HVJ Associates

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HVJ Associates
Industry Engineering
Founded1985
FounderHerb Johnson
Headquarters
Houston, Texas
,
United States
Key people
Herb Johnson
Website www.hvj.com

HVJ Associates is an American geotechnical engineering firm based in Houston, Texas, United States. [1] [2] It is the largest minority-owned firm in Texas. [3]

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History

It was founded in 1985 by an African-American civil engineer, Herb Johnson. [4] [5] Johnson has also endowed a professorship in the name of Oswald Rendon-Herrero at the Mississippi State University. [6]

In 1994, it was included in Inc. 500 companies. [7]

In 2017, it received ACPA award for concrete-related work. [8]

In 2019, it was included in Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firms list. [9]

In 2020, it was included in ENR Top 500 Design Firms list. [10]

In 2021, it was again included in ENR Top 500 Design Firms list. [11]

Franchising

HVJ also operates a franchising model in which they start an office in a new location. [3] After starting the branch, they implement the working culture of the firm, while training the branch manager. [3] Once the revenue threshold is reached, the branch is converted into an independently-owned franchise with an asset purchase agreement. [3]

Projects

References

  1. ↑ Stanton, Robert (June 14, 2001). "Scenic Woods area targeted with major infracture rebuilding". Houston Chronicle.
  2. ↑ "HVJ" (PDF).
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Herbert Johnson, Founder and CEO of HVJ Associates". The CEO Magazine.
  4. ↑ "HVJ". Bloomberg.
  5. ↑ "MSU Foundation announces 2021 officers, incoming members". Mississippi State University. February 25, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Herb Johnson promotes diversity through endowments". Mississippi State University Foundation.
  7. ↑ "The Inc. 500". Inc.com. October 15, 1994.
  8. ↑ "ACPA Names Recipients of Annual Awards".
  9. ↑ "ENR 2019". ENR.
  10. ↑ "ENR 2020". ENR.
  11. ↑ "ENR 2021". ENR.
  12. ↑ Stanton, Robert (June 14, 2001). "Sewer project on tap for Scenic Woods area". Houston Chronicle .
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