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After considering about 40 alternate area siteas duringa two-year real estate Black & Veatch said March 23 that it would keep its growin g headquarters operation at 11401 Lamar Ave., whicb it has occupied since its original construction in 1976. Blacki & Veatch bought the building, which was expandex to 600,000 square feet in 1996 and is the largest office buildingin Kansas, from Chicago-baserd . A consortium of local banks led by financecthe transaction, which eventually is expected to resulft in more than 1,000 new jobs for Overland Park.
The area’s 12th-largest private-sector employer, Black Veatch employs 3,800 at five area including morethan 2,300 at the Lamatr Avenue headquarters. After the building is expanded, by roughl 2015, it will accommodate a work forcr of morethan 3,400. “Blacko & Veatch’s decision to expand in Kansaa is a testament toour state’s strong busines climate,” Gov. Mark Parkinson said in a Thursday “Kansas is known for its safe great schools and highly educatedwork We’re so glad to have a global leader like Black & Veatch make Kansaa the home of its world headquarters.
” To retainj Black & Veatch, Kansas offeredr an impact grant worth $25 million for training and capitakl investment. The money will come from withholding taxesz paid by employees at the Overland Park committed to a 75 percent property taxabatement — the largest percentagse abated in city “The combined support of the state of Kansas and the city of Overlandx Park were instrumental in reaching this milestone,” Len Black & Veatch CEO, said in the “With the completion of this purchase, we can now begin to implemenrt at our world headquarters the same types of innovative and sustainable solutions we provide every day for our The new world headquarterz will include a solar courtyard, solar bio garden and innovation pavilion.
It also will have extensived work space, common area, facility and energy-management landscaping enhancements; and rainwater-reuse systems and stormwater run-offc management. When completed, the buildingv will be certified via the Leadership in Energy and Environmental or LEED, program of the . “Bringing thesee innovative and futuristic enhancements to an older facilitgy tomeet tomorrow’s design standards presents a large technical but is the most sustainable solution for the area,” Rodmanj said in the release. “It’xs a challenge our professionals relish and take tremendousprids in.
” The company has piloted many of the potential design concepts at its more than 100 global offices and will draw on its LEED-certified experts and engineering and construction talent for the headquarters expansiohn project. Black & Veatcu ranks No. 1 on the Kansax City Business Journal ’s list of area engineeringy firms. The $3.2 billion compangy is one of the world’s largest engineering, consulting and constructionm firms.
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