MARLTON, N.J., Oct. 8, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that it has been recognized by The Zweig Letter as the 10th fastest-growing company among architecture, engineering and environmental consulting firms in the United States and Canada. The Hot Firm 2010 list ranks the top 150 firms measured by their change in revenue and earnings over the trailing three years in terms of real dollars and percentage change. Hill has now been named to the list eight times over the past nine years.
The winning firms will be honored at a special award ceremony during The Zweig Letter Hot Firm 2010 Conference and Celebration which will be held on October 27-28, 2010, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in Washington, DC.
"We are extremely honored to be named to the Hot Firm list again this year," said Irvin E. Richter, Hill's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "To be named to this prestigious list eight times in nine years is quite an accomplishment and I am very proud of our company's outstanding professionals who earned this honor," Richter added.
The Zweig Letter is a weekly newsletter providing management advice for consulting firms in the engineering and construction industry. It is published by ZweigWhite, Inc., a leading source of management consulting, information and education for the design and construction industry. For more information on ZweigWhite, please visit their website at .
Hill International, with 2,600 employees in 90 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management and construction claims and consulting services. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the 8th largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at .
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