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Explore the latest announcements, press coverage and company updates showing the solutions we’re creating with clients, the positive difference we’re making in our communities and the value we’re delivering to shareholders. 

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Protecting the Thames Estuary: Modeling to provide a reliable evidence base to safeguard millions of residents and billions in assets

The Thames Estuary is home to 1.51 million people and more than £400 ($546) billion-worth of assets that are at risk from tidal flooding. To address this challenge, Jacobs and JBA Consulting are leading the Thames Estuary 2100 Modelling Project for the Environment Agency — a key pillar of the Thames Estuary 2100 strategy. The project strengthens understanding of flood risk and provides the robust evidence base needed to guide smarter decisions that protect homes, safeguard critical infrastructure and support sustainable growth. By delivering trusted and unified insights for climate resilience, it’s helping to build a safer future for one of the principal development areas in southern England.
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Jacobs’ data center digital twin featured in NVIDIA GTC keynote

During NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote presentation at the company’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Monday, March 16, 2026, the founder and CEO highlighted Jacobs. The NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint and libraries now features a Jacobs Data Center Digital Twin solution that enables developers and owners to plan, simulate and optimize gigawatt-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, known as AI factories, in a virtual environment – improving time to first revenue, efficient energy performance and resilient long-term operations.
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Jacobs recognized for advancing climate resilience and environmental innovation

Jacobs has received five Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal awards, recognizing[RK1.1] global leadership in climate resilience infrastructure, digital innovation, nature-based solutions and data-driven decarbonization, along with a lifetime achievement honor for industry leadership.
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Jacobs drives wastewater decarbonization through breakthrough biosolids drying technology

Anaerobically-digested municipal wastewater biosolids are more than two-thirds water, even after being dewatered. Biosolids also release methane, a potent greenhouse gas, during storage. In a successful trial with Welsh Water, Jacobs has demonstrated that the technology offers a low-cost way to dry anaerobically digested biosolids cake, reducing its mass significantly. Read more about the technology, and how it’s showing potential to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, in this article.

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Jacobs-designed critical transportation infrastructure keeps Wisconsin moving

Two roadway projects in Wisconsin recently opened, bringing improved safety, efficient transportation and connectivity to more than 300,000 daily users. Jacobs played a significant role in the planning, design and construction support of both projects. Read more about the economic and quality-of-life benefits expected and our work on the projects in this article.

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Jacobs recognized for commitment to carbon management

Jacobs’ approach for managing whole life carbon emissions within buildings and infrastructure has been recognized through PAS2080:2023 verification, reflecting our commitment to deliver sustainable solutions and respond to the climate challenge.

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Realscene Immersive first responder training tool named ITSPA Project of the Year

The number of emergency personnel fatalities involved in struck-by incidents are increasing at an alarming rate, making emergency response to traffic incidents a top danger for law enforcement, fire fighters, EMS and towing operators. Jacobs developed an innovative, extended reality tool, RealScene, which provides an engaging and realistic training environment in real scenarios that enhances safety and better prepares first responder teams for the next emergency. Read more about the award-winning tool in this article.

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Jacobs to spin-off and merge its Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence Government Services businesses with Amentum, creating an independent, publicly traded company

Jacobs announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to spin-off and combine its Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services businesses with Amentum, a leading global engineering and technology solutions provider, to create a new, publicly-traded player in the government services sector.

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Jacobs to advance development of new water tidal turbine technology

Jacobs announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to spin-off and combine its Critical Mission Solutions and Cyber & Intelligence government services businesses with Amentum, a leading global engineering and technology solutions provider, to create a new, publicly-traded player in the government services sector.

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Julie Sloat and Louis Pinkham named to Jacobs board of directors

Jacobs (NYSE: J) announced today the election of Julie Sloat and Louis Pinkham to its Board of Directors, effective December 1, 2023. With considerable experience across business, technology, manufacturing and energy transition, they bring to the board a proven track record of scaling ground-breaking products and services, developing organizations, and building cross-industry strategic partnerships.