Ordnance Survey International Helps the UAE Manage Climate Change
Ordnance Survey International will establish a strategy for the development of a single source of digital geospatial data for UAE government departments to enable a variety of key policy initiatives. Advanced data analytic tools developed by Deimos Space UK and the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre will demonstrate the value of new geospatial data extracted from high-resolution satellite imagery. Andy Wilson, Director of Business Development, Ordnance Survey International, says: “UAE has underg...
Ray Kowalik Becomes CEO of Burns & McDonnell
KANSAS CITY, Missouri — Ray Kowalik is starting the New Year with a new role and perhaps the biggest challenge of his life — CEO of Burns & McDonnell. Kowalik, who is entering his third decade with the firm this year, becomes just the eighth CEO since Burns & McDonnell was founded in Kansas City in 1898. “To be given an opportunity to lead the company I love, in my hometown — that has become the mecca of engineering in this country — is the ultimate privilege and responsibility,” says Ray Ko...
Jacobs Acquires Aquenta Consulting in Australia
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has acquired Aquenta Consulting, a leading provider of integrated project services to public and private sector clients in Australia. Aquenta helps owners, operators and investors in infrastructure and property assets achieve their objectives at a strategic, portfolio, program and project level. The 220-person business has been acquired from Amec Foster Wheeler, which has owned Aquenta, formerly known as Currie & Brown, since 2010. For more...
Business Leaders World-Wide Agree and Commit to; Disruptive Technologies Driving Sustainability
Disruptive technologies and digital infrastructure have the potential to solve some of the world’s most pressing risks and to transform industries. These include safeguarding the planet's soil and water, and improving inequality and education. This is the main conclusions of the 2017 Global Opportunity Report, released today by DNV GL, Sustainia and the United Nations Global Compact. The report also demonstrates the commitment of the global business community towards taking action on the UN Sust...
Gannett Fleming Expands Power Delivery Services with Acquisition of LDP Group, Inc.
(HARRISBURG, Pa.) Global infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming, Inc., has acquired the business of LDP Group, Inc., an electrical engineering design consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Effective January 1, 2017, the business now operates as LDP, a Gannett Fleming Company. The acquisition presents a world-class power team with expertise in power delivery including substations and transmission lines, transit and rail power systems, instrumentation and control, and renewable energy such as wi...
Michael Baker International Reaccredited as Authorized Provider of IACET Continuing Education Credits
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the firm re-earned Accredited Provider status from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). This recognition coincides with the firm’s renewed strategic focus and investment in HR, including talent training and development and further positions it to provide best-in-class learning and continuing education programs for clients and team members. This is...
Federal Trade Arm, the U.S. Commercial Service Provides Support for CH2M Contract to Manage Development of India's First Smart Capital City
DENVER - With support from the U.S. Department of Commerce's trade promotion arm the U.S. Commercial Service, CH2M and the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh Capital Regional Development Authority have entered into a contract to develop Amaravati as India's first smart capital city. CH2M was selected as program manager to implement major infrastructure developments integrating digital technologies and intelligent design to transform Amaravati into a technologically-advanced capital city. The U.S. Co...
TerraGo Partners with CompassTools to Deliver Advanced GIS & GPS Data Collection Solutions
Washington, D.C. - TerraGo is pleased to announce their partnership with CompassTools, a leading provider of integrated GIS, GPS and wireless solutions for field data collection across numerous industries including government, utility, natural resources, transportation, architecture and construction. According to Andrew Carey, Manager of Geospatial Solutions at CompassTools, “We help our customers build the best bundled solution for their GIS and GPS goals, whatever they may be, and...
AGI and Bentley Systems Announce Cesium Consortium
EXTON, Pa.- Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) and Bentley Systems are pleased to announce Bentley Systems as a co-founder of the new Cesium Consortium. Cesium is an open source, browser-based virtual globe, first developed by AGI in 2011 for the aerospace and defense communities. Cesium’s unparalleled performance in streaming very large datasets through a browser to desktops, tablets, and smart phones has enabled it to become the virtual globe of choice for geospatial viewing. The consortium will n...
CH2M Named Top Trenchless Design Firm in 2016
DENVER - For the second consecutive year, CH2M earned the top spot on Trenchless Technology's Top 50 Trenchless Engineering Design Firms list. The firm has topped the list in six of the last seven years. Trenchless Technology's list is developed by comparing firms based on their trenchless billings in the North American market, as well as numbers of trenchless professionals, completed trenchless projects and a breakdown of what trenchless components made up the projects reported. CH2M reporte...
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February Issue 2026
