Rochester, MN — HGA Architects and Engineers (HGA) has appointed Hal Henderson, AIA, to its Board of Directors for 2013. Henderson is vice president and director of the firm’s Rochester office. He will serve alongside seven other board members and executive leaders representing HGA’s offices in Rochester and Minneapolis, Minnesota; Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Los Angeles, San Francisco and Sacramento, California; and Washington D.C.
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