Fortune Names CH2M HILL a "Most Admired" Company for 2005

DENVER,08 March, 2005 —Fortune magazine has named CH2M HILL one of its "Most Admired Companies" for 2005. The March 7 issue of the magazine identifies CH2M HILL as one of 582 "Most Admired" companies based on a criteria that evaluates companies' --

• Innovation
• Employee talent
• Use of corporate assets
• Social responsibility
• Quality of management
• Financial soundness
• Long-term investment
• Quality of products and services

In the engineering and construction sector, CH2M HILL improved its ranking over 2004 by moving from #5 to #3 on the list of "Most Admired" firms.