Note: Palatiello wrote a tribute to Ronald Reagan and his creation of National Surveyors Week in our July-August 2004 issue HERE Following about…
Author: John Palatiello
10.27.2022
Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the Brooks Act
On this day, October 27, in 1972, President Nixon signed into law legislation providing for qualifications based selection (QBS) of architecture, engineering, (A&E)…
06.20.2021
The Business of Surveying: A Surveyor’s Retirement
Creating an Ownership Transition Plan (Last in a Series)
Too often, surveyors who own their firms wait until their 60s or 70s to begin thinking of retirement and ownership transition. Retiring and…
04.18.2021
The Business of Surveying: Strategic Planning for a Survey Firm
A strategic plan is a document that outlines the results of an organization’s (including a firm, a nonprofit organization, or any other form…
11.29.2020
The Business of Surveying: Is Your Survey Practice Planning for Success?
While surveyors are licensed by each state to protect public health, safety, and welfare, in order to be in business a private practice…