jacobs engineering group inc. is one of the world’s largest and most diverse providers of professional technical services. with 2010 revenues of nearly ＄10 billion, we offer full-spectrum support to industrial, commercial, and government clients across multiple markets. services include scientific and specialty consulting as well as all aspects of engineering and construction, and operations and maintenance. our primary markets include:ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；aerospace and defenseｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；automotive and industrialｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；buildingsｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；chemicals and polymersｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；consumer and forest productsｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；energyｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；environmental programsｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；infrastructureｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；oil and gasｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；pharmaceuticals and biotechnologyｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；refiningｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；technologyｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；our fundamental business strategy is building long-term client relationships. with more than 60 years in the industry, we have attracted and retained clients by providing superior customer value—in fact, over 80 percent of our work is repeat business from loyal clients. this strategy yields cost advantages, profits, and growth, which allows us to attract and retain investors, and thus fuel further growth. the combination of a loyal client base and steady growth enables us to attract and retain the industry’s top talent. as a result of this sound business strategy we are prospering in diverse markets worldwide. our global network includes more than 160 offices in more than 20 countries. we have operations in north america, the united kingdom, mainland europe, india, australia, africa and asia. our headquarters are in pasadena, california.ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；while our international presence is far reaching, we pride ourselves on being one company around the globe. we sustain this single culture by remaining true to our three core values:ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；1. we are a relationship-based companyｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；this first core value is also our fundamental business strategy: we focus on forging strong, long-term relationships with our clients, as we consider sound client relationships the most important contributor to our success. we cement these relationships by providing superior customer value and by continuously improving our performance.ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；2. growth is an imperativeｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；our clients’ needs drive our business, so we grow in pace with their growth. indeed, the neck-and-neck global marketplace demands growth. and profitable growth is what all our stakeholder groups--client, employee, and shareholder--desire most from us. our goal is to grow our business by 15 percent, every year.ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；3. people are our greatest assetｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；employee talent is the cornerstone of our success: their expertise and capabilities win us the work, perform the work, create value for our clients, and generate loyalty in our investors. so we create an environment where our employees meet fresh, exciting challenges and experience the satisfaction of a job well done. ours is also an environment that is flexible to change and open to innovation. at jacobs, every employee contributes to value-added performance.ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；ｕ００２６lt；brｕ００２６gt；