URS Corp.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
600 Montgomery St., 26th Fl., San Francisco, CA 94111-2728, United States
(415)774-2700, (415)398-1905 fax, http://www.urscorp.com

Primary SIC: Engineering Services, Primary NAICS: Engineering Services
Description: URS Corp. was originally incorporated in California on May 1, 1957, under the name of Broadview Research Corporation. On May 18, 1976, the company was reincorporated in Delaware under the name URS Corporation. The company trades on the New York Stock Exchange. URS is a provider of services that cover a broad range of program management, planning, design, engineering, construction and construction management, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning and closure services to public agencies and private sector clients around the world. The company is also a major U.S. federal government contractor in the areas of systems engineering and technical assistance, and operations and maintenance. URS provides its services through three operating segments: URS, EG and G and Washington. Headquartered in San Francisco, Calif., the company has a global network of offices and contract-specific job sites in more than 30 countries around the world. In November 2007, URS acquired Washington Group International, a provider of program management, engineering, construction and construction management, operations and maintenance, and decommissioning and closure services. The acquisition enhanced the ability of URS to provide integrated engineering and construction services throughout the project life cycle. The acquisition also enhanced the company's ability to compete in the power and nuclear management markets, as well as in the transportation, mining, defense and industrial infrastructure and process markets.Services: Architectural and engineering design and construction management consulting.