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Terracon Receives EBJ Business Achievement Awards

Environmental Business Journal Recognizes Firms for Growth and Innovation

OLATHE, Kan. -- Environmental Business Journal®* (EBJ), a business research publication which provides high value strategic business intelligence to the environmental industry*, has honored Terracon for multiple business achievement awards.

“A number of companies exceeded the norms of low single-digit growth with double-digit growth or ambitious ventures into new practice areas or technology development,” said Grant Ferrier, president of Environmental Business International Inc. (EBI, Inc.), publisher of Environmental Business Journal.

Terracon was recognized for:

• Project Merit: Phytoremediation in Northern Illinois, Linda Yang, P.G., senior principal;
• Business Achievement: Mergers & Acquisitions, Kristi Tahmasiyan, director, mergers and acquisitions, and
• Industry Leadership: Brownfields, Belinda Richard, national Brownfields program manager.

“Terracon is proud to be recognized by EBJ for the excellent work we’re providing for our clients,” said Lori Cathcart, a national director of environmental services in Terracon’s Orange County, office. “Our experienced team of environmental professionals have the skills and knowledge of regulations and local conditions needed to provide solutions to today’s most demanding challenges.”

The annual EBJ awards, announced earlier this year but postponed during the pandemic outbreak, are scheduled to be presented at a special ceremony at the Environmental Industry Summit XVIII this month. The Environmental Industry Summit is an annual three-day executive retreat hosted by EBI, Inc., in San Diego.

* Environmental Business Journal provides strategic information and market forecasts for executives involved in 14 business segments, including environmental remediation, water & wastewater, air pollution control, environmental consulting & engineering, hazardous waste, instrumentation, pollution control equipment, waste management, resource recovery, and solid waste management.

About Terracon

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon ranks 22nd on Engineering News-Record’s 2020 list of Top 500 Design Firms.

About the EBJ Business Achievement Awards

In October-December 2019, Environmental Business Journal solicited nominations for the EBJ Business Achievement Awards. Nominations were accepted in 200-word essays in specific categories. Final awards were determined by a committee of EBJ editorial advisory board members.

About EBI

Founded in 1988, Environmental Business International Inc. (San Diego, Calif.) is a research, publishing and consulting company that specializes in defining emerging markets and generating strategic market intelligence for companies, investors and policymakers. EBI publishes Environmental Business Journal® and Climate Change Business Journal^®. EBI also performs contract research for the government and private sector and founded the Environmental Industry Summit Series, four annual conferences event for executives in the environmental industry.

Terracon Earns Corporate Hero STEMMy Award from Central Exchange

OLATHE, Kan. — Terracon, a leading provider of environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services, has received the Corporate Hero award for the 2020 STEMMy Awards.

Central Exchange’s 7th Annual STEMMy Awards celebrate trailblazing women in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM) in the Kansas City metro area. A Virtual Awards Celebration will take place during the 7th Annual STEMMy Awards on Sept. 24.

“We are excited to win the Corporate Hero award for our support of STEMM in the Kansas City area,” said Gayle Packer, Terracon president and CEO. “Terracon supports STEMM here and throughout the country, in a number of ways. We believe in investing in communities where we live and work, now and for the future.”

Event Details:

• Event: 7th Annual STEMMy Awards presented by Central Exchange
• Date & time: Thursday, Sept. 24 | Noon - 1 pm
• Location: Virtual | Luncheon delivered
• Sponsorship, tickets & more info: https://centralexchange.org/stemmy-awards/

Empower your career — and your life — at Central Exchange. Established in 1980, we equip our members and partners through genuine relationships and unparalleled leadership programming. Central Exchange is where women shape the future. Discover more: CentralExchange.org

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon ranks 22nd on Engineering News-Record’s 2020 list of Top 500 Design Firms.

Terracon Foundation Awards $67,450 in Community and University Grants

OLATHE, Kan. – The Terracon Foundation is pleased to announce the award of $67,450 in community and university grants and scholarships. The Terracon Foundation was established as the community investment arm of Terracon with a goal to reach out and become a real part of the lives of company employees and the communities where they live and work.

“We are pleased to award grants to a number of universities in order to provide students with equipment and scholarships to further their educations, as well as to a diverse group of community organizations,” said Laura Campa, P.E., chair of the Terracon Foundation and manager of the Baton Rouge, La., office. “Each grant was championed by a Terracon employee who is actively involved in the organization or university.”

University Grants

As part of an ongoing effort to support higher education, the Terracon Foundation presents university grants for  scholarships, fellowships, and programs in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

The Terracon Foundation has presented a total of $45,000 to eight universities:

• Auburn University, Auburn, Ala.
• Arkansas Tech University, Russellville, Ark.
• University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Ark.
• Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa
• North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C.
• Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
• Alamo Colleges Foundation, San Antonio
• Virginia Tech Foundation, Blacksburg, Va.

Community Grants

The Terracon Foundation has awarded $22,450 in community grants to nine nonprofit organizations:

• Freshwater Land Trust, Birmingham, Ala.
• Whitney High School, Cerritos, Calif.
• The GrowHaus, Denver
• Macon Area Habitat for Humanity, Inc., Macon, Ga.
• Nahant Marsh Education Center, Davenport, Iowa
• National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) – University of Missouri-Kansas City Chapter, Kansas City, Mo.
• Girl Scouts Louisiana East, Inc., New Orleans
• Folds of Honor Foundation, Owasso, Okla.
• Wild Utah Project, Salt Lake City

For more information about the Terracon Foundation, visit terracon.com/about/foundation.

