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Koss Joins Terracon as Senior Project Manager

CLEVELAND, Ohio --- Michael J. Koss has joined Terracon as a senior project manager. He is based in Terracon's Cleveland office. Koss's responsibilities include scheduling, technical review, report and proposal preparation, and business development.

Koss has 22 years of experience in the environmental industry. His experience includes underground storage tank compliance; Phase I and II environmental site assessments; remedial design, implementation and maintenance; CERCLA/RCRA investigations; and involvement with the Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program.

Koss obtained a Bachelor of Arts in geology from the College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio.

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 3,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 140 offices in 40 states nationwide. Terracon currently ranks 38th on Engineering News-Record's List of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, please visit www.terracon.com.

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Hoffman Joins Terracon as Senior Staff Geologist

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. --- Jamie L. Hoffman has joined Terracon as a senior staff geologist. She is based in Terracon's Minneapolis office. In her role, Hoffman oversees drilling, collects environmental samples in the field, conducts Phase I and II environmental site assessments (ESAs), and is responsible for generating environmental reports.

Hoffman has four years of experience in the environmental industry. She has experience with petroleum, chlorinated solvent, and manufactured gas plant remediation as well as due diligence Phase I and II ESAs. She has been involved in preparing grant applications for the Ohio Brownfields grants and for the Ohio EPA Voluntary Action Program. Her experience also includes landfill monitoring and reporting; collection of soil, soil gas, groundwater, and surface water sheen samples; and excavation oversight.

Hoffman earned a Master of Science in geological sciences from the University of Michigan. She holds a Bachelor of Arts in geology from the University of Akron.

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 3,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 140 offices in 40 states nationwide. Terracon currently ranks 38th on Engineering News-Record's List of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, please visit www.terracon.com.

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Richard Joins Terracon as Florida Brownfields Manager

TAMPA, Fla. --- Belinda S. Richard has joined Terracon as manager of the Florida Brownfields Program. She is based out of Terracon's Tampa office. She will manage brownfield grant writing and program development efforts. She will continue to assist communities in the development and/or implementation of their brownfields program.

Richard has 16 years of environmental experience with more than eight years of experience managing brownfields projects throughout Florida and EPA Region 4. She has provided brownfields program management assistance to 20 brownfields grant programs. Her experience includes project management, quality assurance project plans (QAPPs), grant compliance and reporting, budget management, brownfields inventories, community outreach, environmental site assessments, brownfields site rehabilitation agreements (BSRAs), and grant closeouts.

Richard is a former board member and current member of the Florida Brownfields Association. She is also a member of the Tampa Bay Association of Environmental Professionals (TBAEP). She earned a Bachelor of Science in environmental engineering from the University of Florida, Gainesville.

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 3,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 140 offices in 40 states nationwide. Terracon currently ranks 38th on Engineering News-Record's List of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, please visit www.terracon.com.

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Terracon Establishes Presence in New Jersey to Expand and Enhance Service Offerings

OLATHE, Kan. --- Terracon Consultants, Inc. is pleased to announce the opening of its New Jersey North office in South Plainfield, N.J. As Terracon's newest office, the New Jersey North location serves to expand and enhance the company's service offerings throughout the state and Northeast region. Clients in New Jersey, New York, eastern Pennsylvania, and Delaware now have access to additional Terracon resources based even closer to their facilities.

"This is a tremendous move for Terracon in the Northeast," said David R. Gaboury, P.E., president and CEO of Terracon. "By establishing our presence in New Jersey, in the heart of the tri-state metropolitan area, we are better positioned than ever to help our valued clients here meet their goals locally and regionally."

Terracon's New Jersey North office provides environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services to private and public sector clients. The office has 15 employees at its opening, and is managed by Steven Thorne, P.E., D.GE.

"This is quite an exciting time for Terracon in the Northeast corridor," said Thorne. "The experienced professionals staffing this office have managed thousands of projects in this region and represent a significant gain in available resources to our clients, enabling us to respond even more quickly and competitively to our clients' project needs going forward. We are delighted to add New Jersey and the New York metropolitan area to our growing roster of business centers."

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 3,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 140 offices in 40 states nationwide. Terracon currently ranks 38th on Engineering News-Record's List of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, please visit: www.terracon.com.

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Terracon's Baton Rouge Office Promotes Two Employees

BATON ROUGE, La. --- Terracon's Baton Rouge office recently promoted two employees: Lynne Roussel, P.E., and Tom Vrenick.

Lynne Roussel, P.E. was promoted to geotechnical department manager. Roussel was previously a project geotechnical engineer. She has been with the firm for nine years. She has been exposed to a wide variety of field and office engineering projects during her time with Terracon. She has managed projects for local governments and city parish, industrial clients, oil and gas clients, and commercial sector. Roussel is a member of Louisiana Engineering Society, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and Society of Women Engineers.

Tom Vrenick was promoted to construction materials engineering and testing department manager II. Vrenick was previously a special projects manager. He has been with the firm for 24 years performing assignments that have included soil borings, inclinometer, piezometer and monitor well installations. More recently, he has been managing the construction testing and monitoring of projects including the new Livingston Parish Courthouse, the Central Intermediate and Middle Schools, and the Presonus Building.

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 3,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 140 offices in 40 states nationwide. Terracon currently ranks 38th on Engineering News-Record's List of Top 500 Design Firms. For additional information about Terracon, please visit www.terracon.com.

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