Since the firm was established in 1995, PROS has completed more than 900 projects in over 47 states and numerous projects internationally in six countries.

Management consulting and planning services offered by PROS span the full spectrum of planning needs for public agencies, and are grouped into the following practice areas:

• Strategic Planning
• Master Planning
• Operations, Maintenance and Organizational Development
• Financial Planning and Management
• Feasibility Studies and Business Planning
• Marketing and Branding
• Web Design and Development
• Customer Service Training

The project will be led by Leon Younger and Neelay Bhatt and supported by Will Younger and Sarah Durham from the PROS Team.

www.prosconsulting.com

The ability to Effectively Listen & Involve Citizens and Clients has given ETC Institute a reputation as one of the premier public policy market research firms in the country. ETC Institute’s services focus on involving citizens, users, and stakeholders in the decision making process and developing creative and sustainable funding strategies.

Core services of the firm involve conducting statistically valid phone and mail/phone services and related market research. They have conducted more than 600 surveys for parks and recreation systems in 46 states across the Country for a wide variety of projects including parks and recreation master plans, strategic plans and feasibility studies.

Established in 1992, ETC Institute helped secure funding for more than $2 billion of parks and recreation projects. PROS Consulting and ETC Institute have teamed on more than 300 similar parks and recreation projects.

www.etcinstitute.com

Established in 1990, MKSK is one of the largest landscape architecture, planning and urban design firms in the Midwest with offices in Indianapolis and West Lafayette, IN; Columbus, OH; and Covington and Lexington, KY. MKSK’s vision and mission is to Shape Place by making places that perform, transform and inspire; Impact Lives by serving people, the community and the environment; and Share the Story through community impact and measurable results. MKSK provides expert planning and design services for parks and recreation facilities and has been engaged in the initial planning, development or renovation of more than 100 parks and recreation areas throughout Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.

Professional Services for Parks and Recreation

• Landscape Architecture
• Planning
• Urban Design
• Public Engagement
• Trail/Greenway Planning & Design
• Active/Passive Recreation Parks Design
• Natural Area Parks Planning & Design
• Environmental/Nature Center Campus & Site Development
• Pool & Sprayground Facilities Design
• Playground Design / Xscape

www.mkskstudios.com

Headed by Milt Thompson, it focuses on supporting businesses, sports properties, non-profits and organizations, Grand Slam 3 is a strategic development company that provides three capability categories of winning professional services for advancing awareness and agendas and securing financial support. 

Those are

• Fund raising/sponsorship development
• Government and community leader advocacy
• Strategic public relations and marketing.

http://www.grandslam3.com/

Established in 2001, Shrewsberry has grown into a multidiscipline engineering, environmental, and construction services firm of over 60 employees with offices in Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Louisville, Denver, and Washington DC. The firm has a proven track record, of commitment to creative and sustainable solutions for a variety of infrastructure projects, specifically related to the civil engineering disciplines: Land Development Engineering, Water Resources, Aviation, and Transportation. With a network of licensed professional engineers, professional geologists, landscape architects and sustainability professionals, they are able to offer a comprehensive line of services including :

• Planning
• Design
• Construction Inspection
• Owner Representation
• Permitting
• Utility Coordination

From initial involvement to project completion, Shrewsberry makes it clear that your vision of a successful project is their sole focus.

www.shrewsusa.com

GARDNER Consulting offers planning, organizational development, and management services to public agencies and small businesses.

Cynthia B. Gardner, MBA and the firm’s professional associates specialize in strategic and business plan development, utilizing methodologies as public process, goal-setting, SWOT Analysis, and consensus-building.

GARDNER has completed comprehensive plans and funding proposals for Clients operating businesses in

• Health Care
• Education
• Arts & Culture
• Community Development.

When the Client is ready to implement, GARDNER delivers on program solutions, infrastructure design/development, and interim evaluation.

GARDNER Consulting is a division of HGMC Supply, Inc., an M/W/DBE-certified firm founded in 2005 with headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana.