Expertise
Decades of depth. Sectors that matter.
We do not claim expertise in everything. We claim it in the sectors where we have spent decades doing the hardest work.
Water Resources
Our experience in water runs deep.
We have guided some of the largest water infrastructure projects in the country through permitting, planning, financing, and construction. Water is not just a sector for us. It is the core of our practice.
Our team specializes in navigating complex water quality challenges — from Lead Service Line compliance to PFOS and PFAS. We help water providers clearly communicate the value of water, address water scarcity, and educate customers on the key factors driving water rate adjustments.
Who We Work With
Water utilities, municipal water authorities, engineering firms, water districts, and state agencies managing major supply, delivery, or treatment projects.
Common Challenges
- Permitting in contested regulatory environments
- Community opposition to new infrastructure
- Media scrutiny of rate increases or service disruptions
- Coordination across multiple jurisdictions and stakeholder groups
- Construction-phase community relations
- Water scarcity and drought
- Water quality issues
- Water rate increases
- Management of limited supplies
What We Do
- Permitting communications strategy
- Public involvement program design and facilitation
- Stakeholder mapping and engagement
- Construction communications
- Media relations and spokesperson preparation
- Digital engagement and community information hubs
- Public water conservation education campaigns
- Issues management and strategic communications around water quality
- Educating the public on the value of water and the need for rate increases
- Integrated campaigns to encourage conservation
- Water reuse communications and public education
Specialty Practice
Water Communications
Water-related issues demand a specialized approach to communication — one that can translate complex science, address regulatory requirements, and build public understanding and trust when it matters most. From water quality and supply challenges to drought response, rate adjustments, and water reuse, our team brings deep experience supporting utilities across a full range of water communications needs.
PFAS & PFOS Contamination
Emerging contaminant communications require precision. We help water providers explain detection results, regulatory thresholds, and remediation plans in plain language, before the story is written for you.
Lead Service Line Compliance
LSL replacement programs involve years of community engagement, regulatory reporting, and public trust management. We build the communications infrastructure that keeps customers informed and confidence intact.
Water Scarcity & Drought
Communicating scarcity requires balancing urgency with confidence. We help utilities frame conservation mandates, drought restrictions, and long-term supply strategy in ways that motivate action without creating alarm.
Rate Increases & Value of Water
Rate increases are among the most politically sensitive communications challenges utilities face. We develop the messaging, materials, and public engagement programs that help customers understand why rates change and what they pay for.
Water Reuse
Reuse is the next frontier for water providers. We help utilities build public understanding and acceptance of recycled water programs, from direct potable reuse to non-potable applications, drawing on our work with clients like the City of Marble Falls on their One Water initiative.
Led all communications for the Bois d’Arc Lake Project, a $1.6 billion water supply reservoir for the North Texas Municipal Water District and one of the largest water infrastructure projects in the country, from public engagement through construction.
Environmental Issues
Complex sites. Clear communications.
We have managed community relations, public involvement, and media relations for dozens of environmental sites, including some of the largest and most complex Superfund and RCRA sites in the country. Our team understands the regulatory arena, the science, and the community dynamics that make environmental communications uniquely challenging.
Who We Work With
Mining companies, industrial operators, engineering and remediation firms, government agencies, and legal counsel managing Superfund, RCRA, brownfield, or permitting matters.
Common Challenges
- Community distrust and historical grievances
- Technical complexity that resists plain-language explanation
- Regulatory scrutiny and agency coordination
- Media coverage that outpaces the science
- Litigation risk that constrains communications
What We Do
- Community relations programs
- Public involvement planning and facilitation
- Risk communication strategy
- Technical translation for non-expert audiences
- Regulatory agency coordination support
- Crisis and issues management
Managed public involvement and issues management for the ASARCO Globeville Superfund site in Denver, a high-profile urban remediation with significant community and media attention.
Energy & Infrastructure
The energy transition needs a voice people trust.
