA will facilitate workshops on Integrated Planning for Cleanup and Redevelopment of Brownfield Properties at the Oregon Brownfield Conference in Portland and the Brownfields and Land Revitalization Conference in Spokane. These interactive…
Jim DarlingScientists and engineers from Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. have been invited to present findings from their work on remediation sites at the Battelle Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds conference in Monterey, California…
James Peale, RG, LHGStacy J. Frost, P.E., a Senior Engineer in Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. Vancouver office, has been awarded an “Oregon Stater Award for Outstanding Early Career Engineers” by the Oregon State University College of Engineering. Stacy…
Jennifer King, PEJim Darling has been selected to the Blacksmith Institute’s Technical Advisory Board. The Blacksmith Institute is an international non profit organization dedicated to solving pollution problems in low and middle income countries, where…
Jim DarlingMFA has been selected as part of a team of consultants, including Redevelopment Economics, to support Smart Growth America in hosting workshops with governors and high-level state officials to develop policies to support brownfield…
James Maul, RG, LGPortland, June 23, 2011 Based on the outstanding results of an innovative and sustainable remediation approach developed and implemented by MFA scientists and engineers, the first International Symposium on Bioremediation and Sustainable…
James Peale, RG, LHGAt the May Brownfields & Land Revitalization 2011 Conference in Spokane, Washington, Maul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) will be conducting an interactive workshop on the potential adaptive reuse of a contaminated site. Based on a real…
Jim DarlingThe current issue of EPA’s Chemical Emergency Prevention and Planning newsletter features Bill Beadie’s article on mechanical integrity programs in the section titled “Best Practices from the Field.” The article describes a…
Bill Beadie, CIHPortland, OR—As noted in the Oregon Business Journal, the regional administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA-Fisheries) has cleared the way for a significant cleanup and…
Erik Bakkom, PESeveral MFA staff are presenting at conferences in February. Neil Alongi will be presenting at the Advanced Washington Stormwater Conference, February 7th at the Washington Convention Center in Seattle, Washington. His practical years of…
James Maul, RG, LGThe current issue of EPA’s Technology News and Trends provides a summary of the innovative enhanced bioremediation implemented by MFA at the Siltronic site in Portland, Oregon. The site was impacted by a release of trichloroethene (TCE),…
James Peale, RG, LHGMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) is pleased to announce that Alistaire Clary was named the southwest Washington operations manager as part of the company’s recent strategic reorganization. Clary also serves on MFA’s seven-person board…
James Maul, RG, LGMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) is pleased to announce that Steve Taylor’s role of managing director of MFA has expanded as a result of our strategic reorganization. Steve’s new responsibilities reflect the critical role he has played…
James Maul, RG, LGMaul Foster & Alongi, Inc. (MFA) is pleased to announce that Ted Wall will be taking on the position of Oregon operations manager. MFA has reorganized its operations and management structure to better reflect the regional demands of its…
James Maul, RG, LGJames Peale recently authored an article titled Successful ISCR-Enhanced Bioremediation of a TCE DNAPL Source Area Using EHC® and KB-1® for the Summer 2010 issue of the journal Remediation. The article, which was co-authored with Dr. James…
James Peale, RG, LHGMs. Amy Dvorak, Mr. Alan Hughes, and Mr. James Peale were invited to present at the Seventh International Conference on Remediation of Chlorinated and Recalcitrant Compounds in Monterey, California, on May 24-27, 2010. Ms. Dvorak will…
James Maul, RG, LGThe 2010 Oregon Brownfields Conference and Awards Luncheon will be an unparalleled learning and networking opportunity for brownfields practitioners, both novice and experienced. This two-day Conference is designed to provide attendees with…
Ada H. Banasik, PE