BATON ROUGE, Louisiana – January 7, 2014 – Providence has successfully completed the acquisition of Oris, a privately-held market leader in environmental software and services.

Providence, headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA, acquired Oris in order to provide a holistic solution for its clients’ air quality needs.  Providence/Oris is the new home of the most efficient, effective, and powerful graphical user interfaces available for dispersion modeling (BEEST). Products and services acquired as a part of this acquisition include the BEEST suite of products for dispersion modeling, BEESTXpress - a high-speed dispersion modeling system, dispersion modeling consulting services, custom programming and software services, and meteorological data processing. Providence/Oris will offer AERMOD and advanced AERMOD training classes across the US and internationally.

“This is another step in our continued efforts to grow our air quality and technology business. The synergies that exist between Oris and the rest of our air quality services positions us to increase our market share, while expanding our service offerings to our clients,” said Rich Major, co-founder of Providence. 

Providence’s commitment to growth and “taking care of the client” were the driving force behind the acquisition.  With this acquisition and the addition of stack testing as a new business line last year, Providence has become the first and only company that offers clients complete air quality services from air permitting, dispersion modeling software/services, to compliance assistance including compliance stack testing services. This vertically integrated comprehensive offering provides clients the convenience of “one-stop shopping” and confidence in the cohesiveness and integrity of the services that they receive.

Providence, by definition, means “making provisions for the future” and aims to provide for its clients long into the future, and accordingly, maintains their best interests as its focus. Providence’s professionals value the relationships developed with clients and that passion is evident in every deliverable produced. Providence highlights the emphasis placed on the future and the roads that will take them there.