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Scherr said his firm focused on Dayton area projectd inthe past, but is now reachint out to Columbus and Cincinnatii and even into Indiana. One way Scherr has trierd to distinguish itself is by forming partnershipswith design/buile construction firms. But not everh firm has been hit by the In fact, two of the larger firmsz operating in Dayton are poised to have double-digiy growth in billings. Dayton-based John Poe Architectsa and Inc.
both think 2009 coulf be their best year Both firms have benefited from lucrativs federal contracts that have kept theieemployees busy, even while other streams of business of slowed to a The two firms, ranked in the top five by local are even looking to hire. Poe said his firm’sd federal contracts have kept it busy whilee others havebeen scrambling. He expects billingw to increase 20 percent to 25 percent this tonearly $4 million. John Poe Architects recently landeds work for the and facility in Miam i ValleyResearch Park. It also is working with VA medical centers in Daytonand Cincinnati, as well as on the .
Lynn vice president of Nashville-basede Barge, Waggoner, Sumner and Cannon, said the Dayton office has stayedx busy with its federal contractsas well. The firm does work all over the countrgy for different branches ofthe military, including the 711th Human Performance Wing at . But, the firm’ds other main sources of business, industrial and commercial have diminished. Cain’s firm became the largest in Dayton based on local billingslast year, and expects anothe large increase this year. As for the rest of the firms in the architects said they are expectint a turnaround duringthe “There is pent-up demand in a lot of especially health care,” Harsh said.