Fluor Corporation Now Headquartered in Texas

Fluor Corp., formerly based in Aliso Viejo, California, has announced its official relocation to new global headquarters in Irving.

Fluor Relocation Official This Month

Fluor Corporation's new headquarters, developed by Koll Development Co. and located in Irving, was recently completed. The 136,000-sq.-ft. corporate campus features a three-story, dual-wing office building and amenities including an auditorium, cafeteria, fitness center and covered parking garage.

Fluor Corp., one of the world's top engineering procurement, construction and maintenance service firms, recently announced that the relocation of its global headquarters from Aliso Viejo, Calif., to a new corporate campus in Irving, took effect at the end of April. An official dedication of the new facility is planned for early summer.

Fluor's Global Services business will remain in its current North Dallas location, where many relocating employees have been temporarily housed. Additionally, Fluor will maintain approximately 1,200 employees at its engineering and other sites throughout Southern California. Worldwide, Fluor has some 37,000 employees in more than 25 countries on six continents.

Fluor announced last year that it had selected St. Louis, Mo.-based Clayco to design-build its new headquarters in Irving. Koll Development Co. of Dallas is the developer for the project.

Fluor's new home on a 26-acre site in the Las Colinas Business Park in Irving, is constructed of tilt-up concrete panels clad in natural Texas limestone. The building's interior will feature high-end finishes such as custom millwork. Amenities include a commercial kitchen and dining area, employee fitness center, a 100-seat auditorium and meeting rooms.

Forum Studio Inc. of St. Louis, Mo. designed the core and shell of the 132,000-sq.-ft. headquarters, creating a campus feel through the use of interconnecting buildings. Divided into two wings by a three-story glass-enclosed atrium, the office building is connected to a one-story amenities building. A "history walk" depicting the Fluor story starts in the office building, runs through the amenities building and ends at a two-story, covered parking facility.

Fluor's headquarters is designed to achieve certification in the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Green Building Rating System. South and west-facing windows have solar devices, all windows are high-performance glass, and the glass wall on the amenities building provides abundant natural light. The team worked to preserve as much natural vegetation and trees as possible during the construction process.

Joining Clayco and Forum on the project are Houston-based architect Gensler as interior designer; and local firms Glenn Engineering, civil engineer; L.A. Fuess Partners Inc., structural engineer; and DFW Consulting Group, electrical and mechanical engineer.

The address of the new corporate headquarters, which will house approximately 200 executives and employees, is 6700 Las Colinas Blvd, Irving, Texas, 75039. The main telephone number is 469-398-7000. The main fax is 469-398-7255.

Houston Engineering Firms Merge

LJA Engineering & Surveying Inc. and SCL Engineering recently announced the merger of the two firms. The firm will operate under the name LJA Engineering & Surveying Inc. As a result of the merger, LJA will maintain two offices in the Houston area with corporate headquarters remaining in the west Houston Westchase area and SCL's current offices located in east Houston on the IH-10 corridor.

This merger represents the joining of two successful consulting engineering firms with complementary strengths.

"SCL brings to the firm an expertise and accomplished history in the design and construction management of water and wastewater facilities for the public and private sectors," said Calvin Ladner, the firm's president and CEO.

With the merger, LJA's client base expands to include municipalities throughout the greater Houston area, and with the two offices, the firm is conveniently located to its clients and projects. LJA also maintains an office in The Woodlands, supporting its engineering and planning efforts in Montgomery County and an office in Austin serving the firm's clients in Central Texas.

SCL principals and employees will continue to serve existing clients.

TNP Opens Sherman Office

Teague Nall and Perkins Inc. recently announced the opening of the firm's fourth office. The location in Sherman, just south of the Texas/Oklahoma border on IH-75, will serve as a northern extension of TNP's civil engineering, surveying and landscape architecture/

planning operations. The firm is headquartered in Fort Worth, with additional offices in Dallas and Denton.

TNP's Sherman office is in downtown Sherman on West Lamar Street. Chris L. Schmitt will oversee office operations and work with area municipalities, government entities and private clients on engineering and development projects.

Graphics Firm Opens in Med Center

A&E - The Graphics Complex of Houston recently announced the opening of its third branch store at 6620 Fannin, in the Texas Medical Center.

The new location will allow A&E to work more efficiently with companies located in the center. The new store makes doing business with A&E easier through greater convenience and accessibility. Customers can drop off and pick up orders, use self-service copiers, create signs and banners, consult with a graphic designer by appointment for custom printing projects and learn about additional services and solutions from their nearby graphics complex.