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Parsons Corporation

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Founded in 1944, Parsons Corporation is one of the largest 100% employee-owned engineering and construction companies in the United States, with revenues exceeding $3.3 billion in 2006. It is headquartered in Pasadena, California.

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Markets

Parsons specializes in many diversified markets such as nuclear and specialty systems, water, transportation, construction, education and public buildings, infrastructure, planning, commercial, industrial manufacturing, communications, environmental, healthcare, life sciences, critical facilities, and homeland security.

Landmark Projects

Parsons delivers landmark projects across the globe. One of Parsons' many legacy projects was on the Alaska North Slope. Another significant project was the new industrial city of Yanbu, Saudi Arabia situated on the Red Sea.

ENR Rankings

Engineering News-Record magazine's April 23, 2007, issue ranks the 2007 Top 500 Design Firms. Parsons was ranked #1 in Telecommunication for the seventh year in a row. Parsons was ranked #7 overall for Design. Parsons' Hazardous Waste rank was #4. In Manufacturing, Parsons ranked #10, and was once again ranked #8 in Transportation. Parsons' Building rank is #7, and Parsons' International Markets rank is #14. In Industrial Process, Parsons ranked #19.

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