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GES 2026-27 CSR Scholarship Winners
Read more: GES 2026-27 CSR Scholarship WinnersGroundwater & Environmental Services, Inc. (GES) is proud to announce the recipients of the 2026–2027 Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Scholarship Program. Established to recognize academic excellence, leadership, and a commitment to community service, the program awards three $2,000 scholarships each year to children of GES employees who demonstrate outstanding achievement both inside and outside the…
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Culture and Quality
Read more: Culture and Quality“Culture is what you practice, promote, and permit.” This great quote from Tim Kight – a speaker, writer, coach, and CEO who left a legacy of leadership development and culture training – is both factual and inspirational. Quality is one of our core values at GES and ensuring that quality is ingrained into our culture…
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What’s Your Quality Brand?
Read more: What’s Your Quality Brand?I was recently talking with a state regulator. Our conversation turned to quality and what identifies a quality product. Using household appliances as an example, we agreed that if you owned a harvest gold or avocado green appliance – washer, dryer, stove, oven – you knew you had a quality item that would last. If…
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John Brooks Promoted to Vice President, Ecological Services
Read more: John Brooks Promoted to Vice President, Ecological ServicesJohn Brooks, from the Richmond, VA office, has been promoted to Vice President, Ecological Services. John started his career at GES in 2022 as the Director of Ecological Services bringing 26 years of prior experience. As Director, John has been responsible for the direction and growth of the ecological services practice within GES. He has…
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Operations Manager Promotions
Read more: Operations Manager PromotionsJoe Skurka has been promoted to Operations Manager for the Great Lakes Region, effective January 5, 2026. With nearly 30 years in environmental consulting and 20 years at GES, Joe has led complex projects, driven client growth, and strengthened collaboration across teams, regulators, and clients. A natural leader, he will now oversee regional operations across…
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GES Announces the Promotion of Jon Agnew to VP of Operations, Great Lakes Region
Read more: GES Announces the Promotion of Jon Agnew to VP of Operations, Great Lakes RegionGES is pleased to announce the promotion of Jon Agnew to Vice President of Operations, Great Lakes Region, effective January 5, 2026. Jon joined GES on March 21, 1994 as an Associate Environmental Scientist during the start-up phase of our Pittsburgh office. His work accomplishments earned him promotions to Project Manager in 1998, Senior Project…
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New ASTM Standard for Addressing Petroleum UST Release Sites
Read more: New ASTM Standard for Addressing Petroleum UST Release SitesThe following statement was issued by Mark Barolo, head of EPA’s Office of Underground Storage Tanks (OUST) on June 6, 2025: ASTM E3488-25 Standard Guide for Moving Sites to Closure (MStC) for Petroleum Underground Storage Tank (UST) is now final and can be previewed and purchased online. A Task Group that included state, Tribal, and…
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Quality Written Communications
Read more: Quality Written CommunicationsThis article will focuses on written communication as a critical soft skill. Soft skills are important skills that improve our ability to work with others. Good soft skills help us build and maintain relationships at work and in our personal lives. If we develop strong soft skills for our jobs, our teams will be more…
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James Claffey, PhD, PE Joins GES’ Business Development Team
Read more: James Claffey, PhD, PE Joins GES’ Business Development TeamJames Claffey, PhD, PE (Jim) is a proven sales and technical leader with over 30 years of experience working in the environmental consulting and engineering industry. Before transitioning to sales, he provided project management, technical support investigations and system implementation. Jim’s site investigation and remediation expertise applies to traditional and emerging contaminants in multimedia environments,…