Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc. Kicks Off Engineering Mentorship Program For Local Youth and Universities
Long Beach, CA - Ship & Shore Environmental, Inc., a leading U.S. pollution abatement firm, announced today that it has launched an Engineering Mentorship Program for local high school, undergrad, and graduate students interested in pursuing careers in the engineering, environmental, or other STEM-related fields. The program, which kicked off early this month and will continue through 2019, aims to raise environmental awareness, educate youth about the importance of pollution control technologie...
Profile Products Launches Spec Builder for Complete, Customizable Specifications
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Profile Products, the world’s industry leader in erosion control technology, innovation and education, has launched Spec Builder™, a fast, free and easy-to-use online specification drafting tool for erosion control and reclamation professionals. Available on computers, tablets and smartphones at erosioncontrolspecs.com, Spec Builder provides a single source for industry professionals to create up-to-date, customizable, CSI-formatted specifications for Hydraulically applied...
BUILD Infrastructure Grants Reduced in Recent Funding Deal
Funding for grants meant to assist states with infrastructure projects of regional significance was cut under the recently signed law ensuring federal agencies remain open through fiscal 2019. The Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development, or BUILD, grants received $900 million in the congressional funding deal President Donald Trump signed into law Feb. 15. The law’s enactment funded the U.S. Department of Transportation and other agencies to avert another partial shutdown of the fe...
AISC to Honor Eight Leading Design and Construction Professionals at the 2019 NASCC: The Steel Conference
Row one, left to right: Michel Bruneau, John Cross, David B. Ratterman, Doug Rutledge; Row two, left to right: Matthew Yarnold, Matthew Hebdon, Heather Gilmer, Francesco M. Russo. Chicago, IL - Eight leaders from across the structural steel design, construction and academic communities will be presented with prestigious awards by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) at the 2019 NASCC: The Steel Conference (April 3-5 in St. Louis). The awards presentation and opening keynot...
FARO® Introduces FARO RevEng™ for Design Professionals
LAKE MARY, Fla. - FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for 3D design announces immediate availability of FARO RevEngTM. This advanced software platform provides FARO Design ScanArm and FARO 8-Axis FaroArm® system users with a powerful tool that enables a comprehensive digital design experience (https://www.faro.com/reveng). RevEngTM addresses a variety of reverse engineering and design challenges across a range of industries including Aut...
Blue Water Advisors LP Announces Agreements with Grupo Energía Bogotá with Respect to the Electro Dunas Group, Blue Water’s Electricity Distribution, Generation, and Services Platform in Peru
New York, NY – Blue Water Worldwide LLC, a fund managed by Blue Water Advisors LP (BWA), and its subsidiary Electro Dunas Cayman Holdings Ltd. have reached an agreement with Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P. (GEB) pursuant to which GEB will initiate, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, a public tender offer in the Lima Stock Exchange for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Dunas Energía S.A.A. (DESAA), a company listed in the Lima Stock Exchange. DESAA owns 99.96% of the shares of Ele...
Tennessee Department of Transportation Turns to PlanGrid to Boost Productivity on Infrastructure Construction Across the State
PlanGrid’s construction productivity software is now mandated on all TDOT projects, empowering stakeholders to collaborate efficiently on civil infrastructure projects San Francisco, CA — PlanGrid, recently acquired by Autodesk and a leader in construction productivity software, today announced the Tennessee Department of Transportation is now using PlanGrid for state infrastructure projects beginning with the March 2019 letting. TDOT is requiring PlanGrid’s software to be used by all prime c...
FAA Decision Opens Door for Vietnamese Airlines to Fly to US
WASHINGTON – Federal officials say Vietnam is now meeting international standards for aviation safety, a decision that will let the country's airlines fly to the United States and work with U.S. airlines. The Federal Aviation Administration said late Thursday that it granted Vietnam a "Category 1" safety rating after an August 2018 assessment of how well that country's government oversees civil aviation. The FAA had not previously judged Vietnam's compliance with standards...
Roberto “Carlo” Adair joins HNTB in Lake Mary as ITS section manager
LAKE MARY, Fla. – Roberto “Carlo” Adair, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as intelligent transportation systems section manager, based in the firm’s growing Lake Mary office. Adair has more than 15 years of experience, primarily focused on ITS design and project management, with extensive project work throughout Florida. “A patented inventor and avid professional, Carlo is using his extensive experience to lead a team that provides transportation solutions focused on innovative applications and...
HNTB Viewpoint Discusses e-Commerce for Public Transportation and the Rise of Microtransit
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A new HNTB Corporation Viewpoint discusses technology tools that innovative transit agencies have begun to embrace to deliver safe, cost-effective services and improved rider equity to communities they serve. The Viewpoint, “Transit’s e-commerce revolution can advance mobility for all riders,” is authored by Kimberly Slaughter, HNTB national transit and rail market sector leader and senior vice president. Slaughter also discusses the rise of microtransit, which includes th...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
