VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 21, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Vancouver Business Journal recently announced Fisher Investments' new Fisher Creek Campus as the winner of its 2011 Top Projects award. The award, which is co-sponsored by the Southwest Washington Contractors Association and the Building Industry Association of Clark County, went to Fisher over five other major commercial projects that also broke ground during the same time period.
The first structure of the Fisher Creek Campus, Building A, is a state-of-the-art office building that sits on a 250-acre site set back and protected from public view. It will be the new home to Fisher Investments employees currently working in three smaller satellite offices in Vancouver. Completion of the project later this fall will bring the firm's Washington employees together for the first time since relocation efforts began in early 2007.
It was the way the developers worked with the natural characteristics of the environment that set the project apart from others considered for the award, according to the Top Projects Magazine. Developers were able to use and enhance existing amenities on the site, thereby reducing costs associated with construction while still meeting city ordinances. Landscaping with native plants and utilizing bioswales are just two examples of the tactics used in the development.
"The vision for the area is a very natural type of office park that is as green as possible," stated Olson Engineering Principal Peter Tuck, who served as civil engineer on the project.
For more information on the Top Projects initiatives, including a link to the complete 2011 Top Projects & Building Excellence Awards Web Version, please visit the Vancouver Business Journal site at: http://www.vbjusa.com/publications/top-projects/. Other projects included in the Commercial category were the Cinetopia Vancouver Mall, Clark County Food Bank, Artillery Barracks Remodel, The Source Climbing Center, and Maletis Beverage Vancouver.
About Fisher Investments
Founded in 1979, Fisher Investments is an independent, privately-owned money management firm with more than $44 billion (as of 6/30/11) under management. Fisher Investments maintains two principal business units, Fisher Investments Institutional Group and Fisher Investments Private Client Group, which serve a global client base of diverse investors. Fisher Investments' clients include over 100 large institutions and over 25,000 high net worth individuals. Founder and CEO Ken Fisher has written the Forbes "Portfolio Strategy" column for 27 years, has written 7 books on investing and personal finance (4 of which are bestsellers), and was recently named by Investment Advisor magazine as one of the 30 most influential industry individuals in the last 30 years (Thirty for Thirty, May 2010). For more information visit http://www.fisherinvestments.com/.
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