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April 24, 2008

Bechtel Names New Leadership

Zaccaria joined Bechtel’s Power & Industrial Division in 1971. He was elected to Bechtel's board of directors in February 1989 and was named president of Bechtel Power in August 1989.  In 1994 he was elected president of Bechtel Global Energy,...

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April 19, 2008

Bechtel Announces Record 2007 Business Results

With robust performance across Bechtel’s diversified global portfolio, Bechtel delivered world-class projects and posted record results. Operations in North America generated two-thirds of new work, reflecting awards of several big new energy and power projects. Business also was strong in...

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April 15, 2008

Bechtel Construction Negotiates Project Labor Agreement

The AFL-CIO Building and Construction Trades Department (BCTD), and all affiliated international unions of the BCTD, and Bechtel Construction Company (Bechtel) today announced their commitment to negotiate a project labor agreement for Bechtel's scope of work in the construction of...

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April 11, 2008

ENR Honors Becon Executive

Engineering News-Record honored Tim Horst as one of 25 top newsmakers in 2007 for his work with the Gulf Coast Workforce Development Initiative. Read the Business Roundtable press release.

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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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