HDR purchases Hoyt assets
Expansion falls under HDR’s infrastructure outreach program.
Architectural and engineering consulting firm HDR completed an asset purchase of The Hoyt Company, a transportation planning, community relations and public outreach firm based in Sacramento, Calif.
Going forward, The Hoyt Company will conduct business as HDR/The Hoyt Company, providing community outreach and transportation solutions for commercial, residential, retail, mixed-use/urban infill, office, recreational, medical and airport facilities.
Under the new corporate structure, Wendy Hoyt, president of The Hoyt Company, will be a vice president responsible for leading community relations and transportation/transit planning in northern California.
Financial terms of the agreement were not disclosed.
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