DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Jacobs
Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) received the 2017 Dwight D.
Eisenhower Award for Excellence, given by the Small Business
Administration (SBA) for the company’s exemplary work with small
businesses. The award recognized Jacobs’ Engineering & Science Services
& Skills Augmentation (ESSSA) Group at NASA Marshall Space Flight Center
(MSFC). Randy Lycans, Jacobs Vice President and ESSSA Group General
Manager, accepted the award in the Services category during the
celebration of National
Small Business Week held April 30 to May 1, in Washington, D.C.
“This award is a testament to our dedication to building mutually
beneficial relationships with small business partners to provide
innovative solutions to clients while at the same time support local
economies,” said Ward Johnson, Jacobs Senior Vice President. “We are
honored to accept this award on behalf of all our partners and look
forward to continue to bring together our knowledge and experience to
service NASA Marshall Space Flight Center.”
Jacobs supports NASA at multiple sites across the U.S., including a
presence at NASA MSFC for more than 30 years. The ESSSA Group has a
staff of more than 1,000 employees, with Jacobs as prime contractor and
Aerodyne Industries, All Points Logistics, Bevilacqua Research
Corporation, ERC, Geocent, Lee & Associates, Qualis Corporation and
Tuskegee University as small business teammate companies, along with 35
other small business subcontractors. Jacobs’ support to NASA MSFC
programs encompasses the International Space Station, Space Launch
System, advanced space transportation and exploration systems, payload
development and operations, space optics fabrication and test, and
advanced materials development and test.
The Eisenhower Award, named after Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was
president the year the SBA was founded, is given to large federal prime
contractors that exemplify partnering with small businesses in the areas
of research and development, manufacturing, service, construction and
utility. Nominees for the Eisenhower Award are selected from contractors
nationwide who demonstrate a strong commitment to small businesses
through contract utilization and effectiveness, mentoring and outreach,
and corporate policies and management support.
Jacobs is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of
full-spectrum technical, professional and construction services for
industrial, commercial and government organizations globally. The
company employs over 54,000 people and operates in more than 25
countries around the world. For more information, visit www.jacobs.com.
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are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements
on management’s current estimates and expectations as well as currently
available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking
statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of
factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our
forward-looking statements. For a description of some of the factors
which may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our
forward-looking statements please refer to our Form 10-K for the year
ended September 30, 2016, and in particular the discussions contained
under Items 1 - Business, 1A - Risk Factors, 3 - Legal Proceedings, and
7 - Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations. We do not undertake to update any forward-looking
statements made herein.
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Source: Jacobs Engineering Group Inc.