People/firms

Kim Heartwell, director of RTKL's interior architecture studio in Washington, D.C., and Donald DeBord, Jr., a healthcare design specialist, have been elected to the firm's board of directors.

Sheila F. Cahnman has joined the Chicago office of architect Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum, St. Louis, as VP, principal, and leader of the firm's Chicago healthcare practice.

Syska Hennessy Group, New York, has opened offices in Atlanta and Dallas. The Atlanta office, headed by Guillermo Crespo and Jerry Mann, will support the firm's clients in Atlanta and South Carolina. Jvan McGuire will head the Dallas office, which will handle work throughout Texas and the Southwest.

Orlando-based MEP engineer GRG Consulting Engineers Inc. has acquired the assets of ABF Consulting Engineers in Las Vegas and Reno, Nev.

Philadelphia-based architect spg 3 has acquired local design firm Cassway Albert Ltd. Neenah, Wisc.-based Miron Construction Co. has named Jim Hans VP of healthcare services.

Michael A. Jackson has joined Chicago-based OWP/P as director of architecture of its Phoenix office.

Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Minneapolis, has promoted higher education specialist Lew Moran to VP.