FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 20, 2001

Contact: Joan Freitag
(217) 788-2450

SPRINGFIELD, IL – Hanson Engineers Inc. was named to the Top 500 Design Firms by ENR, the Engineering News-Record, a trade publication of the engineering, design and construction industry. Hanson Engineers came in at No. 191 on the national list, up from No. 211 last year.
Companies were ranked according to revenue for 2000. This is the 14th consecutive year that Hanson Engineers Inc. has ranked in the Top 500.

Hanson Engineers Inc. is a national consulting firm providing a full range of architectural, engineering and scientific services. Its clients are served from the corporate headquarters in Springfield, Ill., and regional offices in Rockford, Chicago and Peoria, Ill.; Kansas City and St. Louis, Mo.; Indianapolis, Ind.; Sacramento, Calif.; Seattle, Wash.; Atlanta, Ga.; Orlando and West Palm Beach, Fla.; Washington, D.C.; and Wayne, N.J. (New York metropolitan area).

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