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URS acquires Colorado firm
San Francisco-based engineering and construction giant URS Corporation bought Colorado-based firm that specializes in oil and gas projects. ForeRunner Corporation that employees 150 people was founded in 1996 and has completed nearly 1,800 projects in the US.
SF Business Times-10/26/2009
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