BIRMINGHAM, AL, April 18, 2007 -- Hatch Mott MacDonald is pleased to announce that it has acquired Paragon Engineering, a 39-year-old civil engineering firm located in Birmingham, Alabama. Paragon's practice is focused on the following market sectors: land surveying, construction management, mapping, municipal engineering, water and wastewater engineering, and planning. Paragon's experience profile includes a wide range of projects, from the very small up to its signature project, the design, construction supervision, and inspection of the Talladega International Raceway.
The acquisition of Paragon will extend Hatch Mott MacDonald's network of 45 North American offices into northern Alabama, allowing the firm to provide services to clients in Birmingham and surrounding areas. "Paragon has an excellent network of client relationships in an area which can now be serviced by the diverse capabilities of the Hatch Mott MacDonald organization. We see the potential for significant synergies with Paragon, particularly in the areas of water, wastewater, transportation, and architecture." remarked Nicholas DeNichilo, President of Hatch Mott MacDonald.
"The Paragon transaction completes a series of three acquisitions undertaken by Hatch Mott MacDonald in the Southeast. The other two acquisitions were Gatlin Hudson Architects in Daphne, Alabama, and Thomas Jenkins Associates in Bonifay, Florida. Our Southeast operation has tripled in size over the last three years through internal organic growth and with these new additions the firm has established a platform for further significant growth. With twelve offices stretching along the Gulf Coast from Tallahassee to Houston, the firm is well positioned to achieve significant growth in this dynamic and changing region." commented Chris Spearing, Southeast Unit Manager for Hatch Mott MacDonald.
Hatch Mott MacDonald is a 1,300-person, full-service infrastructure, transportation and environmental engineering company.
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