Decorah's Ethos Design architectural firm has been sold

Decorah's Ethos Design Group has been bought by ISG Inc. ISG is a leading architecture, engineering, environmental, and planning firm with offices throughout Iowa, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. Ethos has offices in Ankeny, Decorah, and Spirit Lake. The Ethos team will relocate from Ankeny to ISG's Des Moines office. They will continue to serve their previous home base, but now as one, unified team with ISG. There has been no word about the fate of Ethos' Decorah office. "When our owner and founder, Tim Olson, suddenly passed away in (August) 2022, we leaned on our core values to guide ETHOS through the transition," Ethos President Mary Luna-Duffy said. "From the first meeting and every interaction since then, ISG has proven, with their level of openness and support for ETHOS projects and people, to be a complete match to these values. ETHOS is excited to continue to serve clients and projects in its next phase with ISG." "This acquisition is extremely timely for both firms," ISG executive vice president Derek Johnson said. "The ETHOS team has been resilient and persevered through a difficult time for the team and the future of their firm. We know, at ISG, that we can support this group of talented architects and designers, and their value systems align with ours, so it's a great match for all of us. Both firms value serving clients and each other as colleagues, community members, and people. Knowing this, ETHOS will help ISG continue making tomorrow better than today."