About Terracon

Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services in all 50 states. Terracon currently ranks 24th on Engineering News-Record’s 2019 list of Top 500 Design Firms.

Terracon Purchase of Skelly and Loy Expands Environmental Resources in the Mid-Atlantic

Builds Upon Growing Presence in Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia

OLATHE, Kan. – Terracon is excited to announce its acquisition of Skelly and Loy (S&L), headquartered in Harrisburg, Pa. S&L is a privately held environmental consulting and engineering services company, with more than 50 years serving public- and private-sector clients in the Mid-Atlantic region.

“S&L’s environmental and engineering expertise and long-time regional presence allows us to further strengthen our service offerings and geographic resources in Pennsylvania and the Mid-Atlantic,” said Gayle Packer, Terracon President and CEO. “By joining forces, our shared capabilities and focus on outstanding client experience allows us to bring even greater resources to clients regionally and nationally.”

Founded in 1969, S&L has built a reputation for excellence delivering professional services including mining, civil, and environmental engineering; National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) compliance; natural resource management; wastewater permitting; noise and air quality investigations; hazardous waste management investigations and remedial design; industrial hygiene studies; archaeology and cultural resources; Geographic Information Systems (GIS); and water, wastewater, and remediation treatment systems.

S&L’s 150 employees will become part of Terracon, serving clients from offices in Harrisburg, Pittsburgh, and State College, Pa.; Hagerstown and Hunt Valley, Md.; and Morgantown, W.Va. The organization will continue to serve clients locally as Skelly and Loy, A Terracon Company.

“We are proud of the strong relationships we have built over our 50+-year history, and that our commitment to outstanding expertise and client service has created this opportunity,” said John Gunnett, P.G., president of S&L. “This merger allows us to join forces with Terracon’s national network, so we can bring even greater resources to our employees and clients.”

The new acquisition is supported by Terracon’s existing offices in the Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. metro areas, Charleston, W.Va., and others throughout the region.

Terracon is an employee-owned consulting engineering firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services available in all 50 states. Terracon currently ranks 24th on Engineering News-Record’s list of the Top 500 Design Firms.

DFI Educational Trust and Terracon Foundation Announce a New Scholarship Fund

Hawthorne, N.J. (January 30, 2020):  Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust and the Terracon Foundation announce the establishment of the DFI Educational Trust/Terracon Consultants Scholarship Fund, which will provide scholarships to engineering students attending any U.S. college or university. The endowment was established through a generous $50,000 National Partner Grant from the Terracon Foundation. The Foundation’s pledge will be used to annually award a $2,000 scholarship.

The Terracon Foundation encourages employees to submit grant requests each year for organizations focused on education and the built and natural environment. Andrew Verity, national account manager for Terracon’s transportation and infrastructure sector and member of the DFI Educational Trust Board of Trustees, championed the grant application.

“As a trustee and advocate for the DFI Educational Trust, I was honored to recommend the organization for a Terracon Foundation grant,” says Verity. “The Trust is committed to supporting students in the fields of study related to the deep foundations industry by providing scholarships and opportunities to meet and work with deep foundations industry leaders.”

Verity presented the check to Theresa Engler, executive director of DFI, on January 13.

“DFI is extremely thankful for the Terracon Foundation’s support of the DFI Educational Trust,” says Engler. “The future of our industry depends on encouraging promising young engineers to consider careers in the deep foundations construction field. Through the generous support of DFI member companies such as Terracon, the DFI Educational Trust has awarded more than $1,200,000 in scholarships to more than 300 students in fields of study related to the deep foundations industry.”

Several DFI Educational Trust Scholarships, including the Terracon Consultants Scholarship, will be awarded this year through the Trust’s At-Large Scholarship program. The 2020 application period for these scholarships will open on April 1, 2020. More information is available at www.dfitrust.org.

The Terracon Foundationwas established with a goal to reach out and become a real part of the lives of Terracon employees and the communities where they live and work. Terracon is an employee-owned engineering consulting firm with more than 5,000 employees providing environmental, facilities, geotechnical, and materials services from more than 150 offices with services in all 50 states. Terracon currently ranks 24^th on Engineering News-Record’s list of Top 500 Design Firms.

Deep Foundations Institute Educational Trust is an independent, 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 2006 by the Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) as its charitable arm. The mission of the Trust is to support and encourage individuals in the fields of study related to the deep foundation industry by providing scholarships and opportunities to meet and work with deep foundation industry leaders. Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) is an international association of more than 3,500 contractors, manufacturers, engineers, suppliers, academics and owners in the deep foundations industry.

Download photo: Terracon presents a $50,000 check to DFI. Left to right: Theresa Engler, executive director, DFI; Bernie Hertlein, senior consultant GEI and DFI Educational Trust board member; Liz Smith, senior principal, Terracon; and Andrew Verity, national account manager, Terracon

Contact:

Deana Ruud, Terracon Communications Manager, Public Relations & Online Strategy,

(913) 202-7546, Deana.Ruud@terracon.com.

Contact:

Emilio S. Fandino, DFI Educational Trust Administrator, (973) 423-4030, efandino@dfi.org.