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February 26, 2008

Bechtel Proceeds with LNG Construction in Angola

Bechtel, in cooperation with ConocoPhillips under the ConocoPhillips-Bechtel Global LNG Collaboration, has been involved in detailed engineering and procurement for the Angola LNG liquefaction train since early 2007. “The first LNG production is slated for early 2012,” says Bechtel Project...

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February 23, 2008

Retired Bechtel Chair Supports Engineering

The first gift provides $2 million for the new School of Engineering Education at Purdue University, where Mr. Bechtel received a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. The funds will help underwrite construction of the Ideas to Innovation Learning Laboratory, which will...

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February 15, 2008

Los Alamos Wins 2008 Pollution Prevention Awards

Read the LANL press release. The University of California joined with Bechtel, BWX Technologies and Washington Group International to form Los Alamos National Security, LLC (LANS). The group has managed the laboratory since June 1, 2006.

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January 23, 2008

Bechtel and Parsons Brinckerhoff Reach Settlement on Big Dig

John MacDonald, chairman of the Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff (B/PB) joint venture, issued the following statement: We have reached a full and final settlement of claims by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts. Protracted legal...

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January 10, 2008

ENR Honors Becon Executive

Engineering News-Record has named Tim Horst, president of Becon Construction, a Bechtel subsidiary, one of its Top 25 Newsmakers of 2007 . ENR recognized Horst for his work on the Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative (GCWDI) and its “I’m GREAT” campaign. GCWDI was established to recruit and...

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December 27, 2007

National Public Radio Reviews Events of Boston Central Artery

National Public Radio’s interview with City Journal’s Nicole Gelinas. Exploring how the project has changed the city’s landscape, she puts into perspective the improvements the project has had on Boston’s infrastructure. The largest U.S. urban transportation modernization ever undertaken, the project...

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December 26, 2007

Boston Globe Reviews Events of Boston Cat

Boston Globe’s 2007 year-end story on the Boston Central Artery/Tunnel reviews the engineering feats and events which led to the completion of the megaproject and the end of the Bechtel/Parsons Brinckerhoff joint venture with the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority. The largest U.S. urban...

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December 21, 2007

Tri-City Herald Features Hanford Vit Plant’s Work Restart

Tri-City Herald. Bechtel is building the huge plant for the U.S. Department of Energy at Hanford, Washington, site of the nation’s first and most extensive nuclear defense production program. The plant will address a critical environmental cleanup issue—some 53 million...

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