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Kern County Justice Facility Closer to Construction

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BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — Work on the new $100.5 million Kern County Justice Facility in Bakersfield is on track to begin in August 2015.

King County OKs Juvenile Justice Center

February 11, 2015February 25, 2015 2865 Views California prison overcrowding, Curtis Ravenel, Idaho, Jim Boyle, Reed Garwood, SR Inc, Sustainable Business & Enterprise Roundtable's (SBER) Outstanding Corporate Leader, Western U.S.

SEATTLE — The Metropolitan King County Council voted 7-0 Monday to approve a $154 million contract with Seattle-based Howard S. Wright, a Balfour Beatty company, to construct the Children and Family Justice Center (CFJC) in Seattle.

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Balfour Beatty to Acquire Parsons Brinckerhoff

December 11, 2009 1809 Views California prison overcrowding, Oregon Department of Corrections, Security and Safety

NEW YORK — International engineering and construction services group Balfour Beatty announced a $626 million deal to buy New York-based professional services firm Parsons Brinckerhoff.

The acquisition is designed to give the Balfour group a leading position in the infrastructure sector in the United States at a time when the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is injecting billions of dollars into the non-residential construction market for projects across a range of segments, including public safety.