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AKS Engineering & Forestry LLC and Tenneson Engineering Corp. have merged. The deal expands AKS’ geographic reach and provides TEC with additional resources and expanded capabilities.

TEC will continue operating under the same name for the next few years and then eventually transition to be known as AKS. As part of the deal, TEC’s staff joined AKS and TEC co-owners Ben Beseda and Darrin Eckman became AKS owners.

TEC is a consulting firm based in The Dalles and White Salmon, Washington, that traditionally serves small communities east of the Cascades. The firm provides civil engineering, land surveying, structural engineering, land use planning, water rights and construction support services. Its clients include municipalities, special districts, ports, private landowners and local developers along the Columbia River Gorge.

Beseda served as TEC’s president and was responsible for land surveying operations. He is a registered professional civil engineer and land surveyor in Oregon and Washington.

Eckman served as TEC’s vice president and was responsible for engineering operations. He is a registered professional civil engineer in Oregon, Washington and California.

AKS is a regional engineering firm with offices in Tualatin, Bend, Keizer, and Vancouver, Washington. The firm offers in-depth expertise and resources in civil engineering, water resources, surveying and land use planning. Other services involve natural resources, landscape architecture, tree care, forestry/forest engineering, GIS, hydrographic surveying, and aerial drone/LiDAR surveying.