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BL Companies opens new office in Albany

BL Companies has opened a new office at 61 Columbia St., 2nd Floor, Suite 201. The Albany office will be an investment in the future of BL Companies. The firm has been working in and around the Albany, Troy, Schenectady "Tri-City" region for years. The objectives of this move are to better serve the current client base, expand the service territory and seek new business opportunities in the capital region. For more than 20 years, BL Companies has been committed to providing quality, individualized service to clients. Our integrated slate of services architecture, engineering, environmental sciences, land surveying, landscape architecture, planning, transportation engineering, structural engineering, MEP engineering and subsurface utility engineering are available under one roof. BL Companies has earned a respected reputation in the industry for continually providing exceptional service with continuity, passion, confidence and accountability.
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