great lakes dredge remediation divestiture

Florida’s environmental agency awarded the firm a contract in June to complete closure of a photogypsum waste site at a former fertilizer plant near Tampa, and it is set to finish work next year on a large reservoir near Lake Okeechobee considered critical to Everglades restoration. “It’s a big part of our business.”įorgen prefers niche geotechnical projects.

“We have a specialty technique we’re deploying on these projects,” Shea notes. With a name change in 2020, the firm has evolved into a specialist in climate change response and adaptation projects, he says, including dam and levee rebuilds, as well as wildfire, flood control and ecosystem restoration. “It provided us the resources, capital and bonding we needed to grow,” says Shea, former president of CH2M's environmental business unit. 62, is the former environmental and infrastructure unit of Great Lakes Dredge and Dock Co. The Centennial, Colo.-based company, which makes its first Top 200 list appearance at No. Photo: ForgenĬhristopher Shea, president of environmental contractor Forgen credits boosted green infrastructure spending and post-COVID-19 demand from private cleanup clients for a 27% hike in firm backlog last year. Powers Contractor Forgen Grows in Specialty Workįorgen managed industrial site cleanup last year in Newark, Calif.

Great lakes dredge remediation divestiture