Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces New Board Chairman and Directors
CHICAGO – Today, the members and board of the Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute announced that they have elected a new chairman and several new directors to their 2018 board of directors. Standard Concrete Products, Inc. President Mason Lampton is the incoming president, replacing outgoing board president and Wells Concrete President and CEO Daniel Juntunen, and will join nine new directors helping lead the organization in the upcoming year. “Mason is a leader on our board and we are f...
Tomlinson’s Lystek Division Wins Prestigious Canadian Construction Association International Business Award
Ottawa, ON, March 15, 2018 – Ottawa, ON – Once again, the Ottawa-based Tomlinson Group of Companies (Tomlinson) is recognized for its visionary leadership in technology, innovation and business success. On March 14th in Banff, Alberta, Lystek International Inc. (Lystek), part of Tomlinson’s Environmental Services Division, was presented with the Canadian Construction Association, International Business Award. The CCA awards recognize the important contributions of individuals, organizations and...
DC Launches Effort to Train Workers for High-Paying Infrastructure Jobs
WASHINGTON — D.C. has rolled out a training program aiming to prepare workers for high-paying, fast-growing infrastructure jobs in fields ranging from transportation to green technology. The DC Infrastructure Academy opened its doors Monday. The District partnered with utility companies, unions, universities and private companies on the new training effort. In a statement announcing its launch, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser called the new academy a “pathway to the middle class” for D.C. workers...
Petroteq Announces PetroBLOQ's Proposed International Expansion Into Key Strategic Markets
STUDIO CITY, CA - Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PQE; OTCQX: PQEFF; Frankfurt: A2DYWC), a company focused on the development and implementation of proprietary technologies for the energy industry, is pleased to announce the planned opening of marketing offices in key strategic international markets, initially targeting Switzerland, Russia and Ukraine. PetroBLOQ is building a consortium of oil and gas producers. Most recently the Company announced the addition of PEMEX...
Transportation Engineer Eric Berg Joins HNTB
ALLENTOWN, Pa – Eric Berg, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a transportation project engineer. Based in the firm’s Allentown office, he is involved in highway, roadway and intersection projects across Pennsylvania. “Eric’s experience in highway design and project management is an important addition to our capabilities as we manage complex projects for Pennsylvania’s transportation agencies,” said Joseph Guzzi, PMP, HNTB’s Pennsylvania office leader and vice president. Berg has more than 10 y...
Scott Elofson Joins HDR’s Minneapolis Architecture Studio
Scott Elofson has joined HDR’s Minneapolis architecture studio as a design principal. With 20 years of experience working for prominent Twin Cities firms, his work on healthcare facilities, sports arenas, civic buildings, arts institutions, transportation projects and urban design lends itself well to his new role leading the studio’s design efforts. Most recently a vice president/design leader at Elness Swenson Graham (ESG) Architects in Minneapolis, Elofson led design on multiple local and n...
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Tom Brooks to Chief Operating Officer
St. Louis, MO – Western Specialty Contractors proudly announces the promotion of Sr. Vice President of Operations Tom Brooks to the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO), effective Jan. 1, 2018. Brooks replaces COO Jim Rechtin, Sr., who retired from Western after 46 years of service. Brooks will utilize his more than 20 years of construction industry experience to oversee and manage all aspects of day-to-day operations, plus implement strategies for continued bottom line growth. He plans t...
Petroteq's PetroBLOQ Announces Capabilities of Blockchain Based Oil & Gas Supply Chain Management Platform
STUDIO CITY, CA - Petroteq Energy Inc. (“Petroteq” or the “Company”) (TSXV: PQE; OTCQX: PQEFF; Frankfurt: A2DYWC), a company focused on the development and implementation of proprietary technologies for the energy industry, today announced components and features of its proposed blockchain based oil & gas supply management platform. The Company has received numerous expressions of interest from industry participants and the trade press. In an effort to describe the applications of blockchain...
New Traffic Sense Platform from Genetec Now Available
MONTRÉAL— Genetec Inc. (“Genetec”), a leading technology provider of unified security, public safety, operations, and business intelligence solutions, today announced that its next-generation traffic operations platform, Genetec Traffic Sense™, is now available. Genetec Traffic Sense introduces a new, modern, and highly efficient way to manage traffic operations. It delivers a unified view of real-time conditions and vehicle flow to cities, bridge and tunnel operators, state transportation depar...
Trump Taps Fuchs, Schultz for Surface Transportation Board
President Trump said he planned to nominate Senate Commerce Committee senior staff member Patrick Fuchs and attorney Michelle Schultz of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority to five-year terms as members of the Surface Transportation Board. The STB is an independent regulatory agency that oversees economic issues in the nation's freight rail system, including disputes between railroads and with shippers that generate the cargoes those carriers haul. The five-member, bipartis...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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