ASCENT Presents Classes and Showcases Learning Solutions at Autodesk University 2018
Baltimore, MD - At this year’s Autodesk University (AU) 2018, attendees will have the opportunity to visit with experts from ASCENT- Center for Technical Knowledge, an Autodesk Authorized Author and Publisher, at the Exhibit Hall in Booth A210, as well as attend classes taught by three of ASCENT’s Learning Content Developers. “The range of topics our ASCENT speakers are presenting at AU this year is indicative of the broad spectrum of knowledge and insight our team brings to every proje...
Advanced Energy Announces Plans to Expand in Fort Collins and Denver
FORT COLLINS, Colo.— Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, today announced plans to increase its presence and activities across the Colorado Front Range. Advanced Energy plans to expand and modernize its Fort Collins facilities and laboratories by creating a state-of-the-art R&D, engineering and service hub. The company will also continue its investments in local business developmen...
Texas DOT Makes Major Commitment to Safety Embracing ARTBA Foundation’s ANSI-Endorsed Certification Program for Transportation Project Decisionmakers
(WASHINGTON) - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has made a major commitment toward improving safety in and around the state’s roadway construction work zones. The agency has become the first in the nation to help hundreds of its employees earn the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential endorsed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). SCTPP Commission Co-chair David Walls, president & chief executive officer of Texas-bas...
ASCE Signs Landmark Agreement on Sustainable Development
Knowledge of sustainable development should be a key requirement for engineers, according to a joint statement of intent signed today by ASCE, the British-based Institution of Civil Engineers, and the Canadian Society of Civil Engineering. The statement was issued as part of the Global Engineering Congress, hosted in London by ICE and the World Federation of Engineering Organizations in London. More than 2,000 engineers – including several ASCE leaders – from more than 70 countries have ga...
Thornton Tomasetti’s Tanya de Hoog Receives University of Wollongong Alumni Award for Professional Excellence
(New York, New York ) – Thornton Tomasetti, the international engineering firm, announces that Principal Tanya de Hoog, CEng, FIStrutE, MIEAust, co-founding director of the firm’s London office, has received the Alumni Award for Professional Excellence from University of Wollongong (UOW) in New South Wales, Australia. The award was presented at the university’s Fellowship and Alumni Awards dinner on October 11. The UOW Alumni Award for Professional Excellence recognizes outstanding form...
Georgia Moves 630K Cars, Trucks and Tractors in FY18
Savannah, Ga. - October 25, 2018 - At the Brunswick State of the Port today, Georgia Ports Authority (GPA) Executive Director Griff Lynch detailed Fiscal Year 2018 successes, including 630,000 units of cars, trucks and tractors handled through Georgia terminals. "The Port of Brunswick achieved a solid performance across all cargo categories over the last fiscal year," Lynch said. "As GPA adds new terminal space, we will expand our service area in the Southeast and beyond." During...
Gas Pos Establishes Arkansas Headquarters, Creates 30 Jobs
Little Rock, Arkansas – Gas Pos, a new technology platform for the fuel business, announced today that it has relocated its headquarters to North Little Rock, Ark. from Birmingham, Ala. Gas Pos is a graduate of the 2018 Venture Center FinTech Accelerator Powered by FIS. “Metro Little Rock is an ideal technology hub due to its revitalized and growing downtown areas, access to tech talent, convenient transportation options, and, most importantly to the programs that Governor Asa Hutchinson, May...
Comprehensive Bridge Reconstruction Design Project in Washington Opens to Traffic
Rimrock, WA - On October 22, the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) celebrated the opening of the newly replaced Wildcat Creek Bridge on US 12 east of White Pass, Washington, with a grand opening event attended by local and state officials and dignitaries. Stantec, a global engineering and consulting firm, led the design of the comprehensive bridge replacement project of Wildcat Creek Bridge for WSDOT in collaboration with Graham Contracting. The previous 150-foot bridge cross...
Ronald D. Ziemian Wins 2019 T.R. Higgins Award
(Chicago, IL) - The 2019 winner of the $15,000 AISC T.R. Higgins Award is Ronald D. Ziemian, a professor at Bucknell University, Lewisburg, Pa. Ziemian is recognized worldwide for his expertise in structural stability and his uncanny ability to take an incredibly complex topic and make it understandable to everyone from undergraduates to experienced structural engineers. Get an inside look at his life and career in the May 2016 Steel Profiles podcast episode at www.aisc.org/podcasts, in which he...
Trump Signs Legislation Clearing Way for Long-sought Soo Lock Improvements
Legislation expected to lead to long-sought improvements and upgrades to the Soo Locks complex in Sault Ste. Marie, considered a vital linchpin to Michigan, the nation’s economy and national security, was signed into law by President Trump on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, following approval in the U.S. Senate. According to MFB National Legislative Counsel John Kran, the Senate approved S. 3021, America’s Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 (WRDA 2018) by a 99-1 vote on Oct. 10, 2018. The U.S. House ov...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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