Business View Civil and Municipal | April/May 2022

76 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 3 community engagement. It’s a pillar of our strategic plan, which is designed to clearly define, ‘our goals, objectives, and actions are all to have the greatest impact on our students and the communities we serve.’” “We are extremely excited about the Blue Mile project and how it plans to connect the Georgia Southern campus to downtown Statesboro with a pedestrian-friendly, lamppost and Georgia Southern banner lined corridor that will not only beautify the city but will promote redevelopment and spur economic growth that will benefit our students, employees, and local community. At one end of the Blue Mile will be Sweetheart Circle, Georgia Southern’s iconic campus entrance. At the other end will be a vibrant downtown, where our Business Innovation Group (BIG) offices are also located. BIG is the business outreach arm for Georgia Southern University Excellence in Engineering Since 1978 Over 100 experienced engineers, surveyors, landscape architects, geologists, construction inspectors, scientists, and technicians in 11 locations, providing services throughout the United States. EMC ENGINEERING SERVICES INC. ENVIRONMENTAL • MARINE • CIVIL • SURVEY LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT • MATERIALS TESTING 912-232-6533 emc-eng.com Photo Courtesy of Statesboro Convention Visitors Bureau Photo Courtesy of Statesboro Convention Visitors Bureau