Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE: JEC) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Energy, Chemicals and Resources (ECR) segment to WorleyParsons Limited (ASX: WOR) for $3.3 billion, consisting of $2.6 billion in cash and $700 million in WorleyParsons ordinary shares. The transaction value represents a multiple of more than 11.5…
New ASCE Manual of Practice Focuses on Infrastructure Resilience in a Changing Climate
ASCE’s new book, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure: Adaptive Design and Risk Management, MOP 140, provides guidance for and contributes to the developing or enhancing of methods for infrastructure analysis and design in a world in which risk profiles are changing and can be projected with varying degrees of uncertainty requiring a new design philosophy to meet this…
O’Neal Acquires Engineering Firm
O’Neal, Inc., an integrated design and construction firm, recently acquired DME Alliance Inc. (DME) based in Allentown, Pennsylvania. In business for 16 years, DME provides engineering solutions for the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and related industries. This acquisition will allow O’Neal to expand their BioPharm capabilities by building upon DME’s ongoing success. “Over the last several years…
Female Role Models in Engineering: Spotlight on the “Fab Four” of Chix Dig It
While the number of female role models in the architecture, engineering and construction is still less than ideal, Chix Dig It-Celebrating Women in Construction exists to empower women in all aspects of the industry. Last month’s Chix Dig It — Celebrating Women in Construction luncheon, which drew nearly 200 attendees from the AEC industry to…
Design-Build Now Delivers Nearly Half of all Projects Nationwide
Design-build used to be considered an “alternative” way to build. New research shows it’s now the fastest growing and most popular method delivering construction projects in America. Industry analysts at FMI have completed a comprehensive assessment of the nonresidential, highway/street and water/wastewater design-build construction market. This long-awaited research provides the most comprehensive look at design-build’s…
ECS Southeast Adds Louisville Office with Acquisition of GEM Engineering, Inc.
Engineering Consulting Services (ECS) is pleased to announce the acquisition of GEM Engineering, Inc. (GEM) whose office will now become the Louisville, Kentucky location of ECS Southeast, LLP and a member of the ECS Group of Companies. “Louisville is the right place, with the right people, at the right time. Adding GEM to the ECS…
Spotlight on Derek Clyburn, P.E., of ECS Southeast – Raleigh
Derek L. Clyburn, P.E., M.B.A. is Senior Vice President and North Region Manager for ECS Southeast, LLP — a premier provider of geotechnical, construction materials, environmental and facilities services across North and South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia and Alabama. ECS Southeast is an operating entity of Engineering Consulting Services (ECS), one of the largest and rapidly…
DEVITA Acquires Elm Engineering in Charlotte, NC
DEVITA, a Greenville, SC-based engineering firm serving commercial and precast clients coast to coast, has acquired Elm Engineering, Inc., in Charlotte, NC. Elm Engineering was the first engineering firm in the Charlotte area to focus solely on sustainable engineering, energy efficiency, LEED consulting and commissioning. DEVITA acquired the firm as the next step in its…
Page Elected ACEC-SC Chair
Kylie Page, PE, Terracon, Charleston, SC, was elected Chairman of the American Council of Engineering Companies of South Carolina (ACEC-SC) at its annual meeting in June. Page is ACEC-SC’s first female Chair, and will assume her role as chair on July 1, 2017. Page also served as ACEC-SC’s Vice Chair, Secretary/Treasurer and Board Member, and…
Alliance Consulting Engineers Again Ranked in the Top Design Firms in Southeast
For the fourth year in a row, Alliance Consulting Engineers, Inc. has been listed by Engineering News-Record (ENR), a McGraw-Hill Companies publication with focus on the Engineering Design sector, as one of the top ten design firms in South Carolina and one of the top 70 design firms within the Southeastern United States including Florida,…
