Michael Baker International Grows Architecture Practice in Dallas with Hiring of Peter Darby to Architecture Practice Lead
Dallas – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Peter Darby, AIA, LEED, AP, has joined the firm as the Architecture Practice Lead for the state of Texas. In this role, Mr. Darby is responsible for leading a team of architects to deliver all aspects of building design for clients across the state. “Development in the state of Texas continues at a rapid pace, so the addition of Peter to lead our Architecture Pract...
GID Development Group Announces The Topping Out Of Waterline Square Where Midtown Meets The Upper West Side Of Manhattan
New York, NY – GID Development Group, a national real estate firm, celebrated the official topping out of Waterline Square, the 2.2 million-square-foot, three-tower mega-development. Designed by three world-renowned architects, One Waterline Square by Richard Meier & Partners Architects reached 37 stories, Two Waterline Square by Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) reached 38 stories and Three Waterline Square by Viñoly Architects reached to 34 stories. Located on one of the last remaining wa...
Fluor Named One of America’s Most Just Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was named to the JUST 100 list by Forbes and JUST Capital for the second straight year. Fluor was also ranked as the most just company in the Industrial Goods category and in the top 25 across all categories. “Fluor believes in conducting business in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible manner to benefit current and future generations,” said David Seaton, chairman and CEO of Fluor. “We are honored t...
ARTBA Foundation Announces Key 2018 Scholarship, Awards & Recognition Program Deadlines
(WASHINGTