{"id":10477,"date":"2015-06-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\/press\/aecom-announced-today-it-has-been-recognized-with-two-awards-for-its-dedication-to-mentoring-and-supporting-veteran-owned-small-businesses-vosbs-and-service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses\/"},"modified":"2017-10-19T06:34:25","modified_gmt":"2017-10-19T10:34:25","slug":"aecom-announced-today-it-has-been-recognized-with-two-awards-for-its-dedication-to-mentoring-and-supporting-veteran-owned-small-businesses-vosbs-and-service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/press-releases\/aecom-announced-today-it-has-been-recognized-with-two-awards-for-its-dedication-to-mentoring-and-supporting-veteran-owned-small-businesses-vosbs-and-service-disabled-veteran-owned-small-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"AECOM announced today it has been recognized with two awards for its dedication to mentoring and supporting Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (VOSBs) and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs)."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AECOM was named to&#160;the U.S.&#160;National Veteran-Owned Business Association\u2019s (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.navoba.com\/\">NaVOBA<\/a>) list of top Military-Friendly Supplier Diversity Programs for 2015 \u2014 a highly competitive distinction awarded to firms that most successfully engage the nation\u2019s three million veteran-owned businesses as suppliers.&#160; The company was selected due to its strong subcontractor engagement, veteran outreach efforts and executive-level support of veteran initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to AECOM&#8217;s robust subcontracting efforts with VOSBs and SDVOSBs, AECOM hosted small business days and provided training at the 2014 National Veterans Small Business Engagement Conference.&#160; The company\u2019s Global Women\u2019s Council also hosted a webinar on the benefits of hiring veterans.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are committed to fostering diversity throughout all aspects of our business \u2014 from the services we provide to the people we employ,\u201d said AECOM Chief Executive Officer Michael S. Burke. &#160;\u201cVeteran-owned businesses are an important part of our supplier diversity program and add tremendous value to the work we conduct across multiple sectors in our industry. &#160;We are proud to support veterans in every way that we can, and are honored to be recognized as a top employer of veterans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>AECOM was also <a href=\"http:\/\/www.veterantrainingsymposium.com\/2015-conference-agenda\/2015-champions-of-veteran-enterprise\">recognized<\/a> by the National Veteran Small Business Coalition as a Champion of Veteran Enterprise, which honors federal agencies and prime contractors that met or exceeded the three-percent goal of providing opportunities to VOSBs and SDVOSBs. &#160;The company will be honored this month at the 2015 Veteran Entrepreneur Training Symposium in Norfolk, Va.<\/p>\n<p><b>About<\/b>&#160;<b>AECOM<\/b><br \/>\nAECOM&#160;is a premier, fully integrated professional and technical services firm positioned to design, build, finance and operate infrastructure assets around the world for public- and private-sector clients. With nearly 100,000 employees \u2014 including architects, engineers, designers, planners, scientists and management and construction services professionals \u2014 serving clients in over 150 countries around the world,&#160;AECOM&#160;is ranked as the #1 engineering design firm by revenue in <i>Engineering News-Record<\/i>&#160;magazine\u2019s annual industry rankings, and has been recognized by&#160;<i>Fortune&#160;<\/i>magazine as a World\u2019s Most Admired Company. The firm is a leader in all of the key markets that it serves, including transportation, facilities, environmental, energy, oil and gas, water, high-rise buildings and government. AECOM&#160;provides a blend of global reach, local knowledge, innovation and technical excellence in delivering customized and creative solutions that meet the needs of clients\u2019 projects. A&#160;<i>Fortune 500<\/i>&#160;firm,&#160;AECOM&#160;companies, including&#160;URS Corporation&#160;and&#160;Hunt Construction Group, had revenue of approximately&#160;$19 billion&#160;during the 12 months ended&#160;March 31, 2015. More information on&#160;AECOM&#160;and its services can be found at&#160;<a href=\"https:\/\/aecom.com\/taiwan\">aecom.com\/taiwan<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>NR 15-0604<\/p>\n<p>Source: AECOM<\/p>\n<p><b>Media Contact:<\/b><br \/>\nEd Mayer<br \/>\nVice President, Corporate Communications<br \/>\n732.564.3380<br \/>\n<a style=\" text-decoration: underline; letter-spacing: normal; padding: 0px; text-transform: none; font-weight: normal; orphans: auto; outline: none; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: normal; font-size: 11.6000003814697px; color: rgb(128, 130, 133); text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; font-style: normal; widows: 1; white-space: normal; font-variant: normal; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; margin: 0px;\" href=\"mailto:ed.mayer@aecom.com\">Ed.Mayer@aecom.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"template":"","yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-10477","press-release","type-press-release","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10477","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/10477\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10477"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aecom.com\/tw\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=10477"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}