Tag Archive: 25th anniversary

On a crisp, clear night with a gorgeous view of the Empire State Building as a backdrop, RAND Engineering & Architecture, PC celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Rare Rooftop Bar in the Hilton Fashion District Hotel in Chelsea last Thursday. It was a wonderful evening spent with staff, clients, and friends looking back at how far RAND has come and gazing ahead at how far we still hope to go.

On October 19, 1987, the Dow Jones Industrial Average plunged 508 points, the largest one-day market crash in history at the time. The Dow lost 22.6% of its value that day, equal to approximately $500 billion, rattling the world's economy...

In October 1987, a 16-year-old boy who loved to solve problems was beginning his junior year at St. Peter's Preparatory School in Jersey City, NJ, studying math and science and planning on becoming an engineer—the ultimate problem-solving profession. At the...

Just as every team needs a good utility player, so does every company—especially a startup. When Rand was getting off the ground in 1987, it had Chris Walsh. The company had just moved into a barren office in Chelsea, and...