NOTE Segment Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2012

NOTE Segment Information [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

NOTE 7 – SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Engineering and Construction segment provides services relating to the development, management and execution of projects requiring professional engineering and related project services primarily to the midstream and downstream sectors throughout the United States. Services provided by the Engineering and Construction segment include feasibility studies, engineering, design, procurement and construction management. The Engineering and Construction segment includes the government services group, which provides engineering, design, installation and operation and maintenance of various government, public sector and international facilities. The Automation segment provides services related to the design, fabrication and implementation of process distributed control and analyzer systems, advanced automation, information technology, electrical and heat tracing projects primarily to the upstream and downstream sectors throughout the United States as well as specific projects in the Middle East and Central Asia. The Field Solutions segment provides land management, right-of-way, inspection, environmental compliance, legislative affairs support and governmental regulatory compliance services primarily to the midstream sector, including pipeline, utility and telecommunications companies and other owner/operators of infrastructure facilities throughout the United States.

Sales, operating income, identifiable assets, capital expenditures and depreciation for each segment are set forth in the following table. The amount identified as Corporate includes those activities that are not allocated to the operating segments and include costs related to business development, executive functions, finance, accounting, health, safety, and environmental, human resources and information technology that are not specifically identifiable with the segments. The Corporate function supports all business segments and therefore cannot be specifically assigned to any specific segment. A significant portion of Corporate costs are allocated to each segment based on each segment's revenue.

Financial information about geographic areas

Revenue from the Company's non-U.S. operations is currently not material. However, we expect them to become material as the CPC project’s schedule progresses.

Segment information for 2012 and 2011 is as follows:

For the three months ended March 31, 2012	Engineering and Construction			Automation			Field Solutions			Corporate			Consolidated
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue	$	45,567		$	13,605		$	16,268					$	75,440
Gross profit	4,357			1,381			1,762						7,500
SG&A	2,012			1,080			1,030			3,130			7,252
Operating income (loss)	2,345			301			732			(3,130		)	248
Other income													1
Interest expense, net													(302		)
Tax benefit													26
Discontinued operations - net of taxes													(113		)
Net loss from continuing operations													$	(140	)
For the three months ended March 31, 2011
(dollars in thousands)
Revenue before eliminations	$	37,846		$	9,743		$	21,692		$	—		$	69,281
Inter-segment eliminations	(1		)	(190		)	—			—			(191		)
Revenue	37,845			9,553			21,692			—			69,090
Gross profit	3,182			453			1,659			—			5,294
SG&A	2,246			938			2,081			3,055			8,320
Operating income (loss)	936			(485		)	(422		)	(3,055		)	(3,026		)
Other expense													(44		)
Interest expense, net													(217		)
Tax benefit													1,052
Discontinued operations - net of taxes													262
Net loss from continuing operations													$	(1,973	)

Total Assets by Segment	As of March 31, 2012		As of December 31, 2011
	(dollars in thousands)
Engineering and Construction	$	51,442	$	54,464
Automation*	29,461		23,247
Field Solutions	17,600		15,359
Corporate	9,740		11,109
Consolidated	$	108,243	$	104,179

*Includes $2.5 million and 3.8 million of assets held for sale from discontinued operations for March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.