February 8, 2000

Dean P. Heneghan, President of Heneghan and Associates, P.C., with offices in Jerseyville and Centralia, is pleased to announced that they have purchased Bright Surveying, Inc. of Centralia. Harold Bright will join Heneghan and Associates with over 40 years of experience. Bright started Bright Surveying in 1972. Bright and his employees will join Heneghan's Centralia office. Heneghan stated, "With the addition of Harold Bright and his extensive background in the Centralia region, we will be a leading source for surveying services in the area."

Heneghan and Associates' Centralia office has grown from three employees when it opened in 1993 to its present size of 13 employees. With the addition of Bright, Heneghan and Associates now have 3 licensed land surveyors and 12 engineers on its staff. Heneghan and Associates provides civil engineering and land surveying services to state, county, municipal, and private clients throughout central and southern Illinois.

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