Choice One Engineering Keyed Up for New Venture

Recently, Choice One Engineering wanted to capitalize on its resources, develop its employees and stir up excitement in the company. Contrary to the “sit and wait out the recession” mentality, owners chose to put faith in the abilities of Choice One Engineering employees to ignite growth and expansion.

Company Vice-President Matt Hoying and Design Engineer Brian Schmidt, both civil engineers with the Sidney, Ohio, company for several years, were given the opportunity to generate new ideas. Their chosen strategy? Open a new Choice One Engineering location in Loveland, Ohio.

Sound risky in today’s economy? Not to Choice One Engineering President Tony Schroeder. “We put a lot of thought into the opening of a second office location,” says Schroeder. “But with Matt and Brian, who are two bright, knowledgeable, hard-working employees, and with the 16 years of business experience at the Sidney location to back them up, we are confident that this venture will be successful, and that we will have smart leadership at the new location.”

“Additionally,” continues Schroeder, “we were excited to realize we had such motivated, forward-thinking employees with interest in undertaking such challenges and responsibilities in an economy that has dampened a lot of spirits. We decided that the opportunity to expand the company’s geographic reach—and reward the ambition of our employees—was a risk worth taking.”

Therefore, on September 7, 2011, Choice One Engineering will be opening a second location at 203 W. Loveland Avenue in Loveland, Ohio. A ribbon-cutting and open house will be held at 10:00am, with an open house to follow from 10:00am to 11:00am. All are welcome to stop to check out the new office and enjoy light refreshments.

“We know it’s a gamble to open a new, small business in today’s economy,” states Hoying, but we have 16 years of small business experience and a combined 80 years of engineering expertise to back us up from the Sidney office.” As such, support for the new office will be provided by the staff in the Sidney office until the Loveland office gets on its feet.

“It’s an exciting challenge,” states Schmidt, a civil engineer with expertise in bridge and storm design. “I’m looking forward to undertaking this new venture and to providing the people of southwest Ohio with quality, value-based engineering and surveying services.” 

As one of the three founders of Choice One Engineering in 1994, Schroeder knows the ropes when it comes to opening a small business. “The key to the success of our company is the company culture we promote. We provide our clients with the peace of mind that a project is going to be taken care of, and that we will make their jobs easier,” Schroeder maintains. “We want to bring that same mentality and practice to the Loveland office. We are ensuring that by entrusting current Sidney employees to open the new office.”

Choice One Engineering provides consulting civil engineering and surveying services to public and private clients. From the current Sidney, Ohio, location, the firm is able to efficiently service locations in approximately 20 counties in west-central Ohio and eastern Indiana. With the addition of the Loveland, Ohio, location, Choice One Engineering will be able to capably provide services to additional locations in approximately 15 counties in southwestern Ohio.

Professional services offered by the firm include roadway expansion and reconstruction design; storm water, sanitary sewer, and water distribution design; bridge design; streetscape, park, and bike path design; land development and site development services; traffic engineering; construction administration and observation; grant and funding assistance; topographic, boundary, and ALTA surveys; construction layout staking; and municipal services. Choice One Engineering is also ODOT Prequalified in several services, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer.