LAUREL, MD – July 25, 2007 – National engineering consulting firm Greenhorne & O'Mara (G&O) has teamed with architectural firm Bullock Tice Associates and Eglin Properties, LLC, a joint venture between Dick Corporation and Hunt Development Group, for a $250 million Enhanced Use Lease (EUL) contract for the design, development, financing, and construction of the Emerald Coast Technology and Research Campus at Eglin Air Force Base in Northwest Florida. G&O will be providing engineering consulting services.

The project involves the ground lease of approximately 98 acres adjacent to the University of Florida's Research Education and Engineering Facility (REEF). The proposed development will include approximately 1.1 million square feet of office, technology, and research space, and will be supported by a conference center, a wellness center, a restaurant, two hotels, child care facility, and student housing.

"As part of the development team, we feel that we are in a unique position to be a part of the next phase of growth in Northwest Florida," said Bruce Laswell, Vice President, Southeast Federal Programs. "The Emerald Coast Technology and Research Campus will not only support the U.S. Air Force's research and development mission but will incorporate the diversity of corporate and educational facilities to help boost and sustain the local community and its economy."

Greenhorne & O'Mara is a national, full-service engineering consulting firm that has provided solutions in the areas of general civil, transportation, environmental, water resources, and hazard mitigation and security, for more than 55 years. With 15 offices located in Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida, G&O provides a broad range of services to federal, state, and local government clients, as well as private industry.