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Article: More than a pretty billboard site; A small engineering firm's expertise in municipal water projects helps keep it afloat in a down economy. Light-rail utility work also is a key to future growth.(BUSINESS INSIDER)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- May 26, 2008
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Byline: TODD NELSON
Special to the Star Tribune
Water towers, eye-catching landmarks to most of us, are all part of a day's work for Naeem Qureshi of Progressive Consulting Engineers.
Designing a tower that can hold millions of gallons of water -- and serve as a canvas for a community logo -- is fairly routine for Qureshi, a civil engineer with four decades of experience in water-supply projects.
A greater challenge can be running a small engineering firm that can tackle such massive undertakings. For Qureshi and other small-business owners, the economic slowdown and the prospect of competition from larger firms only add to the ...