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| Black & Veatch Corporation is a leading global engineering, consulting and construction company specializing in infrastructure development in the fields of energy, water and information. Founded in 1915, Black & Veatch serves its clients with conceptual and preliminary engineering services, engineering design, procurement, construction, financial management, asset management, information technology, environmental, security design and consulting, and management consulting services. Specializing in providing design services for energy intensive industries, Black & Veatch provides the planning, development, improvement, implementation, and operation of environmental systems, utility systems, and facilities for industrial manufacturing. Black & Veatch specializes in central utility plants and distribution, power generation and distribution, facility renovations and advanced technology production facilities for industry. Headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, the employee-owned company has more than 90 offices worldwide. Black & Veatch is ranked on the Forbes "500 Largest Private Companies in the U.S." listing for 2003. The company’s Web site address is www.bv.com. For more information, please contact Bruce Bleser, 877-458-8048, (bleserBW@BV.com) or Jorge Vizcarra at 913-458-8106, (vizcarraJE@BV.com). |