Expanding in ITS: Gannett Fleming Acquires VANUS, Inc.
March 4, 2010
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming, an international planning, design, and construction management firm, is pleased to announce that VANUS, Inc. has become the VANUS Group of Gannett Fleming (VANUS) effective March 1, 2010.
VANUS is based in Tampa, Fla., offering traffic engineering and intelligent transportation systems (ITS) services in planning, engineering, system integration, software development, and construction management. VANUS staff will remain in their existing offices, including Tampa and locations in Miami Lakes, Fla., Kansas City, Kan., and New Orleans, La. Former VANUS President Jay Calhoun has been named a vice president within Gannett Fleming.
Gannett Fleming has maintained a growing ITS practice, offering expertise in roadway-based field device deployments, as well as public transportation applications and software development, deployment, and hosting. The firm’s ITS client base includes the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Vermont Agency of Transportation, Massachusetts Department of Transportation, and the New Mexico Department of Transportation.
Through the acquisition of VANUS, Gannett Fleming has broadened its ITS capabilities, significantly increased its ITS staff, and expanded the firm’s national footprint, while preserving its commitment to providing exceptional client service and technical expertise.
Within Gannett Fleming, VANUS is part of the firm’s GeoDecisions division, which offers geospatial solutions and ITS services. VANUS’ skills in ITS system integration and GeoDecisions’ strong background in working with more than 35 departments of transportation, enables the firm to offer an array of services in ITS planning, ITS engineering, traffic engineering, ITS construction management, and ITS software.
For more information, please contact Judy L. Hricak at (717) 763-7211, ext. 2624 or via e-mail.
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