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Congratulations to the Saxton Community Library, which dedicated the Tenley-Walters Community Room on Sunday, June 13. The library constructed this space for under $50 per square foot with the help of talented volunteers and donations and discounts from local businesses and materials suppliers, and funded the project with private donations and grants. The room will be used by library staff for programming, including lectures, classes, exhibits, and Story Hour, and is also available for use by community organizations and individuals.

SMB&R was pleased to provide architecture and engineering services for this project; Holly Williams Leppo grew up in Saxton.

SMB&R is certified as a Minority Business Enterprise by the Pennsylvania Bureau of Minority & Women Business Opportunity, part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General Services.

SMB&R is among the firms recognized in the DiversityBusiness.com Div500. The firm ranks #93 on the list of Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in Pennsylvania, and #204 on the list of Top 500 Emerging Businesses in the United States.

Dean Christian Brady of the Schreyer Honors College at Penn State interviews Holly Williams Leppo as a part of his Stammtisch series. They discuss architectural education, career paths, and SMB&R's projects. Hear the interview on iTunes by clicking the link; allow iTunes to open, then choose track 25 (the download is free).

SMB&R is on Twitter! Follow us @smbrinc for tips and news about architecture, structural engineering, and interior design in Central Pennsylvania.

SMB&R is included on the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission's list of consultants who research and prepare Historic Resource Survey Forms and National Register Nomination Forms on a professional basis. Holly Williams Leppo will complete PHMC's Cultural Resources Essentials certificate program in the spring of 2010.

Holly Williams Leppo recognized with Penn State Alumni Association Alumni Achievement Award representing the Schreyer Honors College at The Pennsylvania State University ('98 A&A)

Holly Williams Leppo presented an overview of the LEED Rating Systems to members of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers at their Environmental Breakfast Series seminar If You're Not Green, You'll Be In The Red: Green Building and the LEED Rating System. The event was hosted by the Susquehanna Section of AIChE and held at the Hershey Corporate Headquarters in Hershey, PA on March 26.

What does "green" mean to Central PA businesses? Find out in the Central Penn Business Journal article Build Green, Save Green: Firms employ environmental practices to cut costs featuring SMB&R. (Subscription required to view the link.)

Holly Williams Leppo honored with Young Alumni Award for Distinction from the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis