Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. - Ranked as One of the Fastest Growing A/E/C Firms in the Nation

PALO ALTO, CA, October 2009 - Allana Buick & Bers, Inc. (ABB) is pleased to announce that they have been listed in ZweigWhite's Hot Firm List for the second consecutive year. The Hot Firm List is published annually in The Zweig Letter.

Each year the management consulting and research firm identifies the 200 fastest-growing architecture, engineering, and environmental consulting firms for its annual ranking, The Zweig Letter Hot Firm List. This annual list features the design and environmental firms that have outperformed the economy and competitors to become industry leaders.

In 2008 ABB was named in the top 10 for the small firms category (1-99 employees) that includes architecture, engineering and architecture/engineering firms. This year the firm was ranked 35th in the nation.

"I consider it a great honor to make this list for the second year in a row," says Karim Allana, CEO. "It is a testament to the dedication and hard work of our extremely talented staff and we hope to continue this trend in 2010 and beyond."

ABB has received several awards in 2009 that acknowledge our work environment and our tremendous growth. Amongst architecture, engineering and environmental consulting firms in the U.S. and Canada, we have been recognized as the 5th Best Multidiscipline A/E Services Firm to work for and the 35th fastest growing firm by ZweigWhite. Our Hawaii Division has also been ranked as the 7th best place to work in Hawaii by Hawaii Business Magazine and the 7th fastest growing firm in Hawaii by Pacific Business News.

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