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BUSINESS NEWS TETRA TECH AWARDED $240 MILLION MULTIPLE AWARD U.S. NAVY REMEDIATION CONTRACT Tetra Tech, Inc. announced that Tetra Tech EC was one of six firms selected for a $240 million multiple-award contract for environmental remediation of radiological contaminants at various Navy and Marine Corps installations in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and other locations throughout the United States. RADMAC II supports the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Southwest and NAVFAC Atlantic areas of responsibility. RADMAC II will focus on restoration projects at radiologically contaminated sites. Tetra Tech EC will perform radiological investigations, surveys and sampling analysis, pilot and treatability studies, operations and maintenance, remediation, and other related activities associated with returning sites to safe use. RADMAC II is a follow-on contract to RADMAC I, in which Tetra Tech EC also provided technical services for the Navy’s remediation programs in California and Washington. “Tetra Tech has supported the U.S. Navy for over four decades, and specifically NAVFAC Southwest, in remediation of radiological contaminants for more than 12 years,” said Dan Batrack, Tetra Tech’s chairman and CEO. “We are pleased to continue this longstanding partnership with the U.S. Navy to support its critical environmental restoration efforts.” FINEGOLD ALEXANDER ARCHITECTS COMPLETE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR RESTORATION OF THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST: FIRST PHASE BEGAN IN APRIL 2017 Finegold Alexander is proud to announce it has completed the initial feasibility plan for the repair, restoration and maintenance of The Mother Church Original and The Mother Church Extension for The First Church of Christ, Scientist, on Massachusetts Avenue in Boston. The

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buildings are city icons located on a prominent 14.5-acre site that includes a grand plaza, the Mother Church and Extension, and a number of other buildings in the heart of the Back Bay neighborhood. It is the largest privately owned, yet publicly accessible space in Boston. Finegold Alexander is leading the project and will oversee the multiple phases. They are working with building envelope specialists Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, which is responsible for the building exterior, and Arup, which will provide electrical and fire protection services. Key elements include the preservation of the building envelope, interior repairs to address water infiltration, and life safety/ accessibility code upgrades. Additional interior work will include plaster repairs, restoration of damaged interior stonework, electrical upgrades and interior painting to match original period colors. The first phase was set to begin in April of this year, with a final completion date of March 2022. “As specialists with a long history in historic preservation, we fully appreciate the privilege of working on this Landmark project,” said Regan Shields Ives, Principal, Finegold Alexander. “We look forward to restoring this architectural gem to its original splendor while bringing the building systems up to 21st century standards.” “We are pleased to be restoring this architectural masterpiece and central place of worship to its original condition for our members, Boston’s citizens and visitors,” said Jack Train, Real Estate Assets Director, The First Church of Christ, Scientist. The Original Mother Church was designed by Franklin Welch, completed in 1894.

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different facets to this. From a verbal standpoint, employees who use big words and obfuscate in their written communications will be judged incompatible with a boss who is very direct and plain-spoken. People who talk too fast won’t get along with those who speak slowly. Loud talkers will be incompatible with soft talkers. All of these “differ- ences” can be a big deal to the manager. ❚ ❚ Degree of responsiveness. Speedy responders will not work successfully with slow responders. Ditto for those who walk or drive at vastly different speeds. By now you might be laughing and think I’ve lost my mind. But think about it. Aren’t these exactly the kinds of differences that get magnified for one reason or another and cause a manager to determine an employee isn’t working out for them? Hey – maybe we should develop a test to check for these and other potential areas of major differences? Could be a money-maker!

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