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“There seems to be conventional wisdom that we can use wind and solar, and that's going to solve all our problems”

Members of the Sierra Club, the Columbia Climate Change Coalition and other groups came out last night to ensure their voices were heard at a meeting to gather ideas on Columbia's future power sources. via Columbia Daily Tribune

Versar, Inc. announced that the U.S. Air Force Center for Engineering and the Environment awarded Versar a new task order for $450.000 to provide Construction Management and Quality Assurance personnel for ... via AME Info

“Twelve urban planners, and none of them can plan a seating arrangement”

The first conflict at yesterday's New York City Planning Commission hearing on Columbia University's 17-acre Manhattanville expansion plan, a scheme designed by Renzo Piano Building Workshop and Skidmore, ... via ENR-Engineering News-Record

Consulting-Specifying Engineer, 11/27/2007 12:15:00 PM Sept 20 Webcast Moderator: Michael Ivanovich, Chief Editor CSE Participants: Brian Renner, PE, LEED AP, A. Epstein and Sons International, Chicago. via Consulting-Specifying Engineer

It will cost about $1.5 million to tear down Wilson High School, and razing The Rayen School could be even more expensive. via Vindy.com

“We don't have any definitive plans, but we believe there's some added value which could come from developing the site”

St. Louis Business Journal - by Lisa R. Brown Several undeveloped parcels of land in the St. via St. Louis Business Journal

“And even if there are tolls there's going to be state and federal assistance. That money could be spent on other roads needed in other parts of the county.”

Consultants for the Southwest Florida Expressway Authority defended themselves this week against charges they've over-stated the expected growth and traffic demands to prop up the case for tolls on Interstate ... via Marco Eagle

“I'm a hunter and hunters are naturalists too.”

November 20, 2007 By By Lois Swoboda On Nov.13, engineers from HDR Inc, the engineering firm chosen to research the feasibility of a new east-to-west highway corridor in the Florida Panhandle, attended a public ... via The Times - Apalachicola & Carrabelle

“As near as we can tell, (the bridge) won't affect the belugas at all, except during construction. During construction, those mitigation issues are already in the EIS (environmental impact statement) and described.”

The icy Knik Arm reflects the city of Anchorage and the Chugach Mountains. Officials continue working toward getting funding to build a bridge over Knik Arm while federal officials are working to determine if ... via Alaska Journal of Commerce

An aide to Miami-Dade Commissioner Dorrin Rolle pleaded no contest Thursday to ethics charges that accused her of trying to slide her husband's firm into a lucrative Transit contract when she was a manager ... via The Miami Herald

Washington Group International's merger agreement with URS Corporation was completed Thursday, according to a press release on the company's Web site. via Carlsbad Current-Argus

San Francisco Business Times - by Steven E.F. Brown URS Corp. completed its deal to buy Washington Group International Inc. via Bizjournals

“This is a great opportunity to expand and grow this company. This comes at a time when demand for our services is at an all-time high.”

BOISE, Idaho - Washington Group International shareholders voted Thursday to approve a $3.2 billion buyout offer by rival URS Corp, taking another step toward creating the nation's biggest engineering and ... via Times-News

“By welcoming Gartner Lee aboard, we continue to advance the AECOM strategy in the Canadian market by enhancing our multi-disciplinary operations in the region.”

AECOM Technology Corporation, a leading provider of professional technical and management support services for government and commercial clients around the world, announced today that it has acquired Gartner ... via HAZMAT Magazine

URS Corp. will find out Thursday whether an additional $200 million and extra two weeks of arm twisting will be enough to overcome shareholder opposition threatening to block its proposed takeover of ... via Monterey County Herald

Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, Asia Pacific's leading luxury hotel group, will open Shangri-La's Kerry Centre Hotel, Pudong Shanghai in mid-2010. This will be the group's second Shanghai hotel in addition to ... via EHotelier Global Hospitality News

Attractive Value on URS Corp. Posted Wed Nov 14, 09:04 am ET An update has just come out on URS Corporation , in which Zacks infrastructure sector analyst Mario Ricchio is restating his Buy rating on the ... via Zacks Analyst Blog

“I have heard we have paid for utilities relocation we didn't need to”

Two Ascension Parish Council committees gave Public Works Director Bob Turner authority Tuesday to hire certified inspectors for road and sewer projects. via WBRZ-TV Baton Rouge

“No one thought this was going to fail”

The Delaware Department of Transportation is looking to hire a consultant to help maneuver through a claims process to determine who, if anyone, is financially responsible for the latest Indian River Inlet ... via News Journal

The maximum value of the contract to URS is $34 million. Commenting on the contract award, Gary V. Jandegian, President, URS Division, said: "We look forward to working with the Los Angeles Community College ... via PR-inside.com

“They were extremely disappointed I made that decision”

FORT WORTH -- Ben Watts, who has served as president and chief executive of the Carter & Burgess engineering and architecture firm for four years, will spend seven weeks taking the longtime Fort Worth company into the fold of Jacobs Engineering before he steps down at year's end.

Carter & Burgess was bought out Nov. 2 by Jacobs Engineering of Pasadena, Calif.

Watts, now 60, joined Carter & Burgess in 1997 as a senior vice president. He had been secretary of the Florida Transportation Department. Watts said that during buyout negotiations, he had agreed to stay on at Carter & Burgess for a year, but after a health scare about six weeks ago, he decided it was time to retire. He and his wife will return to Florida to be near their children and grandchildren. Read more

“We decided it would be fair to add this to pay them for the services they gave us for that period and all the way through construction.”

BY PHIL WIELAND pwieland@nwitimes.com 219.548.4352 VALPARAISO Two contracts dealing with the Valparaiso Street reconstruction were approved this week by the city's Board of Public Works and Safety. via The Times

The city has hired a ballpark design company to help with its new $30 million downtown baseball stadium. via Construction Equipment Guide

November 8, 2007-- Intermap Technologies Corp. , today reported financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2007. via GISCafe

“This award reaffirms Versar's ability to deliver quality services in remote and challenging environments.”

Virginia-based Versar Inc. announced it has been contracted to continue work on Afghan National Army and police projects among others in Afghanistan. via UPI

Contact: David Higie, 412-269-6449, dhigie@mbakercorp.com If you are unable to participate during the live webcast, the call will be available for replay at www.investorcalendar.com/ClientPage.asp?ID=122734 or ... via PR-inside.com

Engineering and construction company URS Corp. says it's sweetening its offer for Washington Group International to $3.2 billion, hoping to convince wayward shareholders to go along with the deal. via KIVI-TV Nampa

The use of three-dimensional geospatial data is providing value in the fire fighting efforts in California for Intermap Technologies' customers. via Directions Magazine

“Even though there is no apparent legal conflict with dual roles; I would never want there to be any perception of a conflict of interest in either role”

A San Francisco company bidding for work on a planned LAX parking facility has withdrawn amid questions of a potential conflict of interest between the firm and former airports Executive Director Lydia Kennard, ... via San Jose Mercury News

Clement "Clem" Mitchell was named president and chief executive of Fru-Con Construction Corp. via St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Intermap Technologies Corp. shares are up more than 10% on Wednesday after the digital mapping company announced Tuesday that it has hired three automotive industry experts in the U.S. and Germany to help ... via National Post

Canadian engineering firm Stantec Inc said on Thursday its third-quarter profit rose 5.5 percent on a stronger performance from its industrial and environment practices. via Globeinvestor.com

“We need to find out where the bad information came from, and why we didn't know it was bad information”

State lawmakers are looking for someone to blame for yet another setback in plans to replace the Indian River Inlet Bridge. via The Daily Times