EBJ Business Achiever of the Week: O’Brien & Gere

Let’s give a big round of applause this week for O’Brien & Gere (Syracuse, NY), winner of a gold medal in the large-firm category (greater than $100 million in annual revenue) for four consecutive years of 8 to 10% average annual revenue growth, ending 2013 with $220 million in revenue, and even higher rates of growth in profitability and backlog. The foundation of this growth is O’Brien & Gere’s commitment to its rigorous, rolling, and adaptive business planning cycle, called Checking Our Progress and Adaptive Change (COPAC). Through COPAC, O’Brien & Gere promotes employee engagement at multiple levels in a process that implements ongoing adjustments to the company’s strategic plan in response to changing market conditions. In 2013, to better support the company’s clients, O’Brien & Gere employees engaged in a higher level of brand understanding and promotion than ever before. In addition to increased focus on brands and markets, other critical factors to O’Brien & Gere’s success have included strategic investments, diversification, and improvements in project delivery. Employees also have remained focused on the heart of the company—a mission of creating a better future by making a difference each day through philanthropic activities.

For a full list of EBJ’s 2013 Business Achievement Award winners, please visit https://ebionline.org/business-achievement-awards. EBJ will begin accepting nominations for 2013 Business Achievement Awards in October.

For its next issue, EBJ is focusing on the global environmental marketplace, with special emphasis on key national markets such as Canada, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Australia, and China. Companies interested in contributing to this issue should contact Senior Editor George Stubbs at 781-665-0590, or via e-mail at geostubbs@comcast.net.