PITTSBURGH, April 7, 2005 (PRNewswire-FirstCall) -- Michael Baker Corp. recently received two business achievement awards from Environmental Business International Inc., publisher of Environmental Business Journal (EBJ), at the second annual Environmental Industry Summit in San Diego.
Baker received the 2004 EBJ Index Stock Market Silver Award for its dramatic increase in year-end share price of 89% from year-end 2003. Additionally, Baker received an Honorable Mention in the "Very Large Firms" category of the Management Awards for the overall management of its significant turnaround, and in particular, for the leadership of President and Chief Executive Officer Donald P. Fusilli Jr.
In accepting the awards for Baker, Environmental Practice Director Scott Allen said, "It was truly an honor to accept these EBJ awards on behalf of the entire company. It is the result of the hard work and dedication of the employees and our shared vision for the company set out by Mr. Fusilli."
Michael Baker Corp. (www.mbakercorp.com) provides engineering and operations and maintenance services for its clients' most complex challenges worldwide. Its primary practice areas are aviation, environmental, facilities, geospatial information technologies, linear utilities, transportation, water/wastewater, and oil & gas. With more than 4,200 employees in over 40 offices across the United States and internationally, Baker is focused on providing services that span the complete life-cycle of infrastructure and managed asset projects.
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