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A Fond Farewell to Fernando

After nearly 16 years with our firm, today we bid a fond farewell to Fernando Guzman-Garcia as he enters a well‑deserved retirement! As a Project Leader in our Architecture department, Fernando played a critical role in delivering complex GMP projects, bringing deep technical knowledge, and an unwavering commitment to quality to the projects he led. […]

Hixson Leaps In for Special Olympics Ohio!

Last Saturday, a group of 16 Hixson associates, including a few brave family members and friends, suited up once again for the Cincinnati Polar Plunge benefiting Special Olympics Ohio! Hixson was also a corporate sponsor of the event, which typically takes place in January but was postponed to March due to the extreme cold earlier […]

Heading to CheeseExpo? Let’s Talk!

CheeseExpo has long been a can’t-miss event for dairy and cheese professionals, and CheeseExpo 2026 is shaping up to be no exception. With thousands of industry leaders coming together in Milwaukee April 14-16, the show offers a valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, explore new technologies, and take a closer look at the trends shaping the […]

Hixson Promotes Tanner Conover

Hixson is pleased to announce that Tanner Conover has been promoted to Project Engineer in our Refrigeration Engineering department! In this role, Tanner designs and engineers complex industrial refrigeration and ammonia systems, including assistance with equipment selection and start-up for refrigeration systems ranging from 10 tons to 3,500 tons. Tanner, who resides in Cincinnati, Ohio, […]

John Lucchetta Added to Hixson Board

Hixson is proud to announce that John Lucchetta, Hixson Director of Technology & Facilities was named to the Hixson Board of Directors at the firm’s annual meeting of shareholders held this month. With this appointment, Lucchetta becomes a Senior Vice President of our privately held firm. In his day-to-day role as Director of Technology & […]

Hixson Earns Top Five Architecture Firm Ranking Once Again

Hixson is proud to share that we’ve once again been named one of the top five architecture firms in Greater Cincinnati by the Cincinnati Business Courier! (To see the full list, click here.*) While we’re honored by the recognition, what makes this ranking especially meaningful is what it represents: the trust and continued confidence our […]

Department Spotlight: Refrigeration Engineering

Keep it cold, keep it dry: These are key sanitary design principles that we here at Hixson adhere to in our work for food and beverage manufacturing facilities. “Keeping it cold” falls into the capable hands of the members of Hixson’s Refrigeration Engineering department. Led by Keith Nienhaus, this group is responsible for the design […]

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