ZweigWhite (Natick, MA), a provider of business information and
advisory services to the architectural and engineering industries and
the publisher of "CE (Civil Engineer) News," "Structural
Engineer" "Bridges" magazines and
"Revitalization" newsletter and web site, has formed the A/E
Business Performance
Institute (BPI), a peer-to-per business performance
information exchange for A/E president and CEOs. The unit's first
properties include a Presidents and CEOs-only symposium to be held in
Kohler, WI, in August 2008. The three-day event is designed to allow
Presidents, CEOs, principals and managing directors of A/E firms
throughout North America to met with their peers and exchange
information on current market and industry issues. At that time, BPI
will also release its first benchmarking study to provide analysis of
survey participants' resource utilization, earnings measurements,
cost analysis and measurements of working capital, profitability and
productivity. Survey participants will also benchmarking analysis of
their own firm's performance.