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Comment: This sounds promotional rather than encyclopedic. Take a look at First Interstate BancSystem for history example and Link & Haire for partner biographies. Neither is perfect but will hopefully guide you.--Tbennert (talk) 02:57, 21 April 2024 (UTC)
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Morrison-Maierle is a 100% employee-owned, professional services consulting firm with services in engineering, surveying, planning, technology, and science. It provides civil, structural, mechanical, and electrical engineering, surveying, airport and transportation planning, and environmental science services. Most of its projects include work for agriculture, airports, commercial, education, energy, healthcare,[1] industrial, government (sovereign nations and federal, state, and local governments), housing, and transportation.
History
[edit]In 1945, John Morrison Sr.,[2] a 15-year bridge design chief at the Montana Highway Department, started the firm in his home in Helena, Montana. In 1946, his friend, Joe Maierle, joined him and they formed Morrison-Maierle, Inc.
John Morrison, Sr. was born in Bedford, England. His family settled in Connecticut when he was ten. As a young man, on a trip to the West with his brother, they stopped to talk to a highway department survey crew near Arlee, Montana. Arguing about their future, the brothers decided that a coin toss would determine whether they stayed in Montana or moved on to the Pacific Coast. John Morrison, Sr. won the coin toss, stayed in Montana, and enrolled at Montana State College (now Montana State University) in 1923. He received a B.S. in 1927 and obtained his professional civil engineering license in 1931. Morrison is the first person in Montana to have been licensed as a professional engineer-surveyor.
Joe Maierle was born in East Helena, Montana, where his father worked at the Asarco plant. Joe completed his college degree in basic engineering from Mount St. Charles College—now Carroll College—in 1929 in Helena, Montana. Joe intended to finish his civil engineering degree at Montana State College (now Montana State University[3]). After his father passed away in 1929, he stayed in the Helena and applied for a job at the Montana Highway Commission, which is now the Montana Department of Transportation, took a correspondence course, and completed his engineering education.
Morrison's son, John Jr.,[4] said in an interview in the PSMJ Resources, Inc. newsletter about Morrison-Maierle: "When my father and Joe Maierle went into business together in 1946, they had a partnership many of us envy. I don't think they ever argued, and both understood what they needed to be successful: a good staff, a genuine concern for clients, and the ability to agree upon and set a course of action for the firm."[5]
Awards
[edit]Morrison-Maierle is listed as one of the top 500 engineering firms in the nation by Engineering News Record (ENR). In 2022, the firm was named as the ENR Intermountain Design Firm of the Year[6] for its structural,[7][8] mechanical, electrical,[9][10] and civil engineering work, in addition to surveying, airport and transportation planning, and environmental sciences. In 2023, Morrison-Maierle received a gold-level award from the Zweig Group for Excellence in Client Experience.[11]
Company Structure
[edit]Morrison-Maierle's has 12 offices in Montana,[12] Wyoming,[13] Washington,[14][15] and Oregon[16] and eight market groups. It also owns a technology subsidiary, Morrison-Maierle Systems. It has a seven-member Board of Directors and more than 350 employee-owners. It's President/CEO is Scott Murphy.[17]
References
[edit]- ^ Stevens, Garth (March 23, 2023). "Essential Electrical Systems for Healthcare Facilities".
- ^ "Recipients of Honorary Doctorates - College of Engineering | Montana State University". coe.montana.edu. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Montana State buildings win awards for engineering excellence". Montana State University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Two MSU alumni to be inducted in Montana engineering hall of fame". Montana State University. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "M&A Advisory Services Success Stories - Morrison-Maierle". PSMJ. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Morrison-Maierle Selected as 2022 Intermountain Design Firm of the Year | Engineering News-Record". www.enr.com. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Anthony, Ronald W.; Aschim, Brian D. (2021). "Open-Web Wood Trusses". Apt Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology. 52 (4): 17–24. JSTOR 48647850.
- ^ Anthony, Ronald W.; Aschim, Brian D. (2021). "Open-Web Wood Trusses: Wood Behavior under Unanticipated Loading Conditions". APT Bulletin: The Journal of Preservation Technology. 52 (4): 17–24. ISSN 0848-8525. JSTOR 48647850.
- ^ "Don't Get Caught in the Dark — Understand and Applying NEC Sections 700.12 and 700.17". 3 January 2022.
- ^ Stevens, Garth (2022-01-03). "Don't Get Caught in the Dark — Understand and Applying NEC Sections 700.12 and 700.17". IAEI Magazine. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "2023 Award Winners". Zweig Group. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
- ^ "Morrison-Maierle". www.visitbigsky.com.
- ^ Reports, From Staff (2022-06-01). "Feck selected to lead Casper, Sheridan offices for Morrison-Maierle". The Sheridan Press. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Wilkins, Shelby (October 31, 2023). "Meet the Member - Morrison-Maierle".
- ^ Wilkins, Shelby (2023-10-31). "Meet the Member - Morrison-Maierle". Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Morrison-Maierle opens new office in Redmond". Redmond Spokesman (Press release). 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Conference call: Scott Murphy". Zweig Group. Retrieved 2024-04-19.
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