Tetra Tech Wins INFORMS 2019 Edelman Award
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that Tetra Tech and its client, the Louisville Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), received the prestigious INFORMS 2019 Franz Edelman Award for Achievement in Advanced Analytics, Operations Research, and Management Science. The Edelman Award is the highest award in operation research and analytics. This year’s finalists included IBM; Microsoft; the Boston School Board; the Spanish National Aviation Authority; and Vattenfall, one...
Western Green Announces a McPherson, KS Manufacturing Facility
Evansville, Indiana - In continued efforts to serve our customer base, we are excited to announce a new manufacturing facility in McPherson, Kansas. This facility strategically expands our company footprint and is part of our current growth strategies. Located near Salina, the new facility location is in a key regional hub for manufacturing, transportation, and raw materials. We expect the McPherson, KS facility to be operational late summer, with additional capacity added before spring 2020....
Siemens to Spin-off Power and Gas Division as Investment in Thermal Power Set to Decline to $95.6bn in 2025, says GlobalData
Harminder Singh, Director of Power at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view on the implications of this for the industry: “Siemens’ latest decision and a similar reorganization announced by GE last year are indicators to the continuing nature of trouble for companies with significant exposure to the conventional power business. “GlobalData forecasts the total investment in thermal power is set to decline 22% from $122.9bn in 2018, to $95.6bn in 2025. This decli...
The Wild Releases Video Support and Sketch Annotation Tool
Portland, OR – Today, The Wild announced two new features for their cloud-based immersive collaboration platform. The Wild enables architecture and design teams to experience design together, in real time, from anywhere in the world. Now, these teams can ideate and collaborate on spatial design even more effectively with two new features—video support and a sketching tool for use in The Wild’s VR/AR platform. Customers use The Wild to view and evaluate their existing designs, imported from S...
Federal Transit Administration Announces $15 Million Funding Opportunity for Innovative Mobility Projects in Public Transportation
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity to apply for $15 million in research funds through the new Integrated Mobility Innovation (IMI) Demonstration program. This program will support innovations in public transportation service models, payment systems, and automation applications to improve mobility for all Americans. “FTA is committed to advancing U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao’s strategic goal...
In New Bipartisan Letter, Committee Leaders Urge Congressional Leaders to Address Key Infrastructure Priorities in Budget Talks
Washington, DC- Yesterday, the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Chair Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Ranking Member Sam Graves (R-MO); Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Chair Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Ranking Member Rodney Davis (R-IL); and Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Chair Grace F. Napolitano (D-CA) and Ranking Member Bruce Westerman (R-AR) sent a letter to Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting two Committee-related priori...
Prostar Capital To Acquire Saint Eustatius Terminal From Nustar Energy L.P. For $250 Million
GREENWICH, CT, May 10, 2019 – Prostar Capital (“Prostar”), a private investment firm focused on midstream energy infrastructure assets, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of an oil storage terminal facility on Saint Eustatius from NuStar Energy L.P. (NYSE: NS). The purchase price is approximately $250 million, subject to customary closing conditions and adjustments, and the transaction is expected to close by the end of the second quarter of 2019. T...
Woolpert Receives SAME Award for Leadership, Mentorship
The firm was honored to accept the 2019 Seymour S. Greenfield Sustaining Member Award at the Society of American Military Engineers’ annual conference Thursday night. TAMPA, Fla. (May 10, 2019) — The Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) presented Woolpert with the 2019 Seymour S. Greenfield Sustaining Member Award on Thursday night. The national award was presented at the Society Ball and Awards Gala that concluded the 2019 Joint Engineer Training Conference & Expo (JETC). Th...
Wood Wins $1 Billion UK Nuclear Design and Engineering Contract
Wood has secured a new contract worth up to $1 billion to provide engineering design services to Sellafield Ltd over the next 20 years. The company has been selected as Design and Engineering Partner at the UK’s most complex nuclear site as part of the new Programme and Project Partners (PPP) procurement model. Sellafield Ltd has described PPP as a ‘game changer’ for the supply chain, creating long-term relationships with selected partners, developing closer working practices, and deliveri...
Seaboard Marine Launches New Savannah-Central America Route
SAVANNAH, Ga. - The Port of Savannah welcomed its first Seaboard Marine vessel Wednesday. The new shipping line customer supports Savannah's cold chain logistics system with one new service to Central America, and a second to Latin America and the Caribbean. "In addition to serving Georgia's poultry growers, Seaboard is tapping into an expanding market for fresh produce imports via Garden City Terminal," said Georgia Ports Authority Executive Director Griff Lynch. "This is further proof that...
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