• Willdan acquired substantially all assets of KCS, a Chicago-area engineering consultancy focused on power delivery for critical infrastructure.
• The 15-person team adds engineering and project management capacity for Willdan’s power work tied to data centers, storage, grid upgrades.
• The deal builds on prior joint work on substation and renewables projects, aiming to speed execution of a growing project pipeline.

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