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AECOM Hunt exec studied architecture but made her career in construction

July 17, 2024

Via: Construction Dive

Corissa Smith knows convention centers. As the executive vice president and market lead for AECOM Hunt, she oversees the company’s projects in its convention center sector. Appointed to the role earlier this year, Phoenix-based Smith supports the company’s market strategy […]


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AECOM Signs Deals For Ukraine Infrastructure Rebuilding PM Role

June 20, 2023

Via: ENR

Ukrainian officials and AECOM have signed two agreements for the company to help structure the country’s efforts to rebuild since Russia’s invasion. The firm will serve as a delivery partner to provide infrastructure and program management advisory support, working with […]


Construction Techniques

AECOM launches new sewer inspection software

September 21, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

AECOM’s PipeInsights platform enables users to manage multiple sewer programs simultaneously and better understand overall sewer system health, the company said in the release. It also allows users to securely access inspections from any mobile device. PipeInsights is the latest […]


Construction Techniques

What CEOs of WSP and AECOM Earned in 2021

September 1, 2022

Via: ENR

The compensation paid in 2021 to WSP Global Inc. CEO Alexandre L’Heureux easily topped that fiscal’s year’s total pay to AECOM CEO W. Troy Rudd, according to proxy statements and other documents—even though the latter outranks the former on revenue-based […]


Construction Processes, Financial

AECOM raises guidance amid higher profits, lower revenue

August 9, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

Adjusted earnings per share, which excluded certain charges for the quarter, came in at 86 cents per share, besting Wall Street analysts’ expectations of 82 cents, according to stock analysis site Seeking Alpha. But total revenue missed analysts’ expectations by […]


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AECOM, Skanska, Obayashi Picked for $1.4B Utah Railroad Project

May 19, 2022

Via: ENR

Plans for a long-awaited Utah railroad are moving forward as one of the firms involved in the public-private partnership developing the project announced the engineering and construction firms that will work on the $1.35-billion Uinta Basin Railway. AECOM will deliver […]


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‘A global infrastructure investment renaissance is beginning’: AECOM raises guidance as Q1 profits soar

February 8, 2022

Via: Construction Dive

AECOM CEO Troy Rudd said the company exceeded expectations on every key financial metric. Investments in collaboration and innovation contributed to its growth and operating margin expansion, Rudd said. “Our win rate has been improving steadily over the last four […]


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AECOM Tishman to build new $9.5B international terminal at JFK

December 14, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

The new terminal will feature 23 new gates and will include retail, dining, an indoor green space and other offerings, according to the release. It will also use renewable energy technologies such as solar hot water and aircraft de-icing and […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Appeals Court Punts on Whistleblower Suit Against AECOM

November 22, 2021

Via: ENR

A federal district court in New York City must now reconsider part of its decision to dismiss a former employee whistleblower’s complaint that AECOM fraudulently billed the U.S. Army under a $1.9-billion contract it held for maintenance and support in […]


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Skanska/Traylor JV Tapped for $1.6B NJ Bridge Replacement

October 13, 2021

Via: ENR

New Jersey’s Portal Bridge, a 110-year-old structure long the bane of Northeast Corridor rail travelers, is a step closer to becoming a memory with NJ Transit’s award of a $1.6-billion replacement project contract to a joint venture of Skanska and […]


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AECOM moving headquarters to Dallas

August 19, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

By moving to the region, AECOM joins Fluor and Balfour Beatty Construction, the country’s 3rd and 16th largest contractors, respectively. Balfour Beatty, a U.K. company, has its U.S. headquarters in Dallas. Fluor is based in Irving, Texas, just northwest of […]


Construction Processes, Financial

AECOM revenue steady as company anticipates a boom in civil work

May 12, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

Rudd said that AECOM’s government clients are on strong financial ground, thanks to money from the $350 billion American Rescue Plan. In fact, he said, the company’s largest state and local government clients are funded at higher levels now than […]


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AECOM launches ESG strategy

April 26, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

ESG is an investment approach that screens publicly traded companies for predefined objectives based on environmental, social and corporate governance criteria. It shuns firms that don’t adhere to such principles or those that operate in industries that are philosophically opposed […]


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AECOM $48M Study Contract for New NJ Turnpike Widening Upsets Enviros

April 5, 2021

Via: ENR

A $48-million contract awarded March 23 to AECOM to study impacts of widening 34 miles of the most rural southern part of the 117.2-mile New Jersey Turnpike has upset state environmental activists who say the project conflicts with the state’s […]


Sustainability

AECOM, Ferrovial to develop Florida vertiport network

February 24, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

Last year, Lilium and the city of Orlando entered into an economic development incentive agreement for a proposed $25 million, 56,000-square-foot transportation hub. The agreement, approved by the Orlando City Council in November, will give Lilium a tax rebate of […]


Construction Processes, Interaction of Expertise

Fortune magazine ranks construction’s most admired firms

February 5, 2021

Via: Construction Dive

AECOM released a statement in response to its ranking on Fortune’s list, saying that despite the coronavirus-related challenges of 2020, it still delivered strong financial results for its stakeholders, results that outperformed guidance on almost all of its key financial […]


Sustainability

Madison Square Garden Entertainment takes over construction of Vegas Sphere

December 21, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

MSG reiterated to Construction Dive that the transition involving AECOM was not about any disagreement or problem with contractor’s work but about the expansion of MSG’s construction capabilities. An AECOM statement to Construction Dive echoed that sentiment: “Our relationship with […]


Sustainability

AECOM announces agreement to sell civil construction unit

December 10, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

The announcement is not a surprise to investors and those who follow the company closely, according to Andrew Wittmann, senior research analyst with Baird Equity Research’s Industrial Services division​. “Investors have been expecting this for some time and therefore the […]


Construction Processes, Legal

Justice Department joins whistleblower lawsuit against AECOM

June 5, 2020

Via: Construction Dive

Post-Katrina, FEMA provided schools and universities with funds for the repair or replacement of damaged facilities, limited to the amount required to restore them to their pre-disaster condition. The full cost of replacement was available only if repair estimates exceeded […]


Construction Techniques

AECOM generates cloud solutions for construction problems in 3-day hackathon

September 18, 2019

Via: Construction Dive

During a typical “hackathon,” groups of software developers meet over several days to engage in intensive rounds of computer programming. Participants motivate each other to share ideas and collaborate on technology-focused problem solving. While this doesn’t sound like a gathering […]