BL Companies names six new principals

BL Companies, Inc. an employee-owned, multi-disciplinary architecture, engineering, environmental and land surveying firm providing services to public and private clients in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic, recently named six employee owners to principal: * Robert Blickley, senior project manager, Camp Hill, Penn. * Alaric Busher, PE, senior engineer, Camp Hill, Penn. * Michael Garon, LS, crew chief, Meriden, Conn. * Thomas Hamilton, senior project manager, Meriden, Conn. * Lucas Hahn, PLS, senior land surveyor, Camp Hill, Penn. * Michael Fisher, PE, senior project manager, Meriden, Conn. According to Carolyn Stanworth, president and CEO, "Their past contributions, dedication to BL Companies and demonstrated ability to positively influence the performance of the company as a whole, and over the long-term, have earned them this opportunity." The Principal Program was approved as part of the ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan) implementation in 2006 as an incentive program for people who have the proven ability - and the responsibility - to have a broader impact on the success of the entire company for the benefit of all employee owners.