IECA Region One Welcomes New Executive Director
Denver, CO – The International Erosion Control Association (IECA) Region One board of directors and staff welcomes Samantha Roe, IOM, as the new executive director of the association. “We’re excited to announce Samantha as the new executive director to take our association in a new direction,” stated Tom Schneider, CPESC, IECA president. “IECA is looking to expand our value to our membership, develop an initiative to attract a younger audience and continue to expand our importance in bot...
Agile Frameworks CEO Bob Tuttle to Present at the Geoprofessional Business Association Fall Conference on Leveraging Field and Sensor Data to Drive New Revenue Opportunities
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Agile Frameworks®, the leading provider of collaborative, cloud-based corporate, field, and lab information management enabling Profitable Engineering® for the construction and engineering services sector, today announced that CEO Bob Tuttle will speak at the upcoming GBA Fall Conference 2018 on key strategies AEC firms can deploy to gain better insight into data to help drive new revenue streams. Tuttle will be joined by Todd Williams, senior managing director, Dillon K...
Arup Selected as Financial Advisor to Support Procurement Efforts for Los Angeles Street Civic Building
LOS ANGELES – The City of Los Angeles’ Bureau of Engineering (BOE) has selected Arup, a global consulting leader in the built environment, as its financial and procurement advisor for the procurement of the Los Angeles Street Civic Building. Arup will lead the development of the RFQ/P documents and will conduct financial analysis and market soundings for the City’s preferred DBFOM and DBF+OM delivery options. Arup will also assist BOE with the management of the procurement process, including ev...
Lorin Participates in Michigan-China Trade Mission
From left to right is: Dave Anderson, Lorin Manager of Inside Sales/Customer Care and Asia Sales, Jason Cui, Lorin Country Manager for China, Phil Pearce, VP of Sales and Marketing at Lorin, Governor Rick Snyder of Michigan, and Xiaobo (Edward) Chen, Lorin’s top distributor in China. Muskegon, MI - Lorin Industries, Inc., the global industry leader in the innovation and production of coil anodized aluminum, announces it was part of a trade delegation that visited China with the extremely...
Seek Thermal Debuts New Handheld Thermal Imagers for Commercial Trade Professionals
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 1, 2018 - Seek Thermal today announces its Seek Shot™ and Seek ShotPRO™ - two powerful handheld thermal cameras built for commercial trade professionals. A previously cost-prohibitive technology, thermal imaging is becoming widely adopted by home and building professionals. Seek has pioneered the next generation of thermal imaging devices sized and priced for every toolbox. Thermal imaging cameras detect heat, otherwise invisible to the human eye, which can be ind...
Polara Capital and ARCTRUST Sign Agreement to Place Preferred Equity in the Southeast
CLIFTON, N.J., Nov. 1, 2018 - Polara Capital, a capital markets advisory firm based out of Roswell, GA, has recently formed a relationship with ARCTRUST, a private REIT in Clifton, NJ, to place preferred equity investment vehicles in commercial real estate transactions across the Southeast. This new venture will focus on retail, self-storage, and multi-family opportunities requiring between $2M - $10M of equity. "We're excited to bring this platform to our clients in Georgia and Carolinas," s...
KAI Hires Dan Forguson as Vice President of Finance
(St. Louis, MO, Oct. 31, 2018) KAI Design & Build proudly announces the addition of Dan Forguson of Columbia, Illinois as Vice President of Finance. In his new role, Forguson reports to the CFO and is responsible for providing enterprise leadership in the areas of financial planning and analysis, mergers and acquisitions, and project controls. “As KAI continues to experience both organic and acquisitive growth, we are placing a high priority in the area of business analytics,” said Forguso...
Top ITD Innovations of 2018 Focused on Safety, Savings, and Service
BOISE - Innovate ITD!, in its fifth year, has so far saved Idaho taxpayers more than $8.5 million in efficiencies that are applied directly back into maintenance and repair of the state’s roads and bridges. Along the way, more than 550 of the innovations have improved customer service, and hundreds more have enhanced mobility or directly impacted safety for highway workers and the traveling public. ITD's innovation effort is statewide, employee-driven, and is focused on finding safer, easier...
New Construction Starts in 2019 to Hold Steady with 2018 Amount, According to Dodge Data & Analytics
Dodge Outlook Report Predicts Deceleration in Total Construction Growth Will Continue, Reflecting a Mixed Pattern by Project Type NATIONAL HARBOR, MD – Dodge Data & Analytics (https://www.construction.com) today released its 2019 Dodge Construction Outlook, a mainstay in construction industry forecasting and business planning. The report predicts that total U.S. construction starts for 2019 will be $808 billion, staying essentially even with the $807 billion estimated for 2018. “Over...
Robert Turton Joins Bridge Practice at WSP
TEMPE, ARIZONA — Robert Turton has joined WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, as vice president and complex bridge manager, for the firm’s West region. Turton, who is based in the firm’s Tempe, Arizona office, is responsible for supporting the pursuit and delivery of complex bridges, including long-span, movable, concrete segmental and bridge asset management services. “Rob is a nationally recognized professional and specialist w...