Western Specialty Contractors Named to List of Top 150+ Privately Held Companies in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO: Western Specialty Contractors is proud to announce that it has been named to the St. Louis Business Journal's 2018 Top 150+ Privately Held Companies list. For decades, the St. Louis Business Journal has profiled the top privately held companies based in the St. Louis area, which are ranked by 2017 revenue. Information is also gathered by editors on how much companies on the list have grown, who runs them and what their hiring plans are for the upcoming year. Western Special...
Tobii Pro Brings Eye Tracking Analytics to Virtual Reality
Tobii Pro, the global leader in eye-tracking research solutions, announces a new analytical tool: Tobii Pro VR Analytics that allows eye-tracking studies to be conducted within 3D virtual reality (VR) environments. The tool embeds into Unity environments and comes with automated features for visualizing and measures what a user sees, their interactions and navigations within a simulated world. The combination of eye tracking and VR can uncover the factors that drive human attention acro...
Cintec North America Announces Restoration Work on the Red House, Also Known as the Seat of Parliament for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago
Cintec North America has undertaken vital restoration work on The Red House, also known as the seat of Parliament for the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The landmark $1m project marks a monumental moment in the history of structural engineering as one of the Reinforcement anchors inserted into the structure is believed to be the longest in the world, measuring 36.52 meters [ 120 Ft ] in the length. It was also the first time that Cintec had used 3D printing for sacrificial parts. ...
Siemens to Provide Electric Propulsion Motor for Bye Aerospace's Sun Flyer 2
Bye Aerospace and Siemens will collaborate on future development of Bye Aerospace’s Sun Flyer 2. “We are pleased to announce an agreement with Siemens to provide the electric propulsion motor and inverter for the Sun Flyer program,” said George Bye, CEO of Bye Aerospace. “They will be an active partner through the FAA certification and production phase for the Sun Flyer 2.” The Sun Flyer family of aircraft, including the 2-seat Sun Flyer 2 and the 4-seat Sun Flyer 4, aim to be the first FA...
RS&H Acquires Denver-based TSH
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — RS&H, an employee-owned architecture, engineering and consulting firm based in Jacksonville, Fla., with a national footprint of offices throughout the U.S., has acquired Tsiouvaras Simmons and Holderness, Inc. (TSH), with locations in Denver, Colorado Springs, and Loveland, Co. Since 2005, RS&H has served Colorado and Western U.S. clients from its Denver office in the sectors of Aerospace, Defense, and Aviation as well as completed facilities design for corporate clients....
Western Energy Alliance Expands Policy Team
(DENVER) - Western Energy Alliance announced today that Stuart Siffring has joined its staff as a regulatory analyst. Siffring is a mechanical engineer with experience as a permit engineer at the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. His background in air permitting across six western states and tribal lands will strengthen the Alliance’s leadership on western air quality issues. Besides his detailed technical experience, Siffring...
AASHTO’s Executive Director Announces Retirement
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials announces that Executive Director Frederick G. “Bud” Wright has notified the AASHTO Board of Directors that he intends to retire at the end of 2018. “AASHTO is a wonderful place to work,” said Wright in announcing his retirement. “In my experience- and that experience working in transportation now spans more than 43 years - you will at some point feel the moment. And I am feeling that moment ...This is v...
HDR’s Nick Burdette Discusses Accelerated Bridge Construction in Latest ‘Experts Talk’ Interview
(OMAHA, Neb.) - Continuing on the theme of bridges, the latest entry in HDR’s “Experts Talk” interview series introduces Senior Bridge Engineer Nick Burdette, who discusses accelerated bridge construction. A native of Philadelphia, he entered the industry in the United Kingdom before joining HDR’s Pittsburgh office 10 years ago. Since then, he has contributed to ABC designs for projects such as the Gov. Mario M. Cuomo Bridge in New York and the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in the Outer Banks of Nort...
Casey Morgan Elevated to Sr. Business Development at the Vortex Companies and Will Relocate to Florida
HOUSTON - The Vortex Companies recently announced the promotion of Casey Morgan to Sr. Business Development Manager, who will relocate to Tampa, Florida to fill a void in the Southeast region. "With our recent expansion into this region, we needed to add a proven resource to help grow our business," said Mike Vellano, CEO of the Vortex Companies. "Casey did an outstanding job developing the Midwest region and I'm confident she will repeat that success in Florida," he added. Ms. Morgan has bee...
The LiRo Group Hires John B. McCaffrey as Chief Information Officer
Syosset, NY – The LiRo Group (LiRo), a national, multidisciplinary project and construction management, engineering, architecture, and technology firm, has hired John B. McCaffrey as Chief Information Officer. With 2017 revenues exceeding $400 million, ENR Engineering News-Record magazine currently ranks LiRo as the 15th-largest construction management firm in the United States. McCaffrey will spearhead the coordination, product development, and marketing, and of LiRo’s comprehensive sui...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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