PHILADELPHIA and NEW YORK, Feb. 12, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hill International (NYSE:HIL), the global leader in managing construction risk, announced today that Irvin E. Richter, Hill’s Chairman and founder, David L. Richter, Hill’s President and Chief Executive Officer, and other members of Hill’s board of directors and senior management team are scheduled to ring the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange today at 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time. The event is to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the company’s founding.
“When I started Hill four decades ago, I never imagined that my one-man consulting firm would one day grow into a New York Stock Exchange-listed public company,” said Irv Richter. “Ringing the NYSE Closing Bell today is a great testament to the growth and success of our company and to the many thousands of current and former Hill professionals whose hard work and contributions made that possible,” he added.
Hill International, with 4,800 professionals in 100 offices worldwide, provides program management, project management, construction management, construction claims and other consulting services primarily to the buildings, transportation, environmental, energy and industrial markets. Engineering News-Record magazine recently ranked Hill as the seventh largest construction management firm in the United States. For more information on Hill, please visit our website at www.hillintl.com.
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