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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 completes equity for debt exchange

Jacobs announced that it has successfully exited its equity stake in Amentum Holdings, Inc. ("Amentum") by exchanging 19,464,174 shares of common stock of Amentum held by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. ("JEG"), for approximately £240 million aggregate principal amount of JEG term loans. The Amentum common stock was sold by BofA Securities, Inc., as selling shareholder, to investors in a registered public offering that closed on March 13, 2025. After giving effect to the transaction and the retirement of the exchanged JEG term loans, Jacobs' aggregate outstanding borrowings decreased by approximately £240 million, or the equivalent of approximately $312 million.

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Elevating aviation asset management: A milestone in safety & data excellence

Jacobs successfully completed the Airservices Australia Asset Data Capture & Site Investigation program, travelling more than 87,400 miles (140,700 kilometers) to 33 airport locations across Australia. The team inspected 45 control towers and Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) facilities and captured data on over 11,000 individual assets.

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Jacobs-supported Milwaukee transportation project wins award for best urban design

The IH-43 County Line Road Interchange project, designed by Jacobs and HNTB, has been recognized for its innovative design and community impact, winning the Wisconsin Department of Transportation’s Best Urban Design by a Consultant award at the 2025 Design Awards. Learn how this Jacobs-designed project is improving traffic flow, safety and accessibility for Milwaukee and Ozaukee counties.