MnDOT Receives Rosa Parks Award for Promoting Women-and Minority-Owned Small Businesses
ST. PAUL, Minn. – The Minnesota Department of Transportation’s Americans with Disability Act Small Business Opportunity pilot program received the Rosa Parks Diversity Leadership award April 25 from the Women’s Transportation Symposium. The award is given to organizations that promote diversity, inclusion and multi-cultural awareness within the transportation industry and exhibit extraordinary efforts or initiatives in advancing professional opportunities for women and minorities.MnDOT launched...
AASHTO Seeking Deputy Director
The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials is searching for a Deputy Director, a position located in Washington, DC. Nature of Position: The AASHTO Deputy Director is the second most senior person on the AASHTO leadership team. The Deputy Director reports to the Executive Director and assists with the overall successful management of the association. Priority areas and responsibilities are provided in more detail below. The Deputy Director plans, organizes,...
AU Las Vegas 2019 Call for Session Proposals is Now Open
Contribute to Autodesk University AU Las Vegas, Forge DevCon, and Connect & Construct Summit Autodesk University (AU) is a learning community for today’s design and engineering professionals. Join the community and contribute your own expertise by leading a class at AU or during a preconference event, including Forge DevCon and the Connect & Construct Summit. Your expertise will benefit those who attend AU Las Vegas, as well as others around the world who turn to AU on the web for learni...
AW-Energy’s WaveRoller Using the Endless Energy of the Ocean’s Waves to Generate Electricity at New SURGE 2 Project in Peniche, Portugal Manufacturing Certificate Issued by Lloyd’s Register
WaveRoller provides a reliable and predictable source of renewable energy to the energy system that compliments more intermittent technologies such as wind and solar. WaveRoller taps the unused ocean energy resource that is readily available also for many locations where other renewable energy sources cannot be fully utilized due to limited available on-shore area or other considerations. A manufacturing certification milestone from Lloyd’s Register Lloyd’s Register surveyors inspecte...
Installation of 44 Acrow Bridges Begins in Cameroon
Structures were supplied to the Government of Cameroon as part of a financed Comprehensive Bridge Development Program (Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, is pleased to announce the installation of the first of 44 bridges provided to the Government of Cameroon as part of Acrow’s financed Comprehensive Bridge Development Program delivered in 2018. In addition to the supply of the bridges, the program provides the extensiv...
HLW Announces Expansion in Connecticut with Two New Appointments
New York, NY — HLW, a global architecture, interiors, and planning firm, is pleased to announce two new additions to its recently opened Stamford, Connecticut office — Dara Ghavami as Senior Project Lead and Irina Orasanu as Technical Lead. Opened this past February, the Stamford workspace is the pilot location for HLW’s new satellite office initiative, StudioGo. Located at 700 Canal Street, the quickly growing local presence serves current clientele in the area. “We are delighted to welcome...
Multivista Launches 3D Images Service for Construction Industry
Phoenix, USA – Multivista, part of Hexagon, has launched 3D Images as part of its suite of documentation services for the construction industry. The service will be powered by the Leica BLK3D, which is a handheld 3D imager that allows real-time, professional grade, in-picture 3D measurement. Like its construction photo documentation service, Multivista will offer 3D Images as a full service, and support both the data capture and the data management. “Multivista enables our customers to se...
Scott Dunn Joins Profile Products as Market Development Manager
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products is pleased to announce the hiring of Scott Dunn, P.E. as the market development manager for the Midwest region. Dunn’s main territory will be Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Kansas and Missouri. “Scott understands this business inside and out and will be able to use that knowledge to provide our customers with the right solutions for their environment,” said Matthew Skinner, Profile’s national sales manager for the Western US and Canada. “He will be an ou...
CTA Architects Completes Exterior Renovation of the Iconic STREB Lab for Action Mechanics (SLAM) Dance Performance and Rehearsal Center in Brooklyn, NY
CTA Architects has completed an exterior renovation of the headquarters of the non-profit STREB Lab for Action Mechanics (SLAM), a dance and theater performance venue and an open-access education and rehearsal space located at 51 North First Street in Brooklyn, NY. Photo courtesy of CTA Architects The 1,500-square foot building’s façade has been fully restored thanks to support from the community, elected officials, the City of New York, and the project team Brooklyn, NY – CTA Ar...
3DR and Wingtra Partner to Supply a Complete Aerial Surveying Solution
Wingtra and 3DR, producer of the Site Scan drone data platform, recently signed a partnership agreement to benefit mining and surveying industry experts. Wingtra’s VTOL drone WingtraOne and Site Scan form a complete aerial surveying solution—from highly efficient aerial data collection, to postprocessing and analysis. Through this exciting partnership, 3DR now endorses the WingtraOne as the preferred fixed-wing drone for its Site Scan platform. Wingtra and 3DR will distribute this complementary...