Stantec to Acquire VOA Associates

On February 11, Stantec Inc. announced that it has signed a letter of intent to acquire VOA Associates Inc., a 280-person Chicago-based architecture and planning firm that serves clients in hospitality, commercial, healthcare, workplace, entertainment, cultural, and government sectors.  VOA's notable projects include the Wabash "vertical campus" building at Roosevelt University, waterfront reconstruction of Navy Pier, and the sustainability-designed 661,000 SF NASA headquarters in Washington, DC.  The acquisition is expected to close in March.  Deal terms were not disclosed.