Two Day Meeting March 26 & 27 in Dublin, Ohio Connects SSOE with Ohio Gas Companies

TOLEDO, OHIO, MARCH 10, 2009- Representatives from the Toledo and Columbus Offices of SSOE, Inc., will attend the Ohio Gas Association Technical Seminar as exhibitors on March 26 and 27, 2009 at the Marriot Hotel, Northwest in Dublin, Ohio.

The two day meeting brings together a wide spectrum of vendors with gas companies from across Ohio. Scott Hathaway will attend from SSOE's Columbus office along with Tim Lajiness from the Toledo office. Lajiness, Business Leader and Department Manager for SSOE's pipeline group describes the meeting as an "excellent means for engineers and other vendors such as equipment manufacturers, to review advances made in the industry during the past year."

The morning sessions are dedicated to a continuous education effort, with the afternoon devoted to time for vendors to meet with representatives from Ohio's gas transmission and distribution companies.

SSOE has worked on gas pipeline projects for more than two decades, completing more than 1,000 projects. "We have industry experts that have designed pipelines and pipeline facilities necessary to transport natural gas from the well heads in the Oklahoma Basin and Gulf of Mexico to the burner tip of your house's furnace and hot water heater," according to Lajiness. "This is a great opportunity to demonstrate how SSOE can help the gas industry."

About SSOE:
Founded in 1948, SSOE, Inc. is an international design firm and is ranked 8th among the nation's largest engineering and architecture firms (Building Design + Construction, 2008). Demonstrating fast and consistent growth since 2004, SSOE has doubled in size and revenue. SSOE has also been named one of the Best AEC Firms to Work For (Building Design + Construction) and as one of the fastest-growing US architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms by ZweigWhite, Hot List 2008.

With 1,000 employees and multi-disciplined LEED® Accredited Professionals employed in 19 offices around the world, the company has earned a solid reputation in process engineering for the alternative energy, biofuels, chemical, food and beverage, glass and personal care industries as well as facility design for the healthcare, automotive and science and technology markets. SSOE has completed projects in 48 states and 32 countries, and has achieved more than 60 years of excellence in engineering and architectural design. Visit www.ssoe.com for additional information and career opportunities

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Contact:
Linda Packo
SSOE Public Relations Specialist
Corporate Office: 419.255.3830 X1887
Cell: 419.327.0519
www.ssoe.com