The 1950s Meets the Digital Age at Michigan Legacy Credit Union

The spirit of the Woodward Dream Cruise never ends at Michigan Legacy Credit Union’s new prototype branch in Flat Rock. The modest building has all the neon sizzle and glow of a ’50s-­style diner but is very much part of today’s digital banking revolution, often called “fintech,” or financial technology. Thompson Phelan Group’s (TPG) design celebrates 1950s nostalgia but provides a functional space, boasting the best in customer service and offering the most contemporary banking tools available to credit unions… READ MORE


Continuing the Driving Force in Automotive Production

Most refer to Detroit as the Motor City. We call it this because of our long and storied history with automotive innovation, love for cars, and the driven attitude of all who call Detroit home. This same innovation, passion, and drive go into everything Detroit creates, and its buildings are no exception – especially when the building itself aids in the production of cars. When it was announced that Stellantis would bring fourth the first new assembly plant to Detroit in 30 years, the engines started… READ MORE.


G2 Consulting Group adds 20 employees

Troy, Michigan-based G2 Consulting Group, a national company specializing in geotechnical, environmental and construction engineering services, has added 20 employees across its footprint.

G2’s new employees include recent full time hires, plus a dozen summer interns who will be divided primarily between the firm’s Troy headquarters and its Ann Arbor, Michigan, office… READ MORE.


G2 Offers 2021 Construction Outlook

2020, the anticipated “year of perfect vision,” was anything but for most of the world. Will 2021 be any better?

While his crystal ball can’t specifically answer that question as it relates to the pandemic, Mark Smolinski, P.E., a principal at G2 Consulting Group in Troy, believes that 2021 holds promise for Michigan’s construction industry, especially for long overdue infrastructure repairs… READ MORE.


Troy’s G2 Consulting Expands Rollout of America’s 5G Network

G2 Consulting Group, a 5G network solutions firm in Troy, is expanding its services to meet the deployment of 5G networks across the country. The geotechnical engineering, environmental consulting, and construction engineering services firm founded in Livonia, and with offices in Ann Arbor and suburban Chicago, stated it has seen an increase in the environmental investigation of the telecommunications towers business since the Federal Communications Commission’s summer enactment of its 5G FAST plan….. READ MORE.


COVID-19 Update: G2 Continues Hiring

The G2 Consulting Group, a Troy-based leader in geotechnical, geoenvironmental, and construction services, announced today that it has expanded its corporate roster by 20 employees (eight full time and 12 interns) and is looking to add at least a half-dozen additional team members by year’s end…READ MORE.


MITA Spring 2020: Member News

G2 Consulting, a leading geotechnical engineering company that specializes in everything below the ground, has been busy with deep foundation work associated with new construction projects in its home state of Michigan and across the country… READ MORE.


2020 Annual Board Meeting: Annual Changing of the Guard

The Annual Conference is more than a great learning and networking opportunity for our members. It’s also the time of year when we say our official good-byes to outgoing board members, and we welcome the new ones who will take their place… READ MORE.


G2 Approved by Oakland County Road Commission to Work on Future Projects

G2 Consulting Group of Troy was recently selected by the Road Commission of Oakland County as a potential geotechnical design partner on construction projects for the three-year period 2019-2021. G2 has two decades experience on highway reconstruction and civil infrastructure projects… READ MORE


New Soo Lock vital for Michigan’s economy, security

The importance of the Soo Locks to the nation’s shipping and security has been in the news a lot lately. In 1988, I was working for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and helped develop a comprehensive Soo Locks analysis called “Connecting Channels,” specifically drafting the chapter relating to the Locks’ critical role in America’s national security… READ MORE


G2 Consulting Group Wins Birmingham Streetscape Project

G2 Consulting Group has been awarded a contract to provide geotechnical and construction materials testing and engineering services on the recently announced multi-million dollar streetscape project on Old Woodward Avenue through the heart of downtown Birmingham… READ MORE.


Troy consultants win Birmingham streetscape contract

Troy-based G2 Consulting Group has been awarded a contract to provide geotechnical and construction materials testing and engineering services on the recently announced multimillion-dollar streetscape project on Old Woodward Avenue through the heart of downtown Birmingham… READ MORE.