our history
We have spent five decades committed to fulfilling our vision of creatively transforming how our world is envisioned, designed, and experienced.
Wantman & Associates
1967
David Wantman is born as the first son of Joel Wantman
Wantman & Associates
1968
Joel Wantman matriculates from the not-yet hipster haven of Brooklyn to West Palm Beach, Florida in search of sunshine
Wantman & Associates
1972
Wantman & Associates, Inc. is formed in West Palm Beach, providing Joel with a growth vehicle for the firm
Wantman & Associates
1978
Meridian Surveying and Mapping joins Wantman & Associates; early employees of Merdian included David Wantman and Robin Petzold
Wantman & Associates
1982
Wantman & Associates counts over 150 team members on their roster, one of which is the young David Wantman
1983
H. Carl Walker forms Carl Walker, Inc. from the partnership of Walker and Cagley
Carl Walker, inc.
1984
Gary Cudney joins Carl Walker, Inc.
1984
Land Design South is born in Palm Beach County, Florida
Wantman & Associates
1986
Wantman & Associates is sold to Stanley Consultants
Bridge Design Associates
1986
Brian Rheault incorporates Bridge Design Associates
Wantman & Associates
1989
Joel Wantman retires from Wantman & Associates, a division of Stanley Consultants
Wantman & Associates
1991
Joel Wantman flunks retirement
1991
Wantman Group, Inc. is born in West Palm Beach, Florida
Carl Walker, inc
1996
Carl Walker, Inc. names Gary Cudney President of the firm
Wantman group, inc
1999
David Wantman joins Wantman Group, Inc., starting at the bottom of the organization chart
Petzold and Associates
1999
Petzold and Associates is formed as a land surveying firm led by Robin Petzold
Wantman group, inc
2000
Petzold and Associates is merged into Wantman Group, Inc.
2004
Port St. Lucie office is opened
Wantman group, inc
2005
David Wantman ascends to the position of Chief Executive Officer of Wantman Group, Inc.
Wantman group, inc
2007
Tampa and Orlando offices are opened; Nancy Clements joins Wantman Group
2009
BIG RED DOG Engineering | Consulting was founded in Austin, Texas
Wantman group, inc
2010
Wantman Group, Inc. finds success as one of the go-to Design Build relationships for the Florida Department of Transportation (DOT)
Big Red Dog
2010
Cliff Kendall, the namesake of BIG RED DOG, assumes his place as the only ‘named’ principal of the firm
Wantman group, inc
2011
Walter Kloss joins Wantman Group to lead the alternative delivery (Design Build) program
Big Red Dog
2012
BIG RED DOG’s first project in San Antonio – the Halliburton Eagle Ford Shale camps – wins Real Estate Deal of the Year as named by the San Antonio Business Journal
Wantman group, inc
2014
Wantman Group has grown to over 200 team members and is named a Hot Firm for the first time
2014
Land Design South, based in Palm Beach County, is acquired by Wantman Group, Inc.
Wantman group, inc
2015
Wantman Group, Inc. has over 275 team members and is an INC 5000 firm
Wantman group, inc
2015
Brian Rheault merges Bridge Design Associates into Wantman Group, Inc.
2016
Wantman Group, Inc. is rebranded as WGI and the Fort Lauderdale office opens
2017
Miami office opens and WGI acquires Carl Walker and grows to over 370 team members
2018
WGI has over 420 team members and a dozen offices nationwide
BIG RED DOG
2019
BIG RED DOG is acquired by WGI, merging the fastest growing firm in Texas into the fastest growing firm in Florida; WGI now has nearly 600 associates across 18 offices nationwide
2020
WGI introduces refreshed logo and branding
2021
WGI Ventures closes the acquisition of nationally recognized software firm Streamline Technologies, Inc., further demonstrating a commitment to sustainability & resiliency
2021
WGI acquires North Carolina’s Simpson Engineers & Associates, P.C. (SEA), adding strength & new services in the transportation arena
2022
WGI acquires Alabama-based The Atlantic Group, LLC, adding strength & new services in the geospatial aerial mapping, remote sensing, & photogrammetry markets; The Atlantic Group, LLC becomes a wholly owned subsidiary of WGI, Inc., operating as WGI Geospatial
Anston-Greenless, INc
2023
WGI, Inc. Acquires Anston-Greenlees, Inc., Adding Depth and New Clients in Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing (MEP) Engineering Service Line
2024
Joel Wantman is still flunking retirement
Featured Project
Brightline (Virgin Trains) Fort Lauderdale And West Palm Beach Stations
WGI was selected by All Aboard Florida to provide land surveying and utility designation services for 2 major train stations in Fort Lauderdale and West Palm Beach, Florida.
