AECOM Merges with EDAW; Combining Capabilities Extends Both Companies' Service Lines.LOS ANGELES Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. -- AECOM AECOM Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University (Bronx, NY) AECOM Architectural and Engineering Company , the global design and professional technical services company, has merged with San Francisco-based EDAW EDAW Eight Days A Week (Beatles song) EDAW Eckbo, Dean, Austin & Williams (New York, NY) , Inc., an urban planning urban planning: see city planning. urban planning Programs pursued as a means of improving the urban environment and achieving certain social and economic objectives. and design, landscape architecture, economics, and cultural and environmental services The various combinations of scientific, technical, and advisory activities (including modification processes, i.e., the influence of manmade and natural factors) required to acquire, produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future states of space, atmospheric, firm practicing worldwide. The merger combines EDAW's front-end planning expertise with AECOM's design and program and construction management capabilities. By combining expertise, AECOM and EDAW will extend their service lines and be able to address a broader spectrum of market needs on a worldwide basis. EDAW will operate as an AECOM company under the EDAW name. AECOM has 22,000 employees and USD USD In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the U.S. Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. 2.5 billion in annual revenue, and the company serves clients in the transportation, environmental, and facilities markets worldwide. EDAW has 1,200 employees, USD150 million in annual revenue, and serves a broad range of commercial and government clients. "The merger with EDAW will advance our strategic objective of broadening and diversifying our technical services, particularly in front-end planning and consulting. Although EDAW conducts operations in the same areas as AECOM -- the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , United Kingdom, Australia, Hong Kong, and China -- there will be little overlap in our core clients or revenues," said John M. Dionisio, AECOM President and Chief Executive Officer. EDAW Chief Executive Officer and President Joe Brown and Chair Barbara Faga will continue to manage the company. "This is an ideal marriage," commented Brown. "EDAW's service offerings -- particularly in urban regeneration -- are a natural fit with AECOM's transportation, environmental, and facilities strengths." About AECOM AECOM (www.AECOM.com) is a global leader in the transportation, environmental, and facilities markets with projects in more than 60 countries. Named in Forbes magazine's Top 500 Private Companies list, AECOM has annual revenues of USD2.5 billion. AECOM features prominently in ENR's Top 500 Design Firms list in 2005, ranking 1st in transportation, 1st in sewer/waste, 1st in general building and 3rd overall. About EDAW Founded in 1939, EDAW (www.EDAW.com) is consistently ranked among the world's leading design firms and boasts hundreds of client and industry awards. EDAW's collaborative blend of landscape architecture, urban design, and environmental and economic planning services are delivered from 26 offices across the globe. Recent work includes the San Francisco Bay Area “Bay Area” redirects here. For other uses, see Bay Area (disambiguation). The San Francisco Bay Area, colloquially known as the Bay Area or The Bay Salt Pond Restoration Strategy; Boston's Wharf District Park; and various Olympic projects, including Beijing's aquatic park and London's winning bid for the 2012 Games. |
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