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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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Vice Admiral Mary Jackson named to Jacobs board of directors

Jacobs (NYSE:J) announced today the election of Mary Jackson to its Board of Directors, effective upon the closing of the previously announced separation of Jacobs' Critical Mission Solutions and portions of its Divergent Solutions business, or, if earlier, January 15, 2025. A 32-year veteran of the United States Navy with extensive experience as an advisor across numerous boards while in the Navy and since, retired Vice Admiral Jackson brings a proven track record of dynamic leadership discipline, strategic business continuity and operational efficiency.

Syracuse is a city in and the county seat of Onondaga County, New York, United States. It is the fifth-most populous city in the state of New York
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Jacobs expands wastewater program management role in Syracuse, New York

Jacobs (NYSE:J) was contracted by Onondaga County, New York, to provide program management services for the county’s combined sewer overflow (CSO) abatement and capacity, management, operations and maintenance programs. The new contract extends Jacobs’ long-term program management role to cover the CSO program and improve sewer system performance county-wide using Jacobs’ Digital OneWater solutions.

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Jacobs announced as program manager for california hydrogen hub

Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected as Program Manager for the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES), a public private partnership (P3) establishing a statewide clean hydrogen hub (H2) in California, one of seven national hubs announced by the White House and recently granted funding by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Clean Energy Demonstration (DOE OCED).

Aerial view of I-5 highway in Washington state, courtesy of Atkinson
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Jacobs-designed corridor improvement project delivers enhanced mobility, national honors

Jacobs served as lead designer on Washington Department of Transportation’s I-5 Steilacoom-DuPont Road to Thorne Lane Corridor Improvement project, recently named as a Gold Award National Finalist in the Transportation category at the American Council of Engineering Companies’ 2024 Engineering Excellence Awards. Read more about the project and how it’s improving safety and connection in Washington state.

DC Streetcar courtesy of the District Department of Transportation
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Jacobs receives program management extension for US capital transit project

As a result of superior performance, Jacobs (NYSE:J) was awarded an extension as program management consultant for the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) DC Streetcar. Launched five years ago to expand transit service in the nation’s capital, the electric fleet of streetcars connects communities and provides an environmentally friendly transit option.