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US SR137
Resolution
AI Summary
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Senate Resolution commends Volkert, Inc., a civil engineering firm founded in 1925, on its 100th anniversary celebrated February 4, 2025
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Volkert, Inc. designed major infrastructure projects including the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (1969, then world's longest bridge over water), Interstate 10 Twin Bridges/Mobile Bayway (1978), Interstate 565 connecting Huntsville (1991), and Alabama's only cable-stay bridge, the Cochrane Africatown Bridge (1992)
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Company is 100% employee-owned through an employee stock ownership plan, with over 1,500 employee owners in 60 offices across 25 states, including 250+ in Alabama
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Volkert has been inducted into the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame along with 3 of its leaders and 8 of its projects, and consistently ranks among top 100 U.S. engineering firms
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Resolution requests the Secretary of the Senate transmit an enrolled copy to CEO Thomas Hand and President Leon Barkan
Legislative Description
A resolution commending Volkert, Inc. on the occasion of its 100th anniversary and its century of service to the State of Alabama and the United States.
Transportation and public works
Last Action
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1838)
3/25/2025