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Green finance: Mind the gaps

Are we investing enough in lower-carbon sectors and in the natural world? And how do we know whether ‘green’ really does mean green? Jacobs’ Mark Browning and Ariane Brotto report in The Environment magazine.

Federal stimulus legislation provides opportunity to accelerate water industry recovery

Stimulus legislation, both the Rescue Plan Act and the developing infrastructure bill, are creating opportunities for utilities to get essential funding for critical infrastructure projects. In this article Mike Matichich, Jacobs’ lead for our Financial Services consulting team, highlights details on the federal funding available and the opportunities to secure that funding to accomplish priority water and wastewater system needs.

Jacobs receives ACEC engineering excellence award for University of Oklahoma utility plant

PASADENA, Calif. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- May. 14, 2013 -- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today that it was honored with the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) Engineering Excellence Award for the University of Oklahoma (OU) Utility Plant

Jacobs ranked #1 on ENR’s top 500 design firms list for fourth consecutive year

Engineering News-Record has ranked Jacobs No. 1 in its list of Top 500 Design Firms in its annual rankings of both publicly and privately held U.S. companies, based on revenue for design-specific services performed in the previous year.

Jacobs and WIFIA: Lessons learned from reinvented water infrastructure financing

Jacobs and the Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (WIFIA) have reinvented water financing for our clients to accomplish more than just secure low interest loans. Ultimately the purpose of WIFIA, our work, and the investment in communities is to bring better water resources and an improved quality of life for a more connected, sustainable world. Jacobs Strategic Consulting Business & Finance Leader Dennis Jackson weighs in on lessons learned in this article.

Duval county schools: Creating schools for the future

As one of Florida’s seven major metropolitan school districts and the oldest, Duval County Public Schools has their sights on the future focusing on creating healthy and safe environments for children to learn and teachers to teach. Here’s how Jacobs is helping them make this future a reality.

Jacobs participates in first ever Mental Health Action day

Jacobs is proud to be a founding partner of Mental Health Action Day, a new movement with a mission to empower people to take action for mental health – no matter where we are in our mental health journey. Find out how you can take action in this article.

Equipment inspection maintenance take flight at Jacobs work site in Kansas

Our Jacobs Operations Management and Facilities Services team in Liberal, Kansas is managing wastewater treatment utilities and equipment over more than 3,800 acres. Using a specially equipped drone to inspect the plant and monitor conveyance piping that carries treated wastewater effluent to agricultural fields nearby has increased efficiency, saved costs and promoted safe operations. Read, and see, how we helped this technology take flight.