Parsons Celebrates 70 Years in Business

Parsons—a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on transportation, environmental/industrial, and defense/security—is pleased to announce that today June 12, 2014 marks its 70th anniversary. The corporation, headquartered in Pasadena, has grown from 8 employees in a small office in Los Angeles to 15,000 employees in more than 100 offices in 28 countries worldwide.

“On this significant milestone, we honor our founder and celebrate our successes. I believe that Ralph M. Parsons—an engineer who loved solving challenging technical problems—would be proud of the company that Parsons has become. He would be very proud of the talented team of professionals who embody Parsons, and he would be just as proud of the projects we deliver for our customers, our innovations, our accomplishments, and our contributions to delivering a better world,” said Chuck Harrington, Parsons’ Chairman and CEO.

Having worked on six continents and thousands of projects, Parsons’ dedicated employees continue to overcome tough logistical challenges and deliver design/design-build, program/construction management, and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. These dedicated people are currently engaged in 3,000+ projects, speak 80+ languages, and hold 10,800+ university degrees and professional registrations. Parsons’ employees continue the corporation’s legacy of excellence by going anywhere in the world, meeting any technical and/or management challenge, and persevering until the job is done.

“The Parsons brand has grown, thrived, and has been transformed throughout our 70 years in business because we have deployed the right people, processes, and technologies to a broad range of customers on countless complex projects across the globe,” explains Harrington. “Furthermore, we owe our vitality to the loyalty of our customers, and we are deeply grateful for both the continuous support of our partners and for the dedication of our employees. I must also add a thank you and happy 70th anniversary to all of our stakeholders—you have contributed to our legacy of excellence, and we look forward to many more decades of industry excellence.”

Parsons, celebrating 70 years of growth in the engineering, construction, technical, and professional services industries, is a leader in many diversified markets with a focus on transportation, environmental/industrial, and defense/security. Parsons delivers design/design-build, program/construction management, and other professional services packaged in innovative alternative delivery methods to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide. For more about Parsons, please visit www.parsons.com.