Arion was recently recognized and distinguished among large companies (100-399 employees) in the Greater Houston Area as one of the Houston Business Journal’s (HBJ) Top Places To Work for 2022. Arion has been fortunate to be named a Best Place To Work and named on HBJ’s The Lists as one of Houston’s Largest Engineering Firms for 4 consecutive years since its inception in 2018.

Sarah Hoelzen has been named Vice-President of Business Development for Arion’s Upstream & Midstream markets. Hoelzen comes to Arion with over 10 years of experience in Business Development, and will work alongside Dan Dutherage and Brian O’Higgins to serve our customers in the Onshore and Pipeline segments of the Upstream and Midstream industries.

Arion’s People pillar is at the core of why we do everything we do. Every day we come to work, our #1 care and concern is helping A-Teamers take care of themselves and each other, empowering them to then focus on taking care of our clients. To this end, we launched our Wellness Program in 2020 to provide a framework for encouraging physical, mental, and financial wellness for the A-Team.

Arion Co-Founder and COO Edmund Lunde, MPM is set to deliver the Opening Keynote address for the 23rd Annual Rice Global Engineering & Construction Forum on Wednesday, November 11th, 2020. Edmund will be presenting on the "State of the Union (COVID-19)" touching on the current climate and the impacts of COVID-19. Register to attend and catch Edmund’s impactful and inspiring State of the Industry opening keynote address to learn more. The virtual event will be held November 11th from 8:30am-3:00pm. Tickets are available here through November 10th.

So far in 2020, we have completed over 30 arc flash analyses for our clients’ industrial facilities, providing solutions to decrease hazards and bring facilities into compliance with OSHA requirements. Our experience has been that once our initial work is complete, our clients recognize the value we provide and ask us to expand our study work to include more of their facilities. Our team is capable of utilizing arc flash mitigating techniques as advised by NFPA 70E for your switchgear and MCC work.

Arion Blue, LLC, was ranked #19 in the medium company category for the 2020 Houston Business Journal Best Places to Work awards in a virtual ceremony aired live on October 22, 2020. “From day one, we have remained committed to placing our People at the heart of our business,” said CEO Michele McNichol. “We are thrilled that HBJ has recognized this commitment by honoring the A-Team in this way two years in a row.”

Arion CEO and co-founder Michele McNichol has been named as one of 50 honorees for the 2020 “Most Admired CEO” Houston Business Journal awards. McNichol was selected for the honor by a panel of judges who considered nominees’ company successes, professional achievements, and commitment to community service.