Parsons’ Bridges Receive Regional and National Steel Construction Awards
PASADENA, CA –Parsons is pleased to announce that two of its bridge projects have been recognized by the Canadian Institute of Steel Construction (CISC) for excellence in steel design and construction. The Vimy Memorial Bridge in Ottawa, ON, was honored with a national Excellence in Steel Construction Award, and the Sir Ambrose Shea Lift Bridge in Placentia, NL, received a Quebec Region Design Award of Excellence. “We are thrilled that two of our bridge projects have been recognized by CISC...
CH2M Experts Share Remediation Management and Contaminated Sediment Strategies at Battelle Remediation Conference
Industry-leading experts and practitioners from CH2M will share insights, experience and best practices in remediation management and contaminated sediments at the Ninth International Conference on Remediation and Management of Contaminated Sediments January 9-12, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Recognized remediation industry leaders William DiGuiseppi (Emerging Contaminants/PFOAs) and George Hicks (Sediment Remediation and Management) will lead a CH2M team of technical experts and practitio...
VBA Wins Prestigious British Geotechnical Association’s Fleming Award for Crag End Landslip Project
VBA, the joint venture comprising VolkerStevin, Boskalis Westminster and Atkins, together with Northumberland County Council and Keller, have won the coveted British Geotechnical Association’s Fleming Award for the Crag End Landslip stabilisation project in Rothbury, Northumberland. The Fleming award is given annually to commemorate the life and work of Dr Ken Fleming and to recognise excellence in the practical application of geotechnics, teamwork, expertise and innovation. The team were giv...
Bechtel Earns Top Industry Honors for Iconic Curtis Island LNG Program
Bechtel, a leading global engineering, procurement and construction firm today announced that its Curtis Island LNG program was recognized as the “Construction Project of the Year” at the Platts Global Energy Awards earlier this month. Hosted by S&P Global Platts, a leading independent provider of information and benchmark prices for the commodities and energy markets, the annual awards event honors companies and individuals in the energy industry who are dedicated to achieving excellence. Throu...
HNTB Compiles America THINKS 2016 Survey Results Discussing Americans’ Views on Transportation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – HNTB Corporation released a new compilation of America THINKS 2016 survey results . It highlights Americans’ views on U.S. transportation through three national surveys in 2016 that studied issues associated with funding and mobility, transit oriented development, congestio...
Jacobs Named in Forbes Just 100 List
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been named in the inaugural Forbes Just 100, a list of America’s best corporate citizens. Jacobs was ranked as one of the most just companies in the Capital Goods category. The list ranks large publicly-traded companies against the expectations of American employees on several drivers of justness, including pay and benefits, worker treatment, leadership and ethics, environmental impact and others. “At Jacobs we are committed to keeping...
Michael Baker International Raises Awareness for Global Hunger Relief Through Participation in Orange County Canstruction® Event
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services put its engineering and architectural expertise to work this year, raising awareness for global hunger relief through companywide participation in local Canstruction events. To support Canstruction’s innovative fundraising exhibits and events designed to raise awareness of the ongoing problem of hunger around the world, Michael Baker fielded teams in regional competitions in Pittsburgh, Harrisburg, P...
Corporate Reporting Award for WSP Global
WSP Global continues to shine in investor relations and corporate reporting. The firm is the 2016 recipient of the Awards of Excellence in corporate reporting in the Industrial Products and Services category, presented by Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. WSP Global also received an honourable mention in electronic disclosure. CPA Canada praised the Investors section of our website, the comprehensive information disclosed online and our impressive sustainability reporting. “The cl...
Registration Now Open for 2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio
(Chicago, IL) - If you’re involved in the design or construction of steel buildings or bridges, NASCC: The Steel Conference is your once-a-year opportunity to engage with more than 4,500 of your peers and learn the latest design concepts, construction techniques and cutting-edge research. The 2017 conference takes place March 22-24 in San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and will offer more than 130 technical sessions and feature over 220 exhibitors showcasing the latest equipm...
HNTB Publishes Viewpoint Discussing Strategic Investment in Transportation
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – HNTB Corporation released a new Viewpoint, titled America is ready to invest seriously in transportation. Let’s make sure we do it efficiently. It discusses the potential influx of federal, state and local infrastructure funding, and the need for strategic infrastructure investments to maximize potential gains in jobs, economic growth, global competitiveness and quality of life. President-elect Trump has vowed to invest as much as $1 trillion dollars, spread out over 10 ye...