Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. has joined celebrations to mark the launch of British Airways i360, a unique visitor attraction that opens on Brighton seafront in the United Kingdom on August 4. Jacobs was the engineer and project manager for construction of the attraction, which was conceived and designed by Marks Barfield Architects.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it has successfully completed project management services for Sunstar Americas, Inc.’s manufacturing facility and North American headquarters in Schaumburg, Illinois.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it earned top three rankings in multiple categories in Building Design + Construction (BD+C)’s recent 2016 Giants 300 issue, which ranks the world’s top architecture, engineering and construction firms by revenue.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today Steven J. Demetriou, Jacobs’ president and CEO, has been appointed to the additional position of chairman of the board effective immediately. Demetriou becomes the third chairman in the company’s 69 year history. Noel G. Watson, presently the non-executive chair, will retire from that position but remain on the board. Concurrently, Jacobs announced its board of directors has elected Linda Fayne Levinson to serve as lead director.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it was awarded a contract by Network Rail to continue its support for improving rail links from the Great Western main line to Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom (U.K.). The work is a key part of a project to improve connections to the U.K.’s busiest airport and create a global gateway for west England.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today the expansion of its Field Services business, including additional presence on the Gulf Coast and a further commitment to workforce training and development.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. is expected to release its third quarter 2016 earnings results prior to market open on Tuesday, August 9, 2016.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it has entered a share purchase agreement (SPA) to transfer operations within its Jacobs France subsidiary to NOX SARL in France.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it received a three-year contract from Saudi International Petrochemical Company (Sipchem) to provide general engineering services at Sipchem’s Jubail Industrial City facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today its appointment as client-side technical advisor to the Western Australia Public Transport Authority (PTA) for the Forrestfield Airport Rail Link.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today it was tasked by the NASA Johnson Space Center under the JSC Engineering and Technical Services (JETS) contract to perform manned flight qualification testing on the parachute system for the Orion space capsule. The capsule is being developed for human deep space exploration.

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. announced today the expansion of its Aviation practice in response to continued growth in this market. The expansion includes the appointment of a Global Aviation Business Leader, along with several additional key hires.