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This area of our web site has been designed to keep visitors in touch with the latest information about Burns and Roe. Please visit this page often for the latest updates and announcements about our projects and our people. For media inquiries regarding any of the following news items, please Email us at info@roe.com or call Donald Flood at (201) 986-4623.

January 1, 2001 - December 31, 2001

Clerecuzio Joins Burns and Roe as Director of Technology
By Burns and Roe
Charles Clerecuzio has joined the organization's Process Division and will serve as Director of Technology for all pharmaceutical, biotechnology, food and fine chemical projects. -- November 30, 2001

Wiegand Joins Burns and Roe as Project Director
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe announced today that Jon G. Wiegand has joined the organization and will serve as Project Director for all power projects out of the Burns and Roe Mount Laurel, N.J. location. -- October 17, 2001

Shelton Joins Burns and Roe as Senior Vice President
By Burns and Roe
– The Burns and Roe Group, Inc. announced today that Rear Admiral Michael W. Shelton, Civil Engineer Corps, U.S. Navy (retired) has joined the organization and will serve as Senior Vice President for Burns and Roe Services Corporation. -- October 14, 2001

Burns and Roe to Operate Yuma Plant for Five More Years
By Burns and Roe
The U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation awarded Burns and Roe a contract for the operations and maintenance of the Yuma Desalting Plant. -- September 25, 2001

Burns and Roe to Design Augusta Energy Center for Calpine
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc., received full-notice-to-proceed from Calpine Corporation to engineer the Augusta Energy Center, a state-of-the-art power generating facility. -- September 6, 2001

Burns and Roe Designed Plant Enters into Operation
By Burns and Roe
Calpine Corporation recently entered its Channel Energy Center into simple cycle operations. Burns and Roe provided the engineering, design, and field engineering support services for this power plant. -- August 10, 2001

Burns and Roe Ranked as the Top New Jersey Engineering Firm
By Burns and Roe
Business News New Jersey has ranked the Burns and Roe Group, Inc. as the No. 1 Engineering Firm for 2001. The ranking is based on the number of licensed engineers in the state. -- August 10, 2001

Burns and Roe to Design Deer Park Energy Center for Calpine
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe received full-notice-to-proceed from Calpine Corporation to engineer the Deer Park Energy Center. Burns and Roe’s scope of work for this contract consist of detailed engineering, design, and field engineering support services. -- August 10, 2001

BOS GmbH, a Burns and Roe Joint Venture Company, Receives ISO 9002 Certification
By Burns and Roe
The independent ISO 9002 Certification auditors of NIS-Zert in Hanau, Germany officially certified BOS GmbH as ISO 9002 compliant during an award ceremony on June 8, 2001. BOS GmbH, a joint venture of Burns and Roe Services Corporation and SKE Maintenance -- June 13, 2001

Burns and Roe Designed Plant Moves to Commercial Operation
By Burns and Roe
Calpine Corporation has placed its Westbrook Energy Center into commercial operation. Burns and Roe provided the engineering, design, and field engineering support services for this combined cycle power plant. -- June 11, 2001

Burns and Roe Awarded Engineering Support Services at the U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
By Burns and Roe
The U.S. Navy Atlantic Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command awarded Burns and Roe Services Corporation an Engineering Support Services Contract for the production and distribution of electrical power and water. -- May 18, 2001

Burns and Roe Worley Selected for Australian Energy Development Project
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe Worley, was selected as the single preferred Bidder to provide energy to Western Power to meet the electricity needs of the Esperance Region, Western Australia. -- May 7, 2001

Burns and Roe Moves Up in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms
By Burns and Roe
The Burns and Roe Group, Inc. ranks No. 39 in the 2001 ENR (Engineering News-Record) list of the nation's top 500 engineering design firms. -- April 26, 2001

Burns and Roe's Morris Recognized With 2001 TWIN Award
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe's Jennifer Morris received a 2001 TWIN (Tribute to Women In Industry) Award. -- April 26, 2001

Burns and Roe's Tuohy Appointed to Nuclear Energy Initiative
By Burns and Roe
The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy, Science, and Technology appointed John M. Tuohy to the Generation IV initiative. Generation IV is a organization created to to identify, assess, and develop sustainable nuclear energy technologies. -- April 26, 2001

Burns and Roe Employee Matching Gift Program Donates $59,400
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe announced today that it has donated $59,400 over the past year to a wide variety of charities on the behalf of employees. The donations were part of an employee matching gift program for qualified employees that started in April 2000. -- April 23, 2001

Siemens Westinghouse Selects Burns and Roe to Engineer Three Power Plants
By Burns and Roe
Siemens Westinghouse Power Corporation has awarded Burns and Roe three lump sum contracts for combined cycle power plant projects throughout the United States. -- April 20, 2001

Burns and Roe to Engineer Two TECO Power Plants
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe was awarded firm lump sum engineering contracts for two (2) 640 megawatt Power Plant Projects located in Dell, Arkansas and McAdams, Mississippi. -- April 2, 2001

ASME Names Mort Rothstein as Distinguished Engineer of the Year
By Burns and Roe
The North Jersey Section of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers named Morton H. Rothstein, P.E., Distinguished Engineer of the Year at an ASME Dinner held February 23, 2000. -- March 1, 2001

Dynegy Selects Burns and Roe/BE&K Consortium To Engineer and Construct the Foothills Power Project
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc. in consortium with BE&K Construction Company, was selected to build the Foothills Power Project. This is the third in a series of power plants being constructed by the team of Burns and Roe/BE&K for Dynegy. -- March 1, 2001

Burns and Roe to Engineer Aiken County Laboratory
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe, in conjunction with Kuhlke Construction and Associates will be part of a design-build team responsible for the project from conceptual engineering to start-up. -- January 22, 2001

Burns and Roe to Operate and Maintain Schering-Plough Site
By Burns and Roe
Burns and Roe Services Corporation has been selected to provide facility maintenance services by the pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough. -- January 19, 2001

Burns and Roe's Ray Dwyer Appointed Regional Delegate to Microstation User Group
By Burns and Roe
The MicroStation Community (TMC) has appointed Ray Dwyer, a senior designer with Burns and Roe, as the Mid-Atlantic Regional Delegate to TMC. -- January 12, 2001

Burns and Roe/SKE Joint Venture Wins Contractor of the Year Award
By Burns and Roe
The United States Army-Europe (USAREUR) presented the award for the high level of services provided over the past year at the 233d Base Support Battalion. -- January 3, 2001

Court Approves First-Day Motions In Burns and Roe Reorganization Filing
By Burns and Roe
Motions Assure That Certain Administrative, Finance, Customer and Employee Programs Continue Uninterrupted -- January 2, 2001