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1 Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc. Address 2014: 1 Joseph Wanat, principal and Rhode Island Phone Licensed submitted for a specific frequency rate and time period. Frequency discounts managing director vhb.com engineers Non-licensed 1 Cedar St., Suite 400 engineers Type of engineering 2 BETA Group Inc. Providence, R.I. 02903 Add 20% 2014: 3 (401) 272-8100 Frank Romeo, presidentbeta-inc.com and CEO 44 6 Blackstone Valley Place 69 Civil, environmental, land development, planning, Pare Corp. Lincoln, R.I. 02865 transportation 3 parecorp.com 2014: 2 Larry D. Riggs, president; J. Matthew Bellisle; (401) 333-2382 Kenneth DeCosta; George G. Palmisciano; John CLOSER LOOK 30 Civil, environmental, landscape architecture, GIS/asset P. Shevlin, SVPs 27 8 Blackstone Valley Place management, structural, transportation, urban planning/ 4 Lincoln, R.I. 02865 design Total licensed 2014: 4 CDM Smith Inc. (401) 334-4100 Patrick D. 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