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News Jun 29, 2021

Jacobs to Develop Smart City Masterplans for Three Greenfield Industrial Developments in South India

Jacobs has been selected by National Industrial Corridor Development Corporation Limited (NICDC) to deliver master planning and preliminary engineering design services for three greenfield industrial developments in South India. The projects, under the third phase of the NICDC's National Industrial Corridor Development Program, aim to reimagine industrial cities in India and create new global manufacturing and investment destinations with world-class road, rail, water, power and social infrastructure.
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News Jun 29, 2021

Battery Electric Bus Facilities Will Advance Both Green Fleet Objectives and Equity

King County Metro, an early adopter of battery electric buses, has committed to converting just under 2000 buses to a 100% zero-emissions fleet powered by renewable energy by 2040. Find out how Jacobs is supporting King County Metro achieve this goal.
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Q&A: Talking with Michele Holland, Federal Civilian Agencies Portfolio Operations Director
News Jun 26, 2021

Q&A: Talking with Michele Holland, Federal Civilian Agencies Portfolio Operations Director

Michele Holland, PE, PMP, is the Federal Civilian Agencies Portfolio Operations Director. A graduate of Virginia Tech with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering and a Master of Science in Structural Engineering, Michele began her career designing large infrastructure and facility projects in the Washington D.C. area before moving overseas to support bridge and infrastructure projects in Gurgaon, India and then on to deliver program management support in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Michele joined Jacobs in 2011 as a Project Manager in the Arlington, Virginia office. She has since moved to Raleigh, North Carolina where she is on a never-ending quest to find the best craft beer and BBQ in the state.
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News Jun 25, 2021

Jacobs Wins New Air Force B-21 Aircraft Contract

Jacobs was awarded a new U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Kansas City District Architecture and Engineering (AE) contract to support the planning, design and construction of facilities and infrastructure in service of the Air Force's B-21 mission. The Multiple Award Task Order Contract (MATOC) supports AE requirements primarily at Ellsworth Air Force Base (AFB), South Dakota, Dyess AFB, Texas, Whiteman AFB, Missouri, and other locations as the Air Force determines support for the B-21 program.
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Q&A: Talking with Yvonne Lynam, Health, Safety & Environment Director for Advanced Facilities
News Jun 24, 2021

Q&A: Talking with Yvonne Lynam, Health, Safety & Environment Director for Advanced Facilities

As Jacobs’ Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Director for Advanced Facilities, Yvonne Lynam works closely with HSE, construction and operations teams across the business to standardize global HSE practices. She also partners with BeyondZero teams and Positive Mental Health Champions to continue evolving Jacobs’ Culture of Caring. She first joined Jacobs in 2000 and returned in 2012 as an HSE Manager supporting key construction projects in Ireland and Switzerland.
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Q&A: Talking with Rayna Volden, Jacobs Program Manager
News Jun 23, 2021

Q&A: Talking with Rayna Volden, Jacobs Program Manager

One of Canada’s shining stars, Program Manager and Jacobs Vice President Rayna Volden has spent her 30-year engineering career delivering innovative solutions to all aspects of civil engineering and environmental challenges across the country.
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News Jun 22, 2021

Jacobs Launches Climate Solutions Course to Global Workforce

Jacobs has reaffirmed its commitment to responding to the climate change emergency by offering its entire workforce the Climate Solutions Accelerator course, a 90-minute online course designed to educate participants on climate change and the actions that can mitigate its impact before it is too late.
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How Will COVID-19 Change Healthcare Design?
News Jun 15, 2021

How Will COVID-19 Change Healthcare Design?

Jacobs Director of Health Infrastructure Matthew Holmes and physician and healthcare architect Diana Anderson will present at a virtual session of the European Health Care Design Conference in England June 17, 2021.
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News Jun 14, 2021

Q&A: Talking with Suzanne McCormack, Vice President, Executive Program Director, Europe

In this Q&A, we connect with Vice President, Executive Program Director, Europe Suzanne McCormack, to talk about what inspires her and her career working on some of the most exciting programs in the world.
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A Sneak Peek into Singapore International Water Week
News Jun 14, 2021

A Sneak Peek into Singapore International Water Week

Jacobs’ global leaders and industry-leading experts will be sharing their perspectives and insights on solutions and innovations spanning the urban water cycle at Singapore International Water Week 2021 (SIWW2021).
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Managing Cyber Risk to your Infrastructure
News Jun 11, 2021

Managing Cyber Risk to your Infrastructure

There is little doubt that infrastructure projects are seen as a way out of the current economic situation by many governments worldwide, with huge investment planned in new tunnels, railways, utilities and other infrastructure. But will this building frenzy create yet more opportunities for cyber crime to disrupt our way of life?
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Why Quality Must Be Our Priority
News Jun 10, 2021

Why Quality Must Be Our Priority

As the pandemic accelerates the industry’s digital revolution, the built environment must take the opportunity to improve the quality of its work. In the latest online issue of RICS Construction Journal, Jacobs’ Surveying and Estates Lead in our Cities & Places U.K. team, Andrew Wood, discusses quality in the built environment, and the need to heed the lessons of the past and accelerate the digital revolution to reimagine service, embrace new technologies and set a new path forward. Initially published in the journal [member access], we reshare the article here, with thanks to RICS Construction Journal.
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