National Honor Recognizes Company’s Charitable Contributions, Volunteerism

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Balfour Beatty U.S. has been honored with the “AGC in the Community” special recognition award by the Associated General Contractors of America and its charitable arm during the organization’s annual convention. The AGC in the Community award was created to showcase the community service projects of AGC of America’s chapters and members, and to recognize projects that epitomize the essence of charitable giving through hands-on service and donations to charitable organizations. The award was presented to Balfour Beatty for efforts connected to the 2016 Sharefest Community Development’s Annual Workday – an event that mobilizes thousands of … Read more

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Contractors, Engineers Travel to Bolivia to Build Suspension Footbridge

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CHALLOMA CHICO, Bolivia – An established partnership between Walsh Construction, Bridges to Prosperity and International Bridge Technologies resulted in the construction of a new 160-foot suspended footbridge for a remote village in Bolivia. Challoma Chico, located in the country’s La Paz region, is a mountainous community home to approximately 450 residents that was becoming separated from essential goods and services by the Rio Yaco River. Eight Walsh volunteers, from engineers to superintendents to surveyors, were part of a project team that traveled to the site and built the suspension bridge in less than two weeks. Before completion, villagers had to … Read more

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