WRIGHT ENGINEERS

Wright Engineers began in December 1997 when Brent Wright, a 30-something structural engineer set up shop in Las Vegas in a small three-room office with faded blue carpet and a roof that leaked whenever it rained. Brent had recently completed several high-profile projects including the Stratosphere Tower, the Circus Circus Adventuredome, and the UNLV Lied Library. He took out a home equity loan for $75,000 to cover start-up and operating expenses, gathered a combination of cheap new and used office equipment, and brought his computer from home. Thanks to a booming Las Vegas economy, a growing staff of talented, hard-working people, and lots of happy clients who kept coming back for more and bringing their friends, the start-up loan was paid off and the company even turned a profit by the end of its first year... In a short while, Wright Engineers grew to become one of the largest structural engineering firms in the West and opened other offices in Orange County, Phoenix, and Salt Lake..

Primary location: Atlanta United States