Black & Veatch Expanding Global Offices Due to Growth across Company Business Lines.

In Kansas City, Expansion Includes Water and Telecommunications Offices

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Growth across Black & Veatch's global business lines has resulted in the expansion of more than 30 offices worldwide. The company's total employment grew 20 percent in 2006 to 8,500 professionals. In the Kansas City area, employment increased approximately 10 percent to 3,600 professionals in 2006.

Staff count has increased by 110 professionals, to more than 500, during the past year at the company's 8400 Ward Parkway location in Kansas City, home to the company's water business. Black & Veatch also has entered into a lease agreement for 19,000-square-feet of additional office space at an adjacent building, at 8330 Ward Parkway, to accommodate more than 75 new professionals in the company's rapidly expanding water business.

"Our office expansions are a direct effect of an across-the-board increase in demand for the services we provide our clients," said Howard Withey, Chief Administrative Officer for Black & Veatch. "Although we have expanded the number of professionals to support this business growth, we continue to actively recruit high-quality talent to meet the ongoing market demands."

Globally, in 2006, Black & Veatch added more than 100,000-square-feet of office space and expects a similar expansion in 2007 as a result of growth in its energy, water, telecommunications, management consulting and federal services operations.

In early 2007, Black & Veatch plans to move 160 telecommunications professionals from its 11401 Lamar Avenue location to the Corporate Woods complex in Overland Park, Kan. The move will provide additional office space to accommodate growth of the company's telecommunications division.

The company's 8400 Ward Parkway location recently completed a $2.9 million renovation that features expanded conference and training rooms, informal meeting areas, an open floor plan and the first corporate rain garden in Kansas City. The upgrade also includes the installation of advanced communications equipment and contemporary interior design features that create an innovative workspace for professionals in its water business. Following the renovation, more than 30 professionals from the company's water business transferred back to the building after working from the company's Lamar Avenue location.

Additionally, Black & Veatch recently added nine new locations and 900 new professionals in the UK as the result of an acquisition in its water business that doubled the size of the company's UK water operations. Excluding that acquisition, Black & Veatch's global water business had a staff count increase of 7.5 percent in 2006.

Office expansions also have occurred at Black & Veatch locations in Australia; Moscow; Ho Chi Minh City; Dubai; South Africa; Puerto Rico; Bangkok; Singapore; Mumbai and Pune, India; Houston, Dallas and Austin, Texas; Raleigh, N.C.; New York City and Tarrytown, N.Y.; San Francisco, Corona, Edmonton, Dublin and Irvine, Calif.; St. Louis, Mo.; Gaithersburg, Md.; Atlanta and Conyers, Ga.; Portland, Ore.; Detroit, Stratford and Warren, Mich., and Paramus, N.J.

About Black & Veatch

Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in energy, water, information and government market sectors. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch develops tailored infrastructure solutions that meet clients' needs and provide sustainable benefits. Solutions include conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services. The employee-owned company has more than 100 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked on the Forbes "500 Largest Private Companies in the United States" listing. The company's Web site address is www.bv.com.