New Report on Cities and Drones Released by National League of Cities
WASHINGTON — The National League of Cities (NLC) today announced the release of Cities and Drones, a new report that provides cities with insight on the recently released Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) rules relating to drone operation. The report also provides suggestions for how local governments can craft their own drone ordinances to encourage innovation while also protecting their cities. In addition to the report, NLC posted a blog to help city officials understand the impact drones...
PM Environmental Earns Spot on Inc. 5000 List
NEW YORK, Aug. 17, 2016 - PM Environmental, a leading full-service environmental & engineering firm, is pleased to announce their recent recognition on the annual Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000, an expansion of the Inc. 500 list, ranks the country's top 5000 fastest-growing private companies. U.S.-based, privately held, and independent companies are ranked according to percentage revenue growth over a three-year period. Companies such as Microsoft, Dell, Domino's Pizza, Pandora, and LinkedIn...
Ramboll Acquires Two German Onshore Wind Consultancies
Positioning itself for the expanding onshore wind market, Ramboll has acquired BBB Umwelttechnik GmbH and CUBE Engineering GmbH. With BBB and CUBE’s 85 employees, Ramboll will have close to 350 experts providing consultancy services on wind energy globally. Having been in the market for more than 20 years and supported the onshore wind energy industry during the period when onshore wind has developed from pilot and demonstration projects to large-scale commercial projects, both BBB and CUBE a...
Stantec Signs Letter of Intent to Acquire NYC-Based Edwards & Zuck: 120-Person Premiere Buildings Engineering Firm
Global design firm Stantec has signed a letter of intent to acquire Edwards & Zuck, a 120-person, New York City-based firm with a history of pioneering engineering technologies to create efficiency, stability, and beauty in buildings along the east coast. In addition to its 80-person New York City location, Edwards & Zuck has offices in Stamford, Connecticut, Morristown, New Jersey, and Miami, Florida. The acquisition, which will continue to strengthen Stantec’s Buildings business line in the...
Nuovamacut Partners With Virtalis
Nuovamacut, a CAD consultancy which has ten offices throughout Italy, is partnering with Virtalis as its technological lead in the sphere of Virtual Reality (VR). We specialise in providing advice to firms who supply manufacturing machinery”, said Sauro Lamberti, Nuovamacut’s CEO. “We first saw VR at an exhibition and it made a real impact. We think a fully transportable VR system like the Virtalis ActiveMove will be a real hit with our customers, primarily for marketing purposes.” Nuovama...
Hanes Geo Components Announces Hill Country Site Supply Acquisition
Hanes Geo Components, of Winston Salem, NC, announces they have reached an agreement to acquire Hill Country Site Supply. John Dowdell, President of Hanes Geo Components, commented that “under the leadership of Clay Cashatt, Chris McCormick and Jennifer Ryan, Hill Country Site Supply has developed an outstanding reputation as a trusted distributor of erosion and sediment control products throughout the Texas market. We are delighted to welcome the Hill Country team to the Hanes organization and...
Aclara Acquires Smart Grid Business from Tollgrade, Expands Portfolio of Smart Infrastructure Solutions and Broadens Market Reach
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA, August 11, 2016 – Aclara Technologies LLC (“Aclara”), a world-class supplier of smart infrastructure technologies to water, gas and electric utilities globally, has acquired the Smart Grid business of Tollgrade Communications, Inc., a global market share leader in the smart grid sensor market. The transaction includes the award-winning LightHouse® distribution monitoring platform comprising Sensors and Sensor Management System (SMS) software with Predictive Grid® Analyt...
Parsons Wins MDA TEAMS Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management Contract
PASADENA, CA – Parsons has been awarded the Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (C3BM) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Under this 5-year contract (2 base years plus three 1-year options), Parsons, as prime contractor, will provide systems engineering to support the development of command and control support systems, reliable and sustainable communication networks and battle management systems suppor...
Skanska Invests NOK 360M, About SEK 360M, in Residential Development Property in Oslo, Norway
Skanska has bought the development property Sinsenveien 51-53 of Axer Eiendom AS. The net investment for residential purpose amounts to NOK 360M, about SEK 360M, and will be recorded by Skanska Norway in the third quarter 2016. The property is located in the attractive residential area Løren/Sinsen in central Oslo, Norway, and covers 14,000 square meters. Skanska's long-term goal is to develop 300-350 apartments in the project, which is planned to be implemented in four phases from 2019 and o...
Laing O'Rourke Secures Another Major Project in the Top End
Laing O’Rourke has secured another major Defence project being confirmed as managing contractor for the Planning Phase of the Larrakeyah Redevelopment and HMAS Coonawarra Facilities to Support Naval Operations in the Northern Territory. The $400 - $500 million project will look to plan, design and gain the necessary approvals for the upgrade to the current service infrastructure. This may include, subject to Government and Parliamentary approval, provision of working accommodation and other s...
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