Heidi Katz Named HNTB Oklahoma Practice Leader
OKLAHOMA CITY – Heidi Katz, PE, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Oklahoma practice leader. Katz has significant experience overseeing a variety of municipal, highway and tolling projects in Oklahoma. She is based in the firm’s Oklahoma City office. Katz’s role includes overseeing delivery of technical excellence and innovative solutions for projects; growing a talented and diverse workforce; and generating profitable growth for the firm. Katz leads HNTB’s multidisciplinary transportation...
Neste appoints Jeremy Baines President of Neste US
Jeremy Baines has been appointed as President of Neste US as of 1 September 2019. In his role, he is responsible for supporting and aligning regional business strategies to deliver the strategic growth targets, and he acts as Neste’s primary representative for the external community in the US. “The US presents important opportunities for our growth strategy and we want to strengthen our position in the country. I am very happy to appoint Jeremy Baines to lead the fast growing US organisation...
Leading Utility Partners with ScienceLogic to Improve Service Resiliency and Incident Automation
Reston, VA – ScienceLogic, a leading provider of AI-driven monitoring solutions for multi-cloud management, today announced that one of Arizona’s largest utility providers, Salt River Project, has adopted the ScienceLogic SL1 platform. Salt River Project, like many enterprises today, are transitioning from outdated legacy platforms to next-generation AIOps systems that facilitate service-level views across a dynamic application and infrastructure environment. Salt River Project serves approx...
IBI Group to Lead Hurontario LRT Design as Part of Mobilinx Preferred Proponent Consortium
TORONTO - Infrastructure Ontario (IO) and Metrolinx announced on August 26 that Mobilinx is the preferred proponent to design, build, finance, operate and maintain the Hurontario Light Rail Transit (LRT) project. IBI Group (TSX:IBG) will be leading the design team as part of this significant project expected to commence in the fall of 2019. The Hurontario LRT will provide 18km of rapid transit to the cities of Mississauga and Brampton, addressing transportation demand and enhancing the urban env...
Infrastructure Projects in the U.S. Named as Finalists in Bentley Systems’ Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards Program
Winners to be selected and announced in Singapore on October 24 at Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Conference EXTON, Pa. – September 3, 2019 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, has announced six finalists in the U.S. in Bentley’s Year in Infrastructure 2019 Awards program. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentle...
Iowa County Engineer to Save Over $100,000 Using Innovative Steel Design for Bridge Replacement Project
The spans for the Fourteen Mile bridge near East Lynn, West Virginia were installed on August 20, 2019. This is the first PBTG bridge for WV. If you’re a county/state engineer or a bridge owner, cost is always a deciding factor in which material to choose for your next project. A new design using press-brake-formed steel tub girders (PBTG) is providing a durable, cost-saving solution for short span bridge projects. A PBTG bridge consists of modular galvanized shallow trapezoidal boxes...
Ørsted to Build 230 MW Wind Farm in Nebraska
CHICAGO - Ørsted’s U.S. onshore company, Lincoln Clean Energy (LCE), a leading developer of U.S. renewables, issued the Final Notice to Proceed on its Plum Creek wind facility in Wayne County, Nebraska. This follows the final investment decision from Ørsted’s Board of Directors. The 230MW wind farm is expected to be operational in 2020 and will generate enough energy to power up to 100,000 homes annually. Upon issuance, LCE now has 670MW of wind facilities under construction across three sta...
Rice Reactor Turns Greenhouse Gas into Pure Liquid Fuel
Rice University engineer Haotian Wang adjusts the electrocatalysis reactor built in his lab to recycle carbon dioxide to produce liquid fuel. The reactor is designed to be an efficient and profitable way to reuse the greenhouse gas and keep it out of the atmosphere. (Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University) HOUSTON – A common greenhouse gas could be repurposed in an efficient and environmentally friendly way with an electrolyzer that uses renewable electricity to produce pure liquid fuels....
New Wärtsilä 31DF Engine Makes Entry to Energy Industry with Unprecedented Efficiency with Fuel and Operational Flexibility
The technology group Wärtsilä introduces its latest engine and power plant solution to the power generation markets. The Wärtsilä 31DF multi-fuel engine offers unequalled open-cycle efficiency, fuel choice flexibility, and unparalleled dynamic operational features. It offers an excellent solution for markets where a gas supply is anticipated but not yet available, or where there are concerns regarding the availability or price of gaseous fuel. The Wärtsilä 31DF engine is specifically designed...
IBI Group Announces Acquisition of Aspyr
TORONTO - IBI Group (TSX:IBG), a global design and technology firm, announced today that it has completed the asset purchase of British Columbia-based Aspyr Engineering Ltd., including all intellectual property. IBI Group also welcomes the Aspyr staff as part of the acquisition. Founded in 2015, Aspyr is a leader in information communication technologies for smart buildings, communities and cities. It has developed and deployed numerous award-winning solutions for healthcare, higher education, g...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
