** Shares of engineering services firm Bowman Consulting
Group BWMN.O up 1% at $22.71
** Co to acquire Texas-based civil engineering and surveying
services firm UP Engineering
** Financial details of deal were not disclosed
** Bowman expects acquisition to initially operate at
annualized net service billing run rate of about $3 million and
be immediately accretive
** "This acquisition strengthens our market position,
enables us to capture new opportunities in a high-growth area
and helps deliver additional long-term value to our
stakeholders," says Bowman CEO Gary Bowman
** Including session's moves, shares were down 9.3% YTD
(Reporting by Katha Kalia)
((Katha.Kalia@thomsonreuters.com))