Atlas Copco Closes Acquisition of U.S. Mining Equipment Distributor
Stockholm, Sweden, January 3, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has closed the acquisition of the assets of Cate Drilling Solutions LLC., a U.S. company that distributes and services Atlas Copco drilling equipment and components. Cate Drilling Solutions is based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and is active in the states of Utah, Nevada, Wyoming and Idaho. The company is an Atlas Copco full service distributor for surface drilling products. Cate Drilling S...
DOT Awards Grants for Transit Needs of U.S. Tribes
Transportation is a lifeline for residents of tribal communities. Residents in these communities often must travel many miles to reach jobs, healthcare and other basic services. That’s why the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded nearly $5 million in grants to help tribal communities provide public transportation on tribal lands. FTA’s Tribal Transit Program makes funds available to federally recognized Indian tribes and Alaskan Native villages, groups or communities to support cap...
USDOT Announces Winners of 2017 Road Safety Student Art Contest
The USDOT is delighted to announce the 2017 Road Safety Student Art Contest winners. Top honors go to 2nd grader Avni Choudepally of Morrisville, North Carolina, and 4th grader Lynn Sun of Livingston, New Jersey. The contest was open to all students in kindergarten through sixth grade. Previously known as the Be Ready, Be Buckled Safety Belt Art Contest, this year’s contest expanded from emphasizing the importance of seat belt use to educating passenger vehicle drivers, bicyclists, and pedes...
Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of South African Exploration Manufacturing Business
Stockholm, Sweden, January 2, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of the assets of Renegade Drilling Supplies Proprietary Ltd., a South African manufacturer and distributor of drilling consumables for mining exploration. Renegade Drilling is based in Johannesburg, South Africa, and sells its products throughout the Southern African region. The company manufactures and distributes mining exploration drilling consumables, s...
Zeyad Alkaisi Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager
NEW YORK – Zeyad Alkaisi, CCM, joined HNTB Corporation as a rail transit senior project manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Empire State Building offices in New York City, he is a member of HNTB’s program management and construction management practice, leading project teams working with key transit clients in the New York and New Jersey region. “Zeyad’s diverse combination of leadership and project experience for complex rail transit projects further strengthens HN...
Plans4Less Teams with Procore: Seamlessly Delivers Construction Plans from Anywhere to Anywhere - for Just $1 Per Page
Beacon Falls, CT (JANUARY 2, 2018) – “This new partnership gives anyone in the construction industry something that is rare: Peace of mind.” That’s how one project manager summed up his experience using the newly-partnered Procore construction project management software and Plans4Less.com’s large-format document reprographic services. “This enables faster turnaround, lower costs, and literally keeps everyone on the same page.” Last Spring, Procore, a pioneering construction project manage...
Power on the Way to Major Urban Areas as Fluor Completes Work on Priority Lines in Puerto Rico
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) confirmed today that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission to help repair and restore the power grid in Puerto Rico, has completed work on portions of three priority 38kv power lines in large urban areas near San Juan and a fourth priority 38kv line near Caguas. The completion allows the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREP...
Atlas Copco Announces Three New Members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB
Stockholm, Sweden: The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB today announces appointments of three additional members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB – the company planned to be listed in 2018. The Board of Epiroc will have eight members including the President and CEO of Epiroc. Atlas Copco has earlier announced five Board members; Ronnie Leten, Chair, Johan Forssell, Anders Ullberg, Ulla Litzén and Lennart Evrell. Today three new members are announced, Jeane Hull, Astrid Skarheim Ons...
Atlas Copco to Divest Concrete and Compaction Business to Husqvarna Group
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to divest its concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna Group’s Construction division. The business had revenues of approximately MEUR 57 (MSEK 570) in 2016. In total, approximately 200 employees will join Husqvarna Group. The planned divestment will allow Atlas Copco’s Power Technique business area to better focus on its core technologies of air, power and flow. “Our commitment to...
Phil Murphy to Appoint Former N.J. Turnpike Boss to Cabinet
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy will announce Wednesday he's nominating former New Jersey Turnpike Authority executive director Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, NJ Advance Media has learned. Murphy is expected to announce the appointment during an 11 a.m. news conference at the Frank R. Lautenberg Secaucus Junction Train Station, according to two sources with knowledge of the decision. The sources asked for anonymity because they were not authoriz...
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