We're excited to welcome Hailey Saladino to the C.E.S. Inc. team as our new Executive Assistant! Hailey brings a professional background in finance, with experience in both accounts receivable and accounts payable. Her education in business administration, with an emphasis in human resources management and general management, has also given her a s...

Grading Plans: The Blueprint for How a Site Works If you've ever looked at a civil engineering plan set, you've probably noticed the Grading Plan. It may look like a sheet covered in numbers, arrows, lines, and abbreviations, but there's a lot more going on than meets the eye. For the engineer designing the project, those numbers tell a story. They...

It's back-to-school season across the Midwest, and students are returning to school campuses to reconnect with friends, learn from teachers, and grow in a safe and welcoming environment. As students settle into a new school year, they may not give much thought to the spaces and infrastructure that help make their school experience possible. Improve...

For many of our clients, one of the main deliverables they receive from us is a civil engineering plan set. If you've never worked with an engineer before, opening a set of plans for the first time can feel a little overwhelming. With dozens of pages, symbols, and technical notes, it's natural to wonder: What am I looking at? Simply put, a plan set...