URS Corporation is a construction, design, and engineering firm.
URS Corporation was founded in 1951 and incorporated in 1957 as Broadview Research. The company was a research group focused on engineering and physical sciences.
In 1967 the focus of the company changed to a professional services firm.
The next year in 1968 Broadview Research acquired United Research Sciences. The company then changed its name to United Research Services, later shortened to URS.
Today URS modernizes weapon systems, refurbished military vehicles and aircraft, provides logistics support to military installations, and supports decommissioning of former military bases and weapons, develops conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources, and maintains power-generation facilities, among others.
URS is publicly trades on the New York Stock exchange under the symbol URS, is a member of the S&P 500, is #252 in the Fortune 500, has 50,000 employees, and had $10.72 billion in revenue in 2013.
URS Corporation
URS Corporation is a construction, design, and engineering firm.
URS Corporation was founded in 1951 and incorporated in 1957 as Broadview Research. The company was a research group focused on engineering and physical sciences.
In 1967 the focus of the company changed to a professional services firm.
History
The next year in 1968 Broadview Research acquired United Research Sciences. The company then changed its name to United Research Services, later shortened to URS.
Today URS modernizes weapon systems, refurbished military vehicles and aircraft, provides logistics support to military installations, and supports decommissioning of former military bases and weapons, develops conventional and unconventional oil and gas resources, and maintains power-generation facilities, among others.
URS is publicly trades on the New York Stock exchange under the symbol URS, is a member of the S&P 500, is #252 in the Fortune 500, has 50,000 employees, and had $10.72 billion in revenue in 2013.