Stantec Welcomes Eric Peterson to its Architecture Practice
Sacramento, CA - Stantec welcomes Eric Peterson to its Sacramento office as a senior project manager in the firm’s architecture practice. With 20 years in the industry, he will be responsible for overseeing healthcare projects in the western US. “We are very happy to have Eric on our team,” says Larry Yee, principal. “Eric has a wealth of expertise and experience to bring to Stantec to help successfully deliver projects for our clients.” Peterson brings extensive experience in in...
HDR Welcomes Ronda H. Wang to the Houston Studio as Managing Principal
Ronda Wang has joined Houston’s architecture studio as the managing principal. Her responsibilities include growing the existing Houston team and building stronger connections in the Texas regional market. She aims to continue the Houston studio’s growth in the healthcare and education| science|tech market sectors, while seeking new opportunities in the civic and workplace sectors. Prior to joining HDR, Wang most recently was a senior project manager at FKP|CannonDesign. Wang’s experience...
Archer Western and Brown and Caldwell to Expand Fulton County's Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility
ATLANTA, Feb. 13, 2018 - Archer Western Construction, LLC and joint venture partner Brown and Caldwell were awarded the Progressive Design-Build project at Fulton County’s Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility in Roswell, Ga. The Big Creek Water Reclamation Facility, owned by Fulton County, serves the largest service area and receives the largest amount of wastewater flow of all the reclamation facilities in the county's northern service area, outside of Atlanta. The Progressive Design-Build p...
Transportation Construction Coalition Statement on Release of White House Infrastructure Plan & FY2019 Budget Proposal
(WASHINGTON) — The Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) released the following statement in response to the Feb. 12 release of the Trump administration’s Legislative Outline for Rebuilding Infrastructure in America and FY2019 Budget request. "The 31 national associations and trade union members that make up the Transportation Construction Coalition (TCC) are pleased to see the arrival of President Trump’s long-awaited infrastructure package and budget proposal put forward today. The Ad...
Woolpert Partners with Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport on Drone Utilization
Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport (SAV) is partnering with Woolpert to integrate unmanned aircraft system (UAS) technologies into airport and airfield operations. SAV is the first commercial service airport to formally integrate drone technologies into its regular operational programs for inspection, maintenance, monitoring and facility management, including supporting its Part 139 inspection protocols. SAV is integrating UAS, which will be a force multiplier for their wildlife and secu...
Wärtsilä Guarantees the Performance of Hail Cement Company’s Power Plant in Saudi Arabia
The technology group Wärtsilä and Saudi Arabia-based Hail Cement Company continue their co-operation by renewing the three-year asset management agreement for Hail Cement Company’s power plant in Turbah, Saudi Arabia. Wärtsilä provides guarantees for the performance of the power plant and ensures the reliability and availability of its operations. The operations of the power plant are remotely monitored from a Wärtsilä service centre for real-time data gathering and analysis. This agreement, sig...
Gannett Fleming Names 2018 Senior Associates
Feb. 13, 2018 (Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming names eight employees as senior associates of the firm. These respected company leaders demonstrate mastery within their fields of practice, understand client needs and deliver innovative solutions to become trusted advisors, and are committed to the firm’s corporate values. Ned Allis, CDP, is a project manager for depreciation and technical development for Gannett Fleming’s Valuation and Rate Consultants, LLC, based in Harrisburg. He has m...
FHWA Distributes $2.4B More in Federal-Aid Highway Obligation Authority to State DOTs
The Federal Highway Administration issued its latest notice Feb. 2 to distribute another $2.4 billion in obligation authority for federal-aid highway programs. That allows state DOTs to access part of their authorized funds from the Oct. 1 start of the 2018 fiscal year through Feb. 8, when the last congressional stopgap funding measure was scheduled to expire. But the partial-year funding under the notice continues at 2017 levels since Congress had not yet passed a full-year appropriations...
Minnesota Department of Transportation Saved Taxpayers $83 Million in 2017
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Reflecting the agency’s commitment to maximizing value for Minnesotans, a new report finds that the Minnesota Department of Transportation saved $83 million in 2017 from new and revised practices in its construction program delivery and project development. “Minnesotans expect and deserve good government,” said Governor Mark Dayton. “Since 2015, MnDOT has saved $217 million and reinvested it back into road construction and maintenance projects across Minnesota. Building on t...
Seven AIAA Members Elected to the National Academy of Engineering
Reston, Va. – The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) congratulates the newly elected members of the prestigious National Academy of Engineering (NAE), seven of whom also are AIAA members. “On behalf of our nearly 30,000 members, let me say how proud we are to count seven of our own members, from industry, academia, and government, among NAE’s newly elected class,” said AIAA President Jim Maser. “Election into this esteemed academy is one of the highest professional hono...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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