Fluor Wins Contracts to Build 2 Embassies

Fluor Corp. said it won contracts from the State Department valued at $116 million to build U.S. embassies in the capitals of Jamaica and Kazakhstan.

The contract value for the embassy in Kingston, Jamaica, is $53 million. The building will be completed in late 2005.

The project in Astana, Kazakhstan, is worth $63 million and will be completed in early 2006, the Aliso Viejo-based company said.

Shares of Fluor fell 55 cents to $38.05 on the New York Stock Exchange.