URS Corp.
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| Type | Public (NASDAQ: URS) |
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| Founded | 1951 |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California |
| Key people | Martin Koffel, President & CEO H. Thomas Hicks, CFO |
| Industry | Engineering |
| Revenue |  $3.9 Billion USD(2006) |
| Employees | 29,400 (2006) |
| Website | www.urscorp.com |
URS Corporation NYSE: URS is one of the largest engineering design firms worldwide and a leading U.S. federal government contractor. Headquartered in San Francisco, California, URS is a full-service, global organization with offices located in the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific.
URS is structured into two operating divisions: the URS Division and the EG&G Division. The URS Division provides a full range of planning, design, and program and construction management services to a wide variety of private and public sector clients. The EG&G Division primarily serves U.S. federal government clients, including Department of Defense agencies such as the Army, Navy and Air Force, and the Department of Homeland Security. EG&G specializes in planning, systems engineering and technical assistance, and operations and maintenance services.
[edit] History
URS Corporation's oldest predecessor company was founded in 1904. URS was established in 1951 and incorporated in 1957 as Broadview Research, a research group active in the areas of physical and engineering sciences. In 1968, Broadview Research acquired United Research Incorporated of Cambridge, Massachusetts. During this period, the name Broadview Research was changed to United Research Services, later shortened to URS. A major growth occurred in the 1970s and 1980s under the leadership of Art Stromberg and Frank Agardy, as the company developed capability in the environmental science and energy fields.
In 1996, URS expanded with the acquisition of Greiner Engineering, Woodward-Clyde Group in 1997, UK-based Thorburn Colquhoun in 1998 and Dames & Moore Group in 1999. In 2002, URS acquired EG&G Technical Services.
As of mid 2006, the firm has more than 29,400 employees worldwide, in more than 20 countries, in more than 320 offices, with the largest presence in the United States and western Europe.
[edit] Key People
Current Members of the URS Board of Directors
- Jesse Arnelle,
- Betsy Bernard,
- Armen der Marderosian,
- Mickey Foret,
- Martin Koffel,
- Joseph Ralston,
- John Roach, and
- William Walsh.
[edit] External links
URS Certification
