Case Study Stantec designs for the community. Based in Edmonton, Canada, the firm provides architectural, engineering, and environmental services to clients across the globe. Stantec’s projects range from road, rail and transit systems, to infrastructure for mining and the energy industry, to facilities for healthcare, education and commercial uses. From 2011 to 2015, revenues almost doubled, from $1.7 billion to nearly $3 billion. A growth strategy based on acquisitions As CIO Chris McDonald explains, much of that growth comes through acquisitions. “Stantec has acquired a lot of firms over the years - well over 40 since 2007 and cumulatively over 100,” he says. By way of example, he points to Stantec’s largest acquisition to date, the 2016 purchase of MWH Global,

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