Now celebrating its six-year anniversary of ownership, this tag team offers consulting; civil and environmental engineering; and property planning and surveying to both governmental and private developments.
Although Envisors enjoys work in Highlands and Hardee counties, Elias, vice president of engineering, says that the main focus is to remain local.
"There's enough work here. Staying local is our tradition and heritage," he said.
Some of the customers Envisors has served are the cities of Lakeland, Winter Haven, Haines City, Dundee, Fort Meade, Mulberry and Auburndale; State Farm; Ritchie Brothers Auctioneers; Lowe's; and Tire Kingdom.
Shealey, president of Envisors, says that because of growth in Central Florida, both national and international firms are starting to make their way in, but their oldest competitor is Chastain-Skillman in Lakeland.
Despite the turndown in the economy, Envisors isn't flinching.
Shealey said: "Engineering is cyclical."
"After 30 years, you learn how to get through the ups and downs," said Evans.
Elias recalled their strategy after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks: "We got diversified and doubled," Elias said.
Shealey did say that because cities have taken money off the books for projects, because of the legislative property tax, things have been a little rougher.
But, like it's done in the past, the Envisors team has gotten creative and is expanding with a transportation department to work on DOT projects. The company also recruited Kriss Kaye to head its land development and drainage division.