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ai Design Group Successfully Merges Architecture, Design
December 31,
2014 by in Designer Weekly 
A Charlotte, N.C.=based design firm planned its way through the recession and came out a stronger, better organization.
Wes Jones and Kim Marks knew the recent economic downturn was going to create challenges for their Charlotte-based architecture and interiors design firm, ai Design Group. So they planned accordingly.
Jones, 54, and Marks, 52, the firm's founders and principals, used the difficult period to chart a course that ultimately saw the firm develop new areas of expertise, rebrand its image and attract talent that will be key for future growth.
The company launched in 2003 when Jones and Marks, former associates of another firm that dissolved, formed an alliance to work with existing clients. John Weller also was a co-founder and remains an architect in the firm.
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