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Globetrotters Tech Solutions company history timeline

1974

So began Globetrotters Engineering Corporation (GEC), launched in 1974 by co-founders Niranjan Shah and William Moore.

1975

The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band that formed in London in 1975.

1976

1976: Macromedia, Inc. acquires the Globetrotters.

He was the first player in the NBA to lead the league in assists and steals in one year and was awarded the NBA’s J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award for his service in the community in 1976.

1977

GEC’s first break was in 1977, when the firm was brought on as a prime consultant by the Illinois Department of Transportation to perform engineering design services for a rehabilitation project on Chicago’s Edens Expressway (I-94).

The ABA and NBA now were combined for 1977 *photo courtesy of Bleacher Report With the merger between the ABA and the NBA, the NBA would be getting many new players with only 4 new teams.

1978

In 1978, the team made its first trip to west Africa, playing in Senegal, Ivory Coast, and Gabon, which raised the tally of foreign countries visited to 97.

1980

In 1980, GEC was selected as a subconsultant with the City of Milwaukee on its Water Pollution Abatement Program.

1984

Hard fouls only when you are wearing these Kevin McHale inspired Converse Fastbreak Hi Think 16 (No Easy Bucket) sneakers. during the 1984 NBA Finals the Celtics were trailing the Lakers 2-1, and needed a spark.

1986

1986: International Broadcasting Corporation acquires the Globetrotters.

When work on this part of the project was completed in 1986, the American Society of Civil Engineers awarded GEC its Outstanding Engineering Achievement Award.

1993

In 1993, International Broadcasting declared bankruptcy, putting the Globetrotters organization in an untenable position.

1993: Mannie Jackson acquires the Globetrotters for $6 million.

2001

In 2001, during the team's 75th anniversary, the Globetrotters played more than 260 games in its North America tour alone.

2003

In 2003, ten years after Jackson acquired the Globetrotters, the team registered its 21,000th victory.

2003: The Globetrotters win their 21,000th game.

2004

Moore, who was an active leader in the local construction industry and served as Co-Chairman of the Chicago United Contractors Division, retired from Globetrotters in 2004 but continued providing valuable counsel to the firm in the ensuing years as President Emeritus and Director.

2006

In 2006, our award-winning Interchange at I-355 with I-80 and United States 6 for the Illinois Tollway was named as the number one Top Road Project in North America by the Governor of Illinois.

2014

Shah on the company’s 40th anniversary, in 2014:

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