TODAY'S HEADLINES / FEB. 25, 2011
Wilbur Smith merges with Massachusetts company
Columbia-based international engineering firm Wilbur Smith Associates has been acquired by wastewater and environmental remediation company CDM of Cambridge, Mass. The two companies have been in discussions since June.
Comptroller wants to consolidate state’s financial offices
In a letter sent today to Sen. Larry Martin, chairman of a Senate Judiciary subcommittee studying possible changes to statewide elected offices, Eckstrom advocates combining the Comptroller’s and Treasurer’s offices as a means of streamlining costs and eliminating administrative duplication.