Category: News & Events

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. (Westwood), a nationally renowned design and consulting firm, announced today its acquisition of Virginia-based Balzer & Associates, Inc. (Balzer). The acquisition of Balzer & Associates aligns with Westwood’s vision to expand into new geographic regions while further enhancing our ability to support clients across the nation. This acquisition adds Westwood’s four […]

(August 24, 2022) – Balzer and Associates is pleased to announce that James Taylor, PE is the new Engineering Department Head in our New River Valley office. James began his career with the company as a summer intern in the Richmond office and then started full time in the NRV office in 2011. “I’m honored […]

(July 12, 2022) – Balzer and Associates strongly believes supporting the communities where we work and live is an important part of what we do as an organization. We are dedicated to creating lasting effects not only with our work but also with our actions outside of the office. One of the ways we achieve […]

(June 3, 2022) – Balzer and Associates is excited to announce that we are welcoming our 3rd generation of leadership with the appointment of Sean Horne, LA as President. He succeeds Jim McAden, who led firm since 1984. Throughout the company’s 54-year history, Balzer & Associates has successfully developed and transitioned leaders at every level of […]

(May 3, 2022) –  Balzer & Associates is proud to share that one of our projects has been featured on the show Barnwood Builders on the Magnolia network. Our staff provided structural engineering services for Stone Manor on Lake Haven. The luxury bed & breakfast venue is in Lewisburg, West Virginia. The new event facility […]

(March 24, 2022) –  Balzer and Associates is proud to recognize March 20-26, 2022 as National Surveyors Week. Land surveyors are an integral part of our organization, and their hard work deserves acknowledgement and appreciation. Surveying makes the world around us possible. The employees in our surveying department work hard every day both out in […]

(February 25, 2022) – Balzer and Associates is proud to share that Ann Satterwhite, SHRM‐SCP has joined Balzer and Associates as the Director of Business Operations. Ann leads the Corporate Administration team, including oversight of the firm’s Accounting, Human Resources, and IT efforts. Ann is a graduate of Virginia Tech and most recently worked in […]

(February 3, 2022) – Balzer and Associates is proud to announce several new leadership appointments. David Lisowski, LA and Emily Salkind, LPSS, PWD have been named as Associates. Benjamin Crew, LA and Daniel Hansen, LS are our newest Vice Presidents. They are each dedicated to the growth and future development of the firm, have achieved […]

(January 18, 2022) – Balzer and Associates is proud to share that in December, Andy Scherzer received the Home Building Association of Richmond’s (HBAR) most prestigious award, the C. Richard Napier Hall of Fame Award. The award honors individuals who have made an exceptional contribution that is a significant and lasting difference in the Home […]