Two local firms are working to make room for the more than 130 employees of URS Corp.

Versar, Inc. announced today that it has acquired ADVENT Environmental, Inc. . Advent, headquartered in Charleston, South Carolina, is a Department of Defense, full service environmental contractor with significant capabilities in Military Munitions Response Plans and Unexploded Ordinance clean-up. The Advent acquisition was accomplished with cash, ...

Versar Inc. said Thursday it acquired South Carolina munitions cleanup and environment remediation solutions provider Advent Environmental Inc.

Contractor URS Corp. and the state of Minnesota have settled a lawsuit over the 2007 collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in downtown Minneapolis that killed 13 people.

Dow Corning Corporation, a global leader in silicones and silicon-based technology and innovation, has recently introduced the Quality BondTM Program, the first of its kind in Asia, to provide an integrated service for architecture projects in Korea.

Consultant Parsons Brinckerhoff , acquired last year by contractor Balfour Beatty, has won three contracts to manage high speed rail projects - in Illinois, Ohio and Florida.

Skidmore Owings & Merrill selected to design first phase of work to convert Farley Post Office into a new train station.

Springfield-based Versar Inc. has acquired Advent Environmental Inc. for an undisclosed sum.

Engineering-construction services company Michael Baker Corp. reported a sharp increase in fourth-quarter profit, even though revenue dipped by 7 percent.

Donald Stone, Dewberry 's current chief operating officer, was named CEO of the 1,800-person company.