Awards December 6, 2013

Gregory James Smith, a health-care attorney at Caplan and Earnest LLC in Boulder, received the Lloyd E. Worner Award from Colorado College in Colorado Springs. The award recognizes outstanding loyalty, service and generosity to the college by continuing concern and support for students, and the quality of teaching and learning, as well as the general well-being and future excellence of the institution. At Caplan and Earnest, Smith works in the health-care law practice group. He assists health-care professionals, including physicians, who are either establishing their practices or transitioning practices to others.

Broomfield-based MWH Global, a consulting, environment engineering and construction services firm, was recognized as the top U.S. contractor in wastewater treatment plants in 2013 by Engineering News-Record, a publication for the engineering and construction industry, for the second consecutive year. Overall, MWH Global has been ranked in several lists from ENR’s Top Contractors Sourcebook: No. 1 in Top 25 Wastewater Treatment Plants. No. 2 in Top 50 Sewerage and Solid Waste. No. 3 in Top 25 Water Treatment & Desalination Plants. No. 4 in Top 50 Water Supply. No. 108 in Top 400 Contractors. Published annually, the 2013 ENR Contractors list ranks the 400 largest U.S.-based general contractors, both publicly and privately held, based on construction contracting-specific revenue. Contractors are also ranked in industry related categories.

Guy Higgins and Jennifer Freeman, principals of Boulder-based Firestorm, a franchisee that specializes in disaster preparedness, crisis management and business recovery, were named Principals of the Year by Firestorm, a national franchisor.

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