Paresh Patel, Transit Expert, Joins HNTB
NEW YORK – Paresh Patel, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as project director in the firm’s New York transit/rail practice and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Empire State Building offices, he has more than 30 years of diverse transit design and construction experience with New York City Transit. “Paresh is a recognized leader in the management of complex transit/rail construction programs as well as the design and implementation of core operating systems,” said Stephen Dilts, HNTB’s...
Stantec Grows Water Engineering Team in North Carolina
CHARLOTTE, NC, NYSE, TSX: STN : Global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm Stantec welcomes two professional engineers to its growing water practice in the US Southeast. Civil and environmental engineer Hayden Hoggard, PE joins the firm’s Charlotte, NC office. Hoggard brings expertise in pipeline infrastructure, water resources, and project management for utility, industry, and municipal clients. He is a member of the office’s versatile 50-person team of planners, designers, engi...
Fugro Undertakes Aerial Survey of AEP's Extra High Voltage Electricity Transmission Assets in Oklahoma, USA
Fugro is helping American Electric Power (AEP), one of the United States’ major utilities companies, to maintain a high standard of compliance and safety and modernise its record keeping system. With its innovative Roames asset inspection and modelling solution, Fugro is deploying aerial LiDAR technology to survey almost 1,000 miles of extra high voltage (EHV) network and its surroundings, enabling AEP to complete digital modelling of its entire transmission system. Processing the enormous da...
HNTB’s Amit Bose Appointed Board Chair of the Coalition for the Northeastern Corridor
ARLINGTON, Va. — Amit Bose, HNTB Corporation associate vice president and program director, has been appointed board chair of the Coalition for the Northeastern Corridor. The CNEC’s mission is to advocate for federal infrastructure investment to protect the future of the Northeast Corridor’s rail infrastructure. As board chair, Bose chairs the group’s board of directors; helps set direction and priorities; recruits new members; and represents the coalition at industry events and before Cong...
SlimJim™ Lightweight Pump Systems from QED Environmental Systems
The SlimJim™ Electric Pump Systems, from Q.E.D. Environmental Systems, Inc., is particularly well-suited for landfills and environmental remediation sites. The SlimJim, part of the Torpedo pump range, requires no separate control panel and features built-in auto on/off start and run-dry protection. It offers plug-in operation at 115V or 230V single phase power. With a 4.5” outer diameter, the pump is compact and easy to handle, and weighs only 22 pounds. It is ideal for smaller diameter risers s...
Highview Power’s Liquid Air Energy Storage Named Technology of the Year by BusinessGreen Magazine
LONDON – Highview Power, the global leader in long-duration energy storage solutions, announced today that its proprietary liquid air energy storage technology took top honours at the 2018 BusinessGreen Technology Awards. Highview Power’s innovative long-duration energy storage system, which is installed at the Pilsworth plant in the U.K., was nominated for and selected as the Smart Grid Technology of the Year. Highview’s liquid air energy storage was later chosen over every other category awar...
Neste Strengthens its Global Leading Position in Renewable Products with a Major Investment in Singapore
Neste Corporation has made the final investment decision on additional renewable products production capacity in Singapore. The decision is based on a growing global market demand for low-carbon solutions in transport and cities, aviation, polymers and chemicals. The investment worth approximately EUR 1.4 billion will extend Neste’s renewable product overall capacity in Singapore by up to 1.3 million tons per annum, bringing the total renewable product capacity close to 4.5 million tons annua...
Cyient Moves to Upgraded Office in Peoria Heights, IL, to Support its Business Unit Expansion
Peoria, IL: Cyient, a global provider of engineering, manufacturing, geospatial, digital, network, and operations management solutions announced that it has relocated to the Peoria Heights Executive Building in Peoria Heights. Cyient’s Industrial, Energy & Natural Resources business Unit (I&ENR BU) occupies close to 10,000 square feet of space in the Peoria Solutions Center (PSC), where the company supports all areas of delivery, from product engineering of mechanical system design, electronics,...
Daniel Stauthamer Joins Thornton Tomasetti as Chief Human Resources Officer
(New York, N.Y.) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Daniel Stauthamer has joined as chief human resources officer. He brings more than 15 years of human resources experience in the engineering and construction industry in the U.S. and internationally. Based in the firm’s New York, Madison Avenue office, Stauthamer will lead Thornton Tomasetti’s human resources team and the development of an HR strategy that enables business growth. He is responsible for s...
Committee Leadership Comes into Focus for 116th Congress
Congressional transportation committee leadership is poised to change come January following the results of the midterm elections on Nov. 6, which gave control of the U.S. House of Representatives back to the Democrats while keeping the Senate in Republican hands. Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., will become chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, while Rep. Sam Graves, R-Mo., will serve alongside him as the ranking member. Rep. DeFazio noted during a Dec. 5 round tab...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
