HDR, Inc.

Infobox Company
company_name = HDR Inc.
company_
company_type = Employee Owned
foundation = Omaha, Nebraska USA (1917)
location = Omaha, Nebraska USA
key_people = Richard R. Bell, Chairman and CEO
industry = Architecture, Engineering, Consulting
products =
revenue = profit US $702.1 million (2006)
operating_income =
net_income =
num_employees = 7,400
parent =
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homepage = http://www.hdrinc.com/
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HDR Inc. is an an employee-owned architectural, engineering and consulting firm based in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. HDR has had projects in all 50 U.S. states and in 60 countries, and has worked on notable projects such as the Hoover Dam Bypass linking Nevada and Arizona by spanning the Colorado River 1,500 feet downstream from the Hoover Dam. [ [http://www.hdrinc.com HDR Inc. Website] , Retrieved 12/13/07.]

HDR is listed as the 10th largest architecture firm in the United States by "Architectural Record". [ [http://archrecord.construction.com/practice/top150/0806top150-1.asp "Top 150 Architecture Firms"] , "Architectural Record" June, 2008. Retrieved 06/05/08.] HDR is also ranked number 19 on the "Engineering News-Record's" 2008 list of "The Top 500 Design Firms" and as the number one healthcare design firm on the "Modern Healthcare" list of 2007 "Annual Construction & Design Survey of Healthcare Architects". [ [http://enr.construction.com/people/topLists/topDesignFirm/topdesign_A-Z.asp "The Top 500 Design Firms"] , "Engineering News-Record" 2008. Retrieved 06/05/08.]

History

Founded in 1917 by H.H. Henningson, the Henningson Engineering Company got its start as a civil engineering firm in Omaha, where HDR's headquarters remain today. Willard Richardson and Chuck Durham joined the firm in 1939 as interns. By the 1950s, Richardson and Durham had purchased shares in the firm, and it became known as Henningson, Durham and Richardson, Inc.

The company's first project was designing a power station for the city of Ogallala, Nebraska. Similar projects followed as the firm helped cities and towns throughout the Midwestern United States create the water, sewer, electric and road systems that would help them emerge from frontier status. The company built a reputation for quality and integrity, operating under the philosophy "Work Well Done."

In June 2008, HDR acquired CUH2A, an Architectural, Engineering, and Lab Planning firm based out of Lawrenceville, NJ. [ [http://www.bdcnetwork.com/article/CA6566896.html BDC Network] , "CUH2A & HDR merge to form science and technology design giant". Retrieved 06/23/08.] CUH2A was acquired for an undisclosed amount. CUH2A, a recognized leader in the field of bio-containment laboratory design, will retain its name and operate semi-autonomously as a division of HDR, Inc. [ [http://www.hdrinc.com/Assets/documents/announcements/FAQs_hdr_cuh2a.pdf HDR Inc. Website] , "Frequently Asked Questions". Retrieved 06/23/08.] The President of CUH2A, Scott Butler and Chairman of the Board of Directors of CUH2A, Mike Konsko will be members of the HDR management team.

Notable designs

* The "Omaha World-Herald" Freedom Center, Omaha, Nebraska
*Hoover Dam Bypass, Arizona-Nevada (scheduled opening 2010)

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