Going big: GEC Inc. has been awarded a $10 million retainer contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District to provide planning, environmental and engineering consulting services for civil works projects in support of the corps’ South Atlantic Division and Savannah District customers. The contract is GEC’s fourth as a prime contractor with the Savannah District. GEC has held similar contracts in 17 corps Districts, and currently holds contracts with the New Orleans and Jacksonville districts as well. In addition, Baton Rouge-based GEC is a part of a team that has been awarded a contract by the Canaveral Port Authority to assist the port in a multitude of professional planning, engineering, dredge, cargo, cruise, structure, ship support and design services for a variety of waterside, land and underwater projects. This work will be performed through the Waterside General Engineering Services contract.
Right at home: LUBA Workers’ Comp has hired Baton Rouge native Steve Werner as chief financial officer. A certified public accountant and certified internal auditor, Werner formerly served as internal reporting director for Lamar Advertising Co. “Having Steve join our team is a big advantage for LUBA,” says Michael DePaul, LUBA chief operating officer. “He brings solid financial experience, and he’s very familiar with our company.”
It’s a girl! LSU women’s basketball head coach Nikki Caldwell is a new mother. LSU says Justice Simone Fargas was born at 5:44 a.m. today, weighing in at 6 pounds, 15 ounces. The university says Caldwell and the baby are resting comfortably in the company of Caldwell’s longtime boyfriend, Justin Fargas, a former Oakland Raiders running back. The first-year coach says she will soon be back on the court. The university says she will coach in the team’s 21st NCAA Tournament. The tournament’s 64-team field is to be announced on Monday. The Lady Tigers are hosting the first and second rounds in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center and will play at either 4 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, March 18. LSU was last in the women’s NCAA Tournament in 2010.
