Bechtel Donates $15K for Engineering Program in Washington State

Bechtel has donated $15,000 to a program in Washington state for nearly 250 students to participate in a series of mathematics, engineering and science achievement competitions, KVEW TV reported Friday. 

Dan Thesman writes that nearly 60 teams of middle and high school students competed in challenges related to prosthetic arms development and operation.

The MESA Day competition is for students to further build education and skills in the STEM fields ahead of college and future professional careers, according to the report.