MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep 23, 2026--
WSB LLC ("WSB"), one of the nation's fastest-growing design and consulting firms, today announced the acquisition of Poly, Inc. ("Poly"), a well-established architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Dothan, Alabama, with additional offices in Birmingham, Alabama and Shalimar, Florida.
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The acquisition of Poly strengthens WSB's municipal, environmental, and federal design platform, expanding the firm's ability to support public-sector and government clients facing complex infrastructure, regulatory, and growth-driven challenges. Poly brings deep expertise in architecture, civil and environmental engineering, geological and hydrogeological services, and federal/military facility design, including more than 130 military training ranges designed nationally and overseas.
“The acquisition of Poly represents a strategic investment in the continued growth of WSB's municipal, environmental, and federal design capabilities,” said Bret Weiss, president and chief executive officer of WSB. “Poly is widely respected for its technical excellence, responsive client service, and community-centered approach to architecture and engineering. Their expertise complements our existing services and strengthens our ability to deliver integrated infrastructure and facility solutions for our clients. Just as important, our two firms share a common set of values—partnership, integrity, and a commitment to making a positive impact on the communities we serve.”
With this acquisition, WSB expands its multidisciplinary team while strengthening its presence in the Southeast and along the Gulf Coast. Today, WSB operates from more than 50 offices with more than 1,800 staff nationwide, serving clients across government, commercial, and infrastructure markets.
“Joining WSB marks an exciting next chapter for Poly,” said Bruce Bradley, president of Poly. “Since 1959, Poly has believed that quality engineering and design, guided by strong client relationships, can make a meaningful difference in the communities we serve. Partnering with WSB allows us to build on that foundation while offering our clients access to broader resources and integrated expertise. For our staff, this partnership creates new opportunities for growth, collaboration, and long-term career development within a like-minded organization.”
WSB and Poly will work together to integrate their services and develop a coordinated go-to-market approach in 2026 and 2027. This marks WSB's latest acquisition and further expands WSB's expertise across municipal engineering, architecture, environmental consulting, and federal facility design.
WSB operates as a portfolio company of GHK Capital Partners LP (“GHK”), a leading middle market private equity firm focused on making control investments in industrial companies across North America. For more information about GHK, visit www.GHK.com.
About WSB
WSB is a forward-thinking design and consulting firm specializing in engineering, community planning, environmental, and construction services. Its staff improves the way people engage with communities, transportation, infrastructure, and the environment. To learn more, visit wsbeng.com.
About Poly, Inc.
Poly, Inc. is an architecture and engineering firm founded in 1959 and headquartered in Dothan, Alabama, with additional offices in Birmingham, Alabama and Shalimar, Florida. Poly specializes in architecture, civil and environmental engineering, geological and hydrogeological services, and federal/military facility design. The firm is known for delivering big-firm capabilities with small-firm responsiveness to municipalities, public agencies, and government clients.
Poly is joining WSB.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) —
Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been ‘victims of terrorism’ by the United States, delivering a rare wartime speech at U.N. General Assembly a day after President Donald Trump said he could “annihilate” the Islamic republic.
President Masoud Pezeshkian held up photos of the late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and the more than 150 school children killed on the first days of the war.
“We have only defended ourselves. We are not terrorists,” Pezeshkian said at the General Assembly. “Our innocent people have been the targets of cowardly attacks and aggressions imposed upon our country. And we defended ourselves with utmost strength. America and Israel attacked us.”
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, is set to make a rare appearance Wednesday on the world stage when he speaks at the U.N. General Assembly in what is likely the first time a foreign leader addresses the world body while their country is at war with the host nation.
Arriving in New York under heavy security and scrutiny, Pezeshkian — who, within Iran’s political landscape, is considered a moderate politician — will address world leaders a day after U.S. President Donald Trump used the same stage to suggest he may “annihilate” the Islamic Republic if a deal isn’t reached soon to end the nearly seven-month war.
Hours later, Trump told reporters that his chief envoys, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, met for about three hours with the Iranian officials on the sidelines of the annual gathering. But he offered few details about how the discussions transpired or the substance of the exchange.
“It was a very good meeting,” Trump said. The president later added that the Iranian officials were “not the highest level, but it’s something.” Also on Tuesday, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Trump is open to meeting with Pezeshkian while he’s in New York.
But Tehran downplayed Tuesday's unscheduled exchange, which were the first indirect talks between U.S. and Iranian officials since a June ceasefire unraveled. Esmail Baghaei, an Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, maintained the country's negotiating position in talks with U.S. officials, demanding that Washington end its blockade of Iranian ports and release frozen Iranian assets,
Baghaei said the talks — conducted indirectly through Qatari mediators — were “not anything new.”
Pezeshkian will have the chance to elaborate on where Tehran stands as more than a year of start-stop negotiations between the two longtime adversaries have failed to produce a sustainable solution. His speech comes as intermittent attacks continued in the Strait of Hormuz off Iran’s coast, where commercial shipping remained below prewar levels.
His address last year came months after the 12-day Israel-Iran war that saw the assassination of many of the Islamic Republic’s highest military and political leaders and once again broke down weeks of negotiations with the United States.
“Ladies and gentlemen, you all bore witness that this past June, my country was subjected to a savage aggression and flagrant contravention of the most elementary principles of international law,” Pezeshkian said at the time.
Demonstrators against the Iranian regime protest outside of the United Nations headquarters during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Madison Swart)
Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian speaks during the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Heather Khalifa)
The front pages of Iranian newspapers show portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, and headlines regarding the Shajareh Tayyebeh school that was hit in a Feb. 28 U.S. airstrike in Minab, at a square in northern Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
In this photo released by the Iranian Presidency Office, President Masoud Pezeshkian waves to media and officials as he boards his plane while leaving Mehrabad airport for New York to attend the UN General Assembly, in Tehran, Iran, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (Iranian Presidency Office via AP)
