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The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) is seeking experienced geoprofessionals to serve as subject matter experts (SMEs) for our Geoprofessional Career Ascent Program (GCAP). GCAP is a professional development pathway that helps geoprofessionals build the business, consulting, managem...
The GBA Knowledge Sharing Webinar Series returns this year with practical, business-focused presentations from trusted industry partners. The series begins on September 24 at 2 p.m. Eastern Time with a webinar from Esri titled “From Static Reports to Spatial Insights with Geotechnical and GIS ...
Incidents involving moving equipment can have severe consequences, making them one of the most significant safety risks facing geoprofessionals in the field. To help member firms better protect their employees, GBA has released “Safe Work Near Moving Equipment,” a new Best Practices reso...
The latest episode of the GBA Podcast Case History Series examines Case History #98 – How Did That Get There?, a project-management case involving geotechnical engineering services, CoMET services, reused materials, unclear scope, and a retaining-wall failure that ultimately led to litigation....
The Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) has released its 2025-2026 Annual Report, highlighting a year of expanded member engagement, new professional development opportunities, practical business resources, and forward-looking initiatives designed to help geoprofessional firms lead through ch...
New GBA Case History Examines the Cost of Relying on Luck GBA has published a new Case History, Luck Isn’t a Direct Control, that explores how a series of seemingly small operational changes led to a serious incident at a remote permafrost drilling site. The case demonstrates how production pr...
The latest episode of the GBA Podcast’s Case History series explores a project that began with a routine geotechnical study and ended with a lawsuit, a settlement, and the loss of a valuable client relationship. As they discuss GBA Case History #13, “Litigation for Collections… A Lose-Lose Sce...
Dan Schaefer, P.E., (Froehling & Robertson) Greetings GBA Members, It is a tremendous honor to serve as GBA President for 2026-2027. For more than 35 years, GBA has played an important role in my professional development, providing opportunities to learn from industry leaders, build lasting rela...
When wildfire smoke and high heat overlap, safety teams need to evaluate both hazards together—not trade one risk for another. New guidance from the GBA Safety Committee outlines practical steps for managing these dual hazards: Wildfire smoke is creating hazardous conditions for outdoor workers ac...
GBA has released a new Best Practices guide, Empowering Early Career Professionals, to help member firms take a more intentional approach to developing the next generation of geoprofessional leaders. The guide was prepared by GBA’s Inclusion Advancement Committee and focuses on practical ways firm...
GBA is proud to congratulate the Summer 2026 graduates of the Ascend Class, the Level 2 class in GBA’s Geoprofessional Career Ascent Program (GCAP) designed for geoprofessionals transitioning into project, people, and client management roles. Twenty-two geoprofessionals from GBA member firms compl...
The strongest business decisions are built on more than assumptions. GBA’s 2026 Annual Financial Survey is now open; the survey helps member firms replace guesswork with meaningful financial benchmarking data from across the geoprofessional industry. GBA has again partnered with the Environmental...
GBA’s 2026 Photo and Video Contest is now open – and we want to see the geoprofessions through YOUR eyes. This year’s theme, ALL IN: Uncompromising Commitment to the Geoprofessions, celebrates the people, projects, teamwork, leadership, innovation, and responsibility that move our profession f...
The latest episode in the GBA Podcast’s Case History series takes listeners inside a project where early geotechnical concerns were identified, recommendations were made, and warnings were repeatedly set aside, with costly consequences. Hosts Elizabeth Brown, P.E. (JLT Consultants) and Abi Corbett...
In the latest episode of the GBA Podcast’s Case History series, hosts Elizabeth Brown, P.E. (JLT Consultants), and Abi Corbett (SME) explore a cautionary real-world scenario that underscores a central truth for geoprofessional consultants: risk often increases when sound engineering judgment is di...