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Willdan stock falls despite acquisition of KCS Corporation

First publishedAug 17, 16:15 UTC
Last updatedAug 18, 00:48 UTC · 12m ago
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Investing.com -- Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ:WLDN) shares fell 2.9% Monday following the company’s announcement that it acquired substantially all assets of KCS Corporation, an engineering consulting firm based in suburban Chicago, Illinois. The acquisition adds 15 employees from KCS, which specializes in power delivery engineering for critical infrastructure.

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Investing.com -- Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ:WLDN) shares fell 2.9% Monday following the company’s announcement that it acquired substantially all assets of KCS Corporation, an engineering consulting firm based in suburban Chicago, Illinois. The acquisition adds 15 employees from KCS, which specializes in power delivery engineering for critical infrastructure. The deal expands Willdan’s in-house engineering and project management capabilities and adds capacity to support projects for data centers, battery storage, and grid modernization. Mike Bieber, Willdan’s CEO, said the company has partnered with KCS on several substation and renewables projects.

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Investing.com -- Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ:WLDN) shares fell 2.9% Monday following the company’s announcement that it acquired substantially all assets of KCS Corporation, an engineering consulting firm based in suburban Chicago, Illinois. The acquisition adds 15 employees from KCS, which specializes in power delivery engineering for critical infrastructure.
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