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Susan Park Rani Honored as “Pioneer”

The National Association of Women Business Owners-Minnesota (NAWBO-MN) chose Susan Park Rani, president of Rani Engineering, to receive its 2012 Woman Pioneer Award. The honor was presented Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the NAWBO-MN Achieve! Awards Event at the Graves 601 Hotel in Minneapolis.

NAWBO-MN provides a local avenue for women entrepreneurs to connect with their peers. Female owners of businesses large and small join together for regular networking, educational programs, mentorship and support.

Nationally, NAWBO was founded in 1975 to open doors for women entrepreneurs by transforming public policy and leveling the playing field. Representing the issues and concerns of women-owned businesses at the national, state and local levels, NAWBO is in the forefront of advocating on behalf of women business owners and the issues that have an impact on their companies.

Rani speaks at WTS at Regional Transportation Authority in Chicago

Business Development, Employees, Recognition, Updates

Susan Park Rani, founder and president of Rani Engineering, was one of two featured speakers at a professional development panel at the Regional Transportation Authority in Chicago on Oct. 30.

The presentation was sponsored by the Greater Chicago Chapter of WTS Advancing Women in Transportation. Rani Engineering, which has numerous civil engineering and surveying projects, is especially growing in rail signal engineering.

Ms. Rani joined Deborah Sawyer, founder and president of EDI (Environmental Design International) of Chicago, to speak about challenges and issues of entrepreneurship in the fields of engineering and transportation. Ms. Sawyer started her career as an environmental scientist and recently received Chicago Magazine’s Green Award.

The panel was moderated by Emma Kowalenko, senior environmental planner and president of Kowalenko Consulting Group Inc., (KCG).

Founded in 1977, WTS was initially created as “Women’s Transportation Seminars.” It is now an international organization with more than 5,000 members.

Rani Engineering wins MnDOT award of excellence

Awards, Employees, Recognition, Updates

Rani Engineering has been named Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) Contractor of the Year for 2012 by the Minnesota Department of Transportation.

The award was announced in Minneapolis by MnDOT’s Office of Civil Rights in recognition of Rani Engineering’s “achievement as a small business owner and disadvantaged business enterprise program in Minnesota highway construction.” The award is given annually.

Susan Park Rani, president of Rani Engineering, said the award has usually gone to contractors, rather than engineering companies, in the past.

Susan Park Rani Honored as “Pioneer”

Rani speaks at WTS at Regional Transportation Authority in Chicago

Rani Engineering wins MnDOT award of excellence

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