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BUSINESS NEWS TETRA TECH WINS $46 MILLION USAID RULE OF LAW PROJECT Tetra Tech Inc. (Pasadena, CA) announced that the U.S. Agency for Interna- tional Development has awarded the company a five-year, $46 million single-award task order under Tetra Tech’s existing Rule of Law con- tract to support continued improvement of government and social systems in Jordan. Jordan faces various social challenges in- cluding water scarcity and reliance on costly imported energy resources. Tetra Tech will as- sist Jordan’s government in addressing many of these core issues by supporting USAID/ Jordan’s mission of improved prosperity, ac- countability, and equality for a stable, demo- cratic Jordan. Tetra Tech will provide technical services to enhance Jordan’s governance to improve health, social, and educational sys- tems; promote broad-based economic growth and development; and protect and strengthen human and legal rights. “As we continue to grow our international development efforts, Tetra Tech is pleased to support USAID in Jordan in promoting re- forms that improve quality of life and increase civic participation in government,” said Dan Batrack, Tetra Tech’s chairman and CEO.

tegic projects required by the country, pro- viding Mexican engineering and construction resources.” Once the upgrade project is completed, the re- finery’s processing capacity will increase from 315,000 barrels per day to 340,000 barrels per day. The project’s mechanical completion is scheduled for the second quarter of 2018. SHIP & SHORE ENVIRONMENTAL TO EXPORT ITS POLLUTION ABATEMENT TECHNOLOGY IN CHINA Ship & Shore Environmental Inc. (Long Beach, CA), a pollution abatement system manufacturing firm, announced its official ex- pansion into China through an agreement with local firm Kcalin H&G . Ship & Shore provides air pollution capture and control systems for industrial applications, and designs cost- and energy-savings solu- tions for clients around the world. According to Anoosheh Oskouian, Ship & Shore Environmental’s CEO and president, “The U.S. has been at the leading edge of technology in the area of manufacturing indus- try air pollution control for years. Now, after de- cades of its worsening pollution crisis, China is taking serious steps to reduce its carbon footprint.”

“These initial steps are essential to building better infrastructure, improving access to en- ergy resources, and locating and safeguard- ing high-quality water resources in developing countries.” ICA FLUOR AWARDED MIGUEL HIDALGO REFINERY UPGRADE CONTRACT IN MEXICO Fluor Corpo- ration (Irving, TX) announced today that ICA Fluor , its industrial engineering and construc- tion joint venture with Empresas ICA S.A.B. de C.V. , signed a contract with Pemex Transformacion Industrial to supply detail engineering, procurement and construction services for the utilities and offsites that are part of the Tula Refinery upgrade at Hidalgo, Mexico. The total contract value is $1.1 billion. Fluor will book its $550 million contract share in the fourth quarter of 2015. This contract results from the joint efforts of Pemex Transformacion Industrial (formerly Pe- mex Refinacion) and ICA Fluor to continue with the modernization process of the Tula Refinery. “This project is a major step to increase Pe- mex’s competitiveness,” said Juan Carlos Santos Fernandez, director general of ICA Fluor. “We are proud to be in the position to support them in the development of the stra-

RECENT PROJECT COMPLETIONS DALLASWHITE’S impressive project completions over the past three years include: The Ridpath Hotel – a 13-story historic hotel, Spokane, WA Problem: The sprinkler system standpipe ruptured and the building was flooded. Project value: $3.6 million DALLASWHTE services performed: Mitigation and restoration Century Hill Association - underground parking structure, Century City, CA Problem: Parking structure collapse Project value: $1.3 million DALLASWHITE services performed: Subrogation and demolition Walters Golf Group – Desert Pines Country Club, Las Vegas, NV Problem: Micro Burst: Winds exceeding 200 mph, snapped 10-inch thick steel columns in half Project value: $1.6 million DALLASWHITE services performed: Mitigation and restoration Wodecki – a 5-story apartment complex, Springfield, MA Problem: An EF3 tornado led to extensive structural damage Project value: $1.4 million DALLASWHITE services performed: Mitigation and restoration

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time that the company made the list, so when he learned that they were also in the top 20th percentile, he had an overwhelming appreciation of the dedication and effort of the DALLASWHITE team. “Every day this team of people helps our clients in the wake of ca- tastrophes,” he says. “Our employees are beyond passionate about what they do and how they do it – with quality.” CHALLENGES AND GOALS. So, have there been challenges that accompa- nied this growth? “Absolutely,” Whiteway says. Maintaining the quality that it expects to provide for all of its clients was at the forefront of the company’s concerns, but as it grew, it continued to employ additional, highly trained people to support the growth. What’s next? Whiteway says that it’s working to expand its busi- ness’s footprint by obtaining a general contractor license in every state. “We want to be able to accommodate our clients on a national lev- el,” he says.

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