I am with URS (Austin), we will let go around 80 people this April (2014) - that's almost 10% of our staff, we have around 800 people in Central Texas. We lost the contract with the Central Texas Turnpike, so a WARN equivalent note was filed with the... — read more 

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More than 5 people were let go over last few months due to performance reasons - URS is trying to get leaner, we have many people who just collect pay checks and all what they do is receiving and forwarding emails. The trend will continue in 2014...

URS Corp., the engineering and construction services giant, has warned Maryland’s labor department about possible company layoffs in the state. URS said layoffs could occur at locations in Fort Meade and Annapolis Junction, according to the filing... — read more 

No layoffs here, but we do hire - we have an opening for a Fire Protection Engineer Job here in Cleveland, OH.

Layoffs may be in works - targeting early April, probably more than 50 workers. This will affect engineering, construction and technical services.