Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of Remaining Stake in Taiwanese Exhaust Management Business
Stockholm, Sweden, June 1, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of the remaining stake in CSKT Inc., a joint venture in Taiwan that sells and services gas abatement and chemical delivery systems. Atlas Copco acquired a 55% stake in CSKT with the acquisition in 2016 of CSK Inc., the South Korean exhaust management company. Atlas Copco has now acquired the remaining 45%. Atlas Copco announced on April 20, 2017, the agre...
WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff Rebranding as WSP
NEW YORK, NY – WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services consulting firm, will assume the WSP name effective May 2017. The firm has operated as WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff since the acquisition of Parsons Brinckerhoff by WSP in October 2014. “We are adopting a single brand as the next step in the unification of the company, leveraging the rich heritage, reputation and combined portfolios of multiple firms to strengthen our position in the marketplace,” said Gr...
IMAGINiT Technologies Earns Autodesk BIM 360 Authorization in U.S. and Canada
OWINGS MILLS, MD ― May 25, 2017 — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, today announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has earned BIM 360 authorization from Autodesk. “We’re thrilled to have validation from Autodesk that our talented team of building design experts in the U.S. and Canada have demonstrated excellence around the BIM 360 products and as such h...
Microdesk Announces Strong Q1 Growth and Increased Hiring
NEW YORK – Citing exceptional growth in sales and new seat development, Microdesk, an Autodesk Platinum Partner and the nation’s largest AECO (Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Owner/Operator) industry consulting firm with expertise in Building Information Modeling (BIM), announced today the expansion of its talented consulting team. The company’s unprecedented growth is a result of its ongoing success from partnerships with the world’s largest building and infrastructure design pr...
HDR Establishes New Philadelphia Office
Located in the heart of the city directly in front of City Hall is HDR’s new office in Philadelphia. Home to an interdisciplinary practice with expertise in both architecture and engineering, the new space sets the stage for a collaborative work environment amidst sweeping views of Philadelphia's iconic landmarks. “We see definite advantages in terms of being able to provide a wider range of services for our clients,” says Elizabeth Mahon, AIA, LEED AP, Managing Principal of Philadelphia’s ar...
HNTB Selected 2017 Employer of the Year by Women’s Transportation Seminar of Greater Dallas/Fort Worth
DALLAS – HNTB Corporation, an employee-owned infrastructure solutions firm serving public and private owners and contractors, has been selected Employer of the Year by the Greater Dallas/Fort Worth chapter of the Women’s Transportation Seminar. The award was presented at a recognition dinner on April 28, 2017. WTS is an international organization dedicated to building the future of transportation through the global advancement of women. It has more than 5,000 members, both women and men, in c...
HNTB Continues Inland Empire Expansion With Office Move in Ontario, Responding to Region’s Growing Infrastructure Needs
ONTARIO, Calif. – HNTB Corporation, a national infrastructure solutions firm celebrating more than a century of service to clients, continues to expand its Southern California operations in the Inland Empire. To meet the region’s rapidly growing infrastructure needs, HNTB moved to larger office space in Ontario and continues to add key professionals to its team. An open house was held May 18 to debut the new space. Located at 3633 Inland Empire Boulevard, the office offers additional work an...
KDOT Unites with Strategic Partners for UAS
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation visits Dallas, TX this week for the largest gathering of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry leaders in the world at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI’s) Xponential 2017. Over 7000 industry professionals and 850 exhibitors unite to participate in a 3 day workshop and exhibition. “This is great opportunity to showcase Kansas as a leader in UAS, continue the growth of this segment and foster s...
Dewberry to Collect and Process Lidar Data for Southwest Florida Water Management District
Dewberry has been selected to collect, process, and assess airborne topographic lidar data for Hillsborough County, Florida, covering approximately 1,200 square miles within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Dewberry performed airborne topographic lidar mapping for this project in early 2017 using the new, fully integrated and calibrated Dual Channel Airborne Mapping System Riegl VQ-1560i sensor. The VQ-1560i's laser pulse repetition rate provides more than 1.3 million...
Stantec Completes Acquisition of Inventrix and Finalizes the Divestiture of Innovyze
Global design firm Stantec is pleased to announce that it has completed the acquisition of Inventrix, a 22-person mechanical engineering firm based in Seattle, Washington. Inventrix delivers modern, intelligent buildings that leverage the latest advancements in systems technology. Inventrix building types include data centers, laboratories, healthcare, justice, high-rise, and performance-based projects. “Inventrix’s portfolio complements Stantec’s Pacific Northwest electrical engineering a...