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   We conclude our weekly salutes to the 2010 Business Achievement Award winners by recognizing WSP Environment & Energy (Reston VA) for its community-inclusive approach to characterizing and remediating a 10-acre site in Darlington, South Carolina. The site had been developed in the 1880s as a cotton mill and was repurposed for manufacturing electronic components from 1958 to 2005. The client, Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. is the corporate successor to a company that briefly owned the facility from 1963 to 1968. Since 2005, the site has been vacant, its owner now defunct in the U.S., and Vishay is voluntarily addressing environmental issues in cooperation with state and local authorities. The site is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs). WSP recommended demolition of site structures to address the potential conveyance of contaminants from storm sewers to a nearby creek and to access underlying contaminated soils. WSP engaged a community group consisting of members from families who worked at the plant for generations to gain acceptance of demolishing the structures. WSP facilitated a final tour and provided 300 “clean” bricks from the plant as keep-sakes.   For a full list of EBJ’s 2010 Business Achievement Award winners, please visit  www.ebiresearch.com/2010_EBI_%20Awards. EBJ is now accepting nominations for 2011 Business Achievement Awards. To submit a nomination, please visit This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .