8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 20549



                                    FORM 8-K



                             Current Report Pursuant
                          to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934





Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):  March 17, 1999


                      HARDING LAWSON ASSOCIATES GROUP, INC.
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)


                                    Delaware
                  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation


      0-16169                                           68-0132062
(Commission File Number)                   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


                7655 Redwood Boulevard, Novato, California 94945
                    (Address of Principal Executive Offices)


                                 (415) 892-0821
              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)






Item 5.  Other Events.

On March 17, 1999,  Harding Lawson Associates Group, Inc.  announced that Robert
L.  Costello,  Jr.  had been named as the  company's  Chief  Executive  Officer,
President and member of the Board of Directors.  Gregory A. Thornton, who served
as interim Chief  Executive  Officer since  September 25, 1998, will continue in
his role as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

At the same time,  Harding Lawson Associates  Group, Inc.  announced that it had
retained  the  investment  banking  services  of CIBC  Oppenheimer  to assist in
assessing the company's short- and long-term  potential in the environmental and
infrastructure  engineering  markets as well as to review company strategies and
evaluate alternatives for maximizing shareholder value.

Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         Financial Statements

         None.


         Exhibits

         99.      Company Press Release dated March 17, 1999.





                                   SIGNATURES


         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                     HARDING LAWSON ASSOCIATES GROUP, INC.





Date  3-26-99                    By  /s/ Greg A. Thornton
                                     Greg A. Thornton
                                     Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

EX-99

Harding Lawson Associates                                      [HLA LOGO]


Contact:  Patricia A. England                              For Immediate Release
          (415) 899-8817


                 HARDING LAWSON APPOINTS ROBERT COSTELLO AS CEO
                     AND RETAINS INVESTMENT BANKING SUPPORT


         NOVATO, California,  March 17, 1999 -- Harding Lawson Associates Group,
Inc.  (Nasdaq  Symbol:  HRDG)  today  announced  the  appointment  of  Robert L.
Costello, Jr. as the company's Chief Executive Officer,  President and member of
the Board of Directors.

         Costello, 47, is Executive Vice President of URS Greiner Woodward Clyde
and a member of the Board of Directors of URS Corporation (NYSE Symbol: URS). He
will resign  these  positions  effective  March 18,  1999 and will join  Harding
Lawson on March 19,  1999.  Prior to  assuming  his most  recent  duties at URS,
Costello was Chief Executive  Officer of Greiner  Engineering,  Inc. from 1995 -
1996 and Chief Financial Officer of Greiner from 1987 - 1994. Greiner,  formerly
traded  on  the  New  York  Stock   Exchange,   was  a  leading   transportation
infrastructure  engineering  firm that was acquired by URS in 1996. He graduated
from  Western  State  College  of  Colorado  in 1974 and  earned an MBA from the
University of Oregon in 1976.

         "We are  extremely  pleased  that Rob  Costello  has agreed to join the
firm," said Richard D. Puntillo, Chairman of the Board. "Costello brings over 20
years of executive experience, an insider's understanding of our industry, and a
successful track record of integrating synergistic business combinations."

         The company also  announced  today that it has retained the  investment
banking services of CIBC Oppenheimer to assist in assessing the company's short-
and long-term  potential in the  environmental  and  infrastructure  engineering
markets. They will assist management in reviewing strategies for the company and
in evaluating alternatives to maximize shareholder value.

         Harding   Lawson   Associates   Group,   Inc.   through   domestic  and
international   subsidiaries   provides  a  broad  range  of  environmental  and
infrastructure  consulting,  engineering and construction services to industrial
and public sector clients. The company,  founded in 1957, has offices nationwide
and in Australia and Mexico (http://www.harding.com).

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