HVJ Associates is an American geotechnical engineering firm based in Houston, Texas.[1][2] It is the largest minority-owned firm in Texas.[3]
History
HVJ Associates was founded in 1985 by an African-American civil engineer, Herb Johnson.[4][5] Johnson has endowed a professorship in the name of Oswald Rendon-Herrero at the Mississippi State University.[6]
In 1994, HVJ was included in Inc. 500 companies.[7]
In 2017, HVJ received ACPA award for concrete-related work.[8]
In 2019, 2020, and 2021, HVJ was included in Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list.[9][10][11]
Franchising
HVJ Associates operates a franchising model in which it establishes offices in new locations.[3] The firm implements its operating model and trains the branch manager.[3] Once a revenue threshold is met, the branch is converted into an independently owned franchise through an asset purchase agreement.[3]
Projects
External links
References
- Robert Stanton. Scenic Woods area targeted with major infracture rebuilding Houston Chronicle, June 14, 2001^
- HVJ^
- Herbert Johnson, Founder and CEO of HVJ Associates The CEO Magazine^
- HVJ Bloomberg^
- MSU Foundation announces 2021 officers, incoming members Mississippi State University, February 25, 2021^
- Herb Johnson promotes diversity through endowments Mississippi State University Foundation^
- The Inc. 500 Inc.com, October 15, 1994^
- ACPA Names Recipients of Annual Awards^
- ENR 2019 ENR^
- ENR 2020 ENR^
- ENR 2021 ENR^
- Robert Stanton. Sewer project on tap for Scenic Woods area Houston Chronicle, June 14, 2001^