LRS Architects Celebrates 50 Years of Design Impact, Delivering Excellence and Shaping Communities
Portland, OR — January 22, 2026 — LRS Architects, a firm that values innovation, creativity, and collaboration, is pleased to announce that this year it is celebrating a significant milestone: 50 years of delivering excellence in the architecture industry since its founding in 1976. The firm’s 50th anniversary theme, “Celebrating Form, Function, and Fifty,” reflects on the foundation that LRS is built on: “Design to inspire and unite communities. Remarkable people differentiate us. Endeavor to e...
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Stantec-Rados team selected to support recycled water in the Inland Empire
New pipeline and pump station will boost water supply reliability in Southern California RIALTO, CA (January 22, 2026) TSX, NYSE:STN: Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has been selected by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency (IEUA) to lead the design of a new pump station and 11-mile recycled water pipeline in the western part of San Bernardino County, California. This infrastructure will convey recycled water from the City of Rialto’s wastewater treatment plant to I...
Stantec and AECOM Joint Venture awarded US$150 million single award contract to support U.S. Navy Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, together with AECOM has been selected by Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command (NAVFAC) to lead multidiscipline architect-engineer and consulting services as part of a five-year, US$150 million single award contract. The Stantec-AECOM Joint Venture work will directly support the US Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program (SIOP) focusing on the modernization of Portsmouth Naval Shipyard (PNSY) in Kittery, Maine.“We...
Sumitomo SHI FW and VTT sign long-term agreement for sustainable fuels technology
Tomas Harju-Jeanty, CEO of SFW (on the left), and Kalle Härkki, CEO of VTT, signed the license agreement in Espoo on January 19, 2026. Sumitomo SHI FW (SFW) and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland have signed a license agreement to advance the production of clean syngas from non-recyclable biowaste for sustainable fuels. The agreement gives SFW exclusive rights to use VTT’s syngas reformer technology.The technology will be used in SFW’s gasification plants for sustainable fuels and chemical...
Procore Technologies has acquired Datagrid
Procore Technologies, a publicly traded construction management software company headquartered in Carpinteria, California, has acquired Datagrid, a vertical AI company focused on the built environment. The acquisition was completed in January 2026, though financial terms were not disclosed.Procore operates a cloud-based construction management platform used by general contractors, specialty contractors, and building owners across more than 150 countries. The company, founded in 2002, provides so...
PlanRadar Opens Chicago Office, Expands U.S. Operations
International Digital Field Management Platform Poised for Strategic Growth in U.S. Construction and Real Estate Market CHICAGO, Jan. 20, 2026 – PlanRadar, a leading platform for field management in construction, facility management and real estate projects, today announces the opening of its Chicago office as part of its continued expansion in the U.S. market. Driven by growing customer adoption across complex building and real estate projects, the new office strengthens the company’s ability...
Simpson Strong-Tie Celebrates Grand Opening of New, 500,000-Square-Foot Manufacturing Facility in Gallatin, Tennessee
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, marked the grand opening of its newest manufacturing plant, located in Gallatin, Tennessee, with a ribbon cutting, celebration and tours on Thursday, January 15, 2026. The 500,250-square-foot, $125 million facility will test and manufacture a range of anchors, fasteners and Quik Drive® fastening tools. The facility opened with 227 employees, including machine operators, maintenance tec...
ResinTech's Laboratory Achieves State of New Jersey Laboratory Certification
Camden, NJ facility gains official state approval to provide certified water testing services[Camden, New Jersey] - ResinTech Inc. announces that its water services laboratory has been officially granted laboratory certification from the State of New Jersey under N.J.A.C 7:18, the state regulations governing the certification of laboratories and environmental measurements.The ResinTech laboratory performs comprehensive water testing services, including metals analysis, inorganic compounds, volat...
Bowman to Lead $30 Million Multi-Year Flood Control Project with Largest U.S. Water Reclamation Authority
Multi-year contract expands public infrastructure backlog with new client relationshipRESTON, Va., Jan. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bowman Consulting Group Ltd. (NASDAQ: BWMN), a national engineering services and program management firm, announced today that it has been awarded a multi-year contract by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD), one of the largest stormwater and wastewater treatment management agencies in the world, serving over 5.2 million residents...
Indian Institute of Information Technology Kharagpur Joins Digital Twin Consortium
Accelerating AI-driven digital twin adoption and testbed developmentBOSTON, MA & KHARAGPUR, INDIA – JANUARY 13, 2026 – The Digital Twin Consortium® (DTC) today announced that the Indian Institute of Information Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) has joined the consortium as a member to collaborate on advancing digital twin technologies and accelerating adoption across industries.“We welcome IIT Kharagpur as a member of the Digital Twin Consortium,” said Dan Isaacs, GM & CTO of Digital Twin Con...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
