**SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT**

Lyman Henn Joins Brierley Associates, LLC

We are pleased to announce that Lyman Henn has completed a business agreement to be acquired by Brierley Associates, LLC. Beginning January 1, 2010 , Lyman Henn is operating as a division of Brierley Associates. We are confident that the strength of the combined organization will improve our ability to provide tunneling/trenchless engineering, geotechnical engineering, construction management and forensic engineering services throughout the United States .

Tracy Lyman, Ray Henn, Steve Kuehr and all of the Lyman Henn, Inc. staff have become Brierley employees and will continue to operate from their office in downtown Denver . This will assure you of continuous service by trusted professionals who are experienced in this marketplace and remain committed to growing their practice in the Colorado/Rocky Mountain Region.

Gary Brierley, President and CEO of Brierley Associates said of the combination of Lyman Henn and Brierley Associates:

“I am extremely pleased that we have successfully combined the two firms. Tracy Lyman and I have worked together professionally for close to 30 years and have the utmost respect for each other's abilities and the companies we have built. The combined senior-level staff of the organization, represented by over a dozen tunneling, trenchless and underground engineering professionals, is a tremendous resource to the underground industry. We are all looking forward to continuing our focused service offerings to the industry in the years ahead.”

With offices in Colorado , New Hampshire , Massachusetts , New York , Illinois , Texas and California , we are well positioned to serve your needs. We remain committed to providing you with innovative and cost-effective solutions to your underground engineering, tunneling and geotechnical challenges.