Local and National Firms Partner on New $300M Regional Jail

By Ahavah Revis
(04/16/2012)
When Wayne County Sheriff Benny Napoleon was appointed in 2009, he and his executive team analyzed operations and determined the sheriff’s office could reap significant financial savings by consolidating its three existing jails.

Ahead of its Time: New High-Rise Criminal Court Designed to Safely Handle High-Volume Caseloads

By Ahavah Revis
(02/29/2012)
Maricopa County, Ariz., is the fourth largest county in the nation — and its rising number of court cases is a testament to that. From 2000 to 2008, the number of criminal cases went from 26,000 to more than 41,000. More than 56,000 criminal cases are expected to be ongoing by 2016.

Patrick D. Propst


(02/07/2011)
Patrick (Pat) D. Propst, PE has joined AECOM’s Engineering Department in Virginia Beach as its new mechanical engineer.

Lean Project Management

By Gregory J. Offner, CCM
(08/17/2010)
Similar to the medical field bringing their best practices to the corrections industry, the manufacturing industry is offering Lean Process Methodology to the design and construction management services industry.

AECOM Acquires Tishman in $245 Million Deal


(07/16/2010)
AECOM Technology completed the $245 million acquisition of construction management services firm Tishman Construction in a move designed to develop the group’s integrated-project delivery capabilities.

Background Check: Mike Retford, AECOM

By Bryce Hubner
(02/25/2010)
Mike Retford, a project principal with primary responsibility for the western United States at design firm AECOM, brings 28 years of justice experience to his work in the field.

Spotlight: Lessons Learned

By Gregory J. Offner
(12/04/2009)
Back in the early 1990s our company began developing a new tool to help employees learn from one another. We established a Lessons Learned Library as a compendium of real-life experiences and knowledge gained from positive and negative experiences, situations and events actually experienced by managers and staff from each of our operating companies.