Albany, New York (November 29, 2010) – CHA, a full service engineering firm headquartered in Albany, New York, announced today that it has opened a new office in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. The opening of this location brings CHA’s total number of offices to 31.

Initially, the firm will be offering sports facility design services to South Carolina’s municipalities and higher education institutions. CHA is currently providing athletic facility planning and design services for the City of Myrtle Beach and the University of South Carolina.

The firm eventually plans to offer its entire range of services from the office. "Having a presence in South Carolina will present numerous opportunities, particularly in the transportation, aviation, environmental, higher education, and energy markets," said James Ryan, CHA’s Director of Corporate Development. "A number of our established national clients have facilities in South Carolina well."

CHA will be sharing office space with DDC Engineering. The office is located at 1298 Professional Drive, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577-5896. The phone number is 843-692-3205; the email address is chamyrtlebeach@chacompanies.com.

CHA is a highly diversified, full service engineering firm providing planning and design services to public and private clients throughout the United States. The firm employs a staff of 700 people distributed across 31 offices from Maine to Texas. CHA is ranked 97th on the Engineering News-Record's (ENR) list of 2010's top 500 engineering firms according to 2009 gross revenues.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:
Scott Keating, Associate
Communications Manager
Phone: (518) 453-4516
Email: skeating@chacompanies.com