Many design firms in the Southwest saw their revenue decline in 2020, the expected result of a pandemic year in which numerous regional projects were delayed or canceled. But some firms found a way to increase revenue and productivity last year, even with employees working remotely.
Multidisciplinary firms like Stantec that already had sophisticated IT infrastructure in place before the pandemic were able to transition more quickly to a mobile workforce. “In the Southwest, we saw a 19% revenue increase during 2020 as compared against 2019, a testament to the hard work and planning of our IT teams, pandemic committee, local leadership and individual team members,” says Sheina Hughes, Stantec vice president.