Cognite Expands Into North American Technology Market
OSLO, Norway – March 11, 2019 – Cognite, a leading provider of structured and contextualized data for industrial applications, today announced that it will enter the North American technology market and open a U.S. headquarters facility in the summer of 2019. The company is considering sites in both Texas and California for the headquarters location. Thanks to the success of its flagship Cognite Data Platform, Cognite is the fastest-growing technology company in Scandinavia, offering a softwa...
Tom Bartolomei Named Chief Executive Officer and President of NAES
NEW YORK and ISSAQUAH, Wash., March 7, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- ITOCHU Corporation and NAES Corporation have named Tom Bartolomei President and Chief Executive Officer of NAES, effective April 1, 2019. A veteran energy industry executive, Mr. Bartolomei currently serves as NAES Chief Operating Officer and President. ITOCHU executive and NAES Chairman, Taka Takeuchi stated: "On behalf of the shareholders and the board of directors of NAES, it's a pleasure to announce Tom Bartolomei as the next Pre...
Pennsylvania State Senator Tours Infrastructure Products Manufacturing Plant
MUNCY, Pa. – March 8, 2019 – Pennsylvania State Senator Gene Yaw (R-23) visited the Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. (ADS) manufacturing plant here today to gain first-hand experience of how large diameter thermoplastic pipe is made, and to discuss with ADS executives fair and open competition for products used in federal and state projects. Other topics included the use of recycled plastics and education initiatives by ADS. Senator Yaw is the Chair of the PA Senate Environmental Resources & E...
New TEXRail Commuter Line Opens with Golden Ticket Fanfare
Hundreds of special invitees got to experience a “Wonka-esque” inaugural ride on North Texas’ new commuter rail line, complete with golden tickets and enthralling views from the line’s 27 miles – nine stops and three cities – from Fort Worth, North Richland Hills and Grapevine to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) International Airport. Jacobs served as program manager for the new TEXRail line, which officially opened in January. By the end of the first year of operation, Trinity Metro’s new line is expec...
Underwriters Laboratories Grants UL 67 Approval And UL 60730-1 Certification To Koolbridge Solar For Its First-Ever Renewable Energy SMART LOAD CENTER
Koolbridge Solar announced today that its renewable energy product, the SMART LOAD CENTER (SLC), has been awarded UL (Underwriters Laboratories) approval. UL is the world leader in advancing safety sciences and achieving the UL 67 and UL 60730-1 listing marks a breakthrough for the young North Carolina company. “Being awarded UL 67 and UL 60730-1 certification for our SMART LOAD CENTER is up there as being one of my greatest accomplishments to date”, said Dr. Paul W. Dent, Founder, Chief Sci...
New WIRES Group Report: $230 - $690 Billion Investment In US Transmission System Needed By 2050 To Support A More Electrified Economy
WASHINGTON - A newly released report by WIRES finds that the drive towards electrification of transportation and heating in the U.S. will require major new electric transmission infrastructure. The report, titled The Coming Electrification of the North American Economy: Why We Need A Robust Transmission Grid, projects that investments totaling $30-to-$90 billion will be needed by 2030, and significantly more than that by 2050. According to the report, the number of electric vehicles on the ro...
Waller, Todd & Sadler Project Wins APWA Project of the Year Award
The Virginia Beach Department of Public Works has been honored with a Mid-Atlantic Chapter award for its Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center, designed by Waller, Todd & Sadler. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The Virginia Beach Housing Resource Center has been awarded the 2019 American Public Works Association (APWA) Mid-Atlantic Chapter Project of the Year Award. The Virginia Beach Department of Public Works facility was honored in the category of structures between $25 million and $75 million. Wal...
GSky® Living Green Walls Introduces Versa Wall® XT for Exterior Installation
Delray Beach, FL – GSky Plant Systems, Inc., a global industry leader in the design and production of interior and exterior green walls, introduces the Versa Wall® XT system, an exterior living wall alternative to pre-grown panels. Unlike the pre-planted panels most exterior green walls on the market rely on, each Versa Wall® XT features one-gallon potted plants in lightweight trays, so full-grown plants can be swapped in quickly and cleanly. This system can be a seasonal alternative in colder c...
Clean and Green: Duke Energy Issues Second Green Bond
CHARLOTTE, N.C.- Duke Energy Progress, a subsidiary of Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), has completed its first issuance of $600 million in green bonds that will finance eligible green energy projects, including the development, construction and procurement of solar generation in the Carolinas. This transaction, which involved two minority-owned banks to place the bonds, marks the second green bond transaction by a Duke Energy utility. Duke Energy Carolinas issued $1 billion of green bonds in Novemb...
HNTB Welcomes Daniel Loftus as Senior Transit Project Manager
CHICAGO – Daniel Loftus, PE, joined HNTB’s Chicago office as senior transit project manager, continuing a decades-long civil engineering career that has advanced critical transit, rail and roadway projects across the region. Loftus develops and proactively manages major transportation project scopes, schedules, budgets and teams to deliver projects to HNTB clients. He also assists with proposal development and mentors newer project managers as the firm grows in the Midwest and nationally. ...
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