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Charlotte, N.C., along with Mecklenburg County and a regional business alliance, have contracted with San Francisco-based URS to conduct an eight-month air quality pilot program aimed at reducing vehicle emissions through carpooling and other options.
The Urbana, Ill., Park District Board of Commissioners has contracted with Ann Arbor, Mich.-based JJR to help develop the district’s “Strategic Plan 2006.” Also, The Baird Creek Preservation Foundation in Greenbay, Wis., has hired the company to prepare a comprehensive master plan for the city’s Baird Creek Greenway.
Las Vegas has contracted with locally based Ninyo & Moore for quality assurance testing for the city’s $9.6 million Ann Road Detention Basin.
San Marcos, Texas, has hired Austin, Texas-based Broadus & Associates to manage the development of the city’s new $20 million, 77,000-square-foot conference center to be built on Interstate 35 and connected to a new hotel.