CMA will receive an Engineering Excellence Award from The American Council of Engineering Companies of Florida (ACEC-FL). The Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) acknowledges Florida engineering firms for their ground-breaking applications and intricate projects. CMA will be presented with the HONOR Award for the “Go Big, Go Fast Infrastructure Improvement Program- 30” Force Main Repair” project for the City of Fort Lauderdale. CMA is a subconsultant to Murphy Pipeline Contractors. The event will be held at the 2019 FES/ACEC-FL Annual Conference Banquet held July 26th, 2019 at the Vinoy® Renaissance in St. Petersburg. Congratulations!

CMA would like to thank everyone who attended the ‘Men of Style’ charity event to support our President Peter Moore P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP on November 29. The event was held at the Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale. Peter was nominated by the Leadership Broward Foundation (LBF) who was the top beneficiary with a record breaking $95,000 in donations.  Peter previously served as Chairman of the Board for LBF. The 12 Men of Style honorees modeled clothing from Dillard’s and Macy’s department stores on the runway and nearly 1,000 people were in attendance.  In support of Peter and LBF, CMA served as a VIP Cocktail Reception Sponsor.  Congratulations!

CMA President Peter Moore P.E., F.ASCE, ENV SP, LEED AP was recently highlighted in City and Shore magazine as a contender in the ‘Men of Style’ charity event scheduled for November 29 at The Galleria Mall in Fort Lauderdale. Peter was nominated by the Leadership Broward Foundation who are one of the beneficiaries and where he served as Chairman of the Board. The 12 Men of Style honorees will model on the runway and nearly 1,000 people are expected to attend.  In support of Peter and The Leadership Broward Foundation, CMA will serve as a VIP Cocktail Reception Sponsor. Tickets can be purchased at galleriamall-fl.com/men-of-style-2018/. For information, call 954-564-1036 or visit galleriamall-fl.com.  Visit the Leadership Broward home page to see Peter’s latest promotional video  https://www.leadershipbroward.org/men-of-style/

CMA staff celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday with a Friends and Family Potluck in our Fort Lauderdale office on Friday. Everyone pitched in and enjoyed a variety of foods. Thank you to the Social Activities Committee for coordinating the event. We wish everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving holiday!

CMA staff members participated in the Leadership Broward Urban and Environment Program Day on November 15. Safiya Brea, P.E., LEED AP helped organize the event and Brent Whitfield, P.E., ENV SP moderated the panel on sea level rise. Jennifer Smith, P.E. also attended the event.  CMA served as the breakfast sponsor. The event was held at Stiles office in Fort Lauderdale. In addition, members toured the everglades and wheelabrator that specializes in the design and fulfillment of surface preparation solutions. LBF is Broward County’s premier leadership development training organization with a 35-year history of preparing and connecting leaders from the business and civic communities to strengthen Florida’s future. For more information, please visit  https://www.leadershipbroward.org/

CMA staff is participating in Feeding South Florida’s Thanksgiving Food Frenzy Competition!  The food drive is being held through November 12 and proceeds benefit families in need. The winner will be named the ‘Ultimate Thanksgiving Hero.’ CMA Team Donation Page: https://www.firstgiving.com/team/382402

It’s a BOO-tiful day at CMA!  Congratulations to our West Palm Beach office for winning the CMA Halloween costume contest today!  The winning theme was ‘All Things Florida’.  Our Fort Lauderdale staff dressed as characters from ‘The Greatest Showman’, our Miami staff dressed as ‘Pumpkin Heads’ and our Orlando staff dressed as a ‘Mariachi’ group. All of our offices also celebrated with different Halloween activities. Thanks to everyone for their creativity and participation! Happy Halloween!  

Did you know?  Americans spend over $5 billion dollars annually on Halloween, making it the country’s second largest commercial holiday. In addition, a quarter of all annual candy sales occur during the Halloween season in the United States.

CMA employees recently gathered supplies to donate to residents in the Florida Panhandle area after being affected by Hurricane Michael earlier this month.  The group effort also included staff members from EGS, FES and ASCE. Items included water, non-perishable food, tarps and clothing. Thank you to everyone for your generosity!