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News Nov 23, 2020

The Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index 2020 and the Chartered Quality Institute Recognize Jacobs for Top Performance

Jacobs recently earned a place on the prestigious The Dow Jones Sustainability™ North America Index 2020 (DJSI), which represents the top 20% of the largest 600 North American companies in the S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI). The company has also been recognized by the Chartered Quality Institute (CQI) International Quality Awards as its 2020 Quality Organisation of the Year for large companies.
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News Nov 23, 2020

Jacobs Launches Cloud-based Platform to Improve Asset Management of Airfields

Jacobs has developed a new proprietary cloud-based platform that enables effective asset management of airfields. After a successful trial period with airports around the world, https://pavy.io/Pavy is being launched to reinvent the way airports manage airfield pavements.
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News Nov 19, 2020

How Heroic Jacobs Operators Rebuilt Their Little Free Library

Jacobs and the Village of Carol Stream, Illinois have been partners since 1997. Jacobs operates the Villages 13-million-gallon-per-day wastewater facility, known locally as the Water Reclamation Center (WRC). Our 7.5- member staff keeps the WRC in top shape, and our people are always looking for ways to support the community. One of their many outreach and educational endeavors, the Little Free Library, recently encountered a little, okay big, setback, when it burned down. Undaunted, our Jacobs heroes brought this literary treasure back from the ashes, better and stronger than before. Read the touching full story on jacobs.com.
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TogetherBeyond
News Nov 18, 2020

Setting the Standard: Jacobs Inclusive Culture

One of the U.K.’s leading inclusion benchmarking organizations, The Clear Company, has honored Jacobs’ inclusive culture with its “Silver Standard” status. Read the full Jacobs.com story for the exciting details.
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News Nov 13, 2020

Q&A: Talking with Rhyl Jones McCoy, Social Value Consultant Viewing Life through a Strong Community, Equity and Wellbeing Lens

Meet Rhyl Jones McCoy: social value consultant, positive psychology practitioner, inclusion advocate and co-author of our recent social value thought leadership paper, Before & Beyond the Build.
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Sarah Alexander Q&A
News Nov 13, 2020

Q&A: Talking with Sarah Alexander, a Social Value Practitioner Driven to Challenge the Status Quo

Meet Sarah Alexander: social entrepreneur, strategist, positive change maker and co-author of our recent social value thought leadership paper, Before & Beyond the Build.
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TogetherBeyond
News Nov 11, 2020

Celebrating Our Veterans on November 11th

This Veterans Day, we’re honoring our military veterans and reaffirming our commitment to being the employer of choice, in every way. See how in this jacobs.com article.
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News Nov 10, 2020

Jacobs Secures New Panel Appointment with Melbourne Water

Jacobs has been appointed to Melbourne Water's Engineering Services Panel. One of just two consultants appointed to the panel, Jacobs will deliver engineering consulting services, including strategic planning, feasibility and design services, to Melbourne Water to help deliver better outcomes for projects and customers. The appointment is for an initial three-year period with possible extension for up to seven years.
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TogetherBeyond
News Nov 06, 2020

Putting a Focus on Inclusive Mobility for All

At Jacobs, we know that if we are inclusive, we’re more connected, and if we are diverse, we’re more creative. We don’t just live our values internally, we live inclusion in the communities where we live, work, educate and play. Read how we’re putting a focus on inclusive mobility with the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind.
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PlanBeyond
News Nov 05, 2020

Tackling Climate Change: Our Pledge to Action Campaign Launches

Everyone has experienced delays and cancellations because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the 26th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) is no exception. With COP26 rescheduled for this time next year, we’re launching a campaign to demonstrate what we can collectively achieve in a year when we unite in the fight against climate change.
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News Oct 30, 2020

Community Servings: Healing People with Food, Hope

As the old saying goes, good food brings people together and nourishes the soul. What if that axiom isn’t true for everyone? Here's how one organization, Community Servings, works to prepare and deliver meals to many Massachusettsans, even during various public health crises.
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News Oct 29, 2020

Jacobs-Supported Water Restoration Plant Upgrade Selected for DBIA Honor

Oregon’s Grants Pass Water Restoration Plant upgrade project, for which we served as Progressive Design-Builder, has received the National Award of Merit in the water/wastewater category. Learn more about the award-winning project, including its impressive safety record and how it benefitted from the progressive design-build model.
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