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Longtime Plano Engineering Firm Expands Its Footprint At Assembly Park

By Ruth Alcivar,

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A fter nearly 25 years in Plano, SPIARS Engineering is putting more of its operations under one roof and planning to add employees along the way. The North Texas civil engineering and surveying company signed a 32,000-square-foot lease at Assembly Park , where it will consolidate two existing offices into a single location. SPIARS expects to have about 80 employees there when the office opens and plans to grow the team to roughly 115 to 120 employees in the coming years. The employee-owned firm plans to hire across engineering, project management, surveying, CAD design and administrative roles. “Plano has been home to SPIARS for nearly 25 years, and we’re incredibly grateful for the City’s continued support as we begin this next chapter,” SPIARS CEO Tim Spiars said in an official statement. “Assembly Park gives us the opportunity to bring our teams together under one roof, strengthen collaboration across our disciplines and create a strong foundation for continued growth while remaining firmly rooted in Plano for years to come.” Investing In A New Plano Office SPIARS will occupy Suite 100 at 6200 K Ave. and expects to move into the space in spring 2027. The move also comes with a significant

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