The next decade of energy development, including data centers, grid modernization, AI infrastructure, renewables, and the industries that power them, will be built in communities that have questions, regulators who have authority, and media that will tell the story with or without you. We help energy and infrastructure companies shape that story from the start.
Who We Work With
Energy developers, utilities, data center operators, AI infrastructure companies, grid modernization projects, and energy-adjacent brands navigating public acceptance, regulatory approval, or market positioning.
Common Challenges
- Community acceptance of new energy infrastructure
- Regulatory permitting in contested environments
- Public skepticism about data centers and AI infrastructure
- Brand positioning in a rapidly evolving energy landscape
- Coalition building across diverse stakeholder groups
- Earned media strategy in a polarized energy debate
What We Do
- Public affairs and permitting communications
- Stakeholder engagement and community relations
- Brand positioning for energy-adjacent companies
- Issues and crisis communications
- Executive thought leadership and media strategy
- Coalition development and advocacy communications
Sigler's team brings direct experience at the highest levels of the data center industry, alongside decades of work on the water infrastructure and public affairs challenges that now define where and how energy projects get built. We understand the regulatory, community, and communications dynamics that determine whether these projects move forward — and we work with clients on both sides of the table.
Corporate Communications
Reputation is built before the story breaks.
We work with corporations, trade associations, and industry groups to build the communications infrastructure that protects and advances their interests: in the media, in the community, and in the regulatory arena.
Who We Work With
Fortune 500 companies, trade associations, industry coalitions, and organizations managing complex public affairs, regulatory, or reputational challenges.
Common Challenges
- Narrative control in contested public debates
- Stakeholder alignment across diverse audiences
- Issues management before they become crises
- Regulatory and legislative communications
- Internal communications during organizational change
What We Do
- Corporate positioning and messaging
- Issues management and monitoring
- Trade association communications
- Coalition building and community relations
- Executive communications and spokesperson preparation
- Sustainability and ESG communications
Developed corporate positioning and communications programs for organizations ranging from Fortune 500 manufacturers to regional trade associations.
Transportation
Moving projects forward in complex communities.
Transportation projects touch communities in ways few other infrastructure investments do. From rail corridors and transit expansions to highway and multimodal projects, we help transportation agencies and operators communicate with the communities they serve, manage public opposition, and build the stakeholder relationships that keep projects on track.
Who We Work With
Transit agencies, transportation departments, rail operators, and engineering firms managing public involvement, community relations, or issues communications for transportation infrastructure projects.
Common Challenges
- Community opposition to route alignments and construction impacts
- Coordinating communications across multiple jurisdictions
- Managing media coverage of delays, cost overruns, or safety incidents
- Stakeholder engagement across diverse urban and suburban communities
- Construction-phase communications and neighbor relations
What We Do
- Public involvement program design and facilitation
- Stakeholder mapping and engagement
- Construction communications and neighbor outreach
- Media relations and issues management
- Community advisory group facilitation
- Digital engagement and project information hubs
Managed communications and community relations for Rock & Rail, a major rail infrastructure project, and supported public affairs work for RTD (Regional Transportation District) in the Denver metro area.
Healthcare
Communicating care at every level.
Our healthcare communications experience spans the full continuum of care, including hospital services, primary care, urgent care, prevention and wellness, and clinical service marketing. We understand the regulatory environment, the patient perspective, and the community trust that healthcare organizations depend on.
Who We Work With
Hospital systems, health networks, senior care providers, and healthcare trade associations managing community relations, brand positioning, or issues communications.
Common Challenges
- Community opposition to facility changes or closures
- Regulatory and accreditation communications
- Patient and community trust in sensitive situations
- Media coverage of clinical or operational issues
What We Do
- Healthcare brand positioning
- Community relations and public involvement
- Issues and crisis communications
- Media relations
- Senior care communications
Supported communications programs for major Colorado health systems including Centura Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, Exempla Healthcare, and Poudre Valley Hospital.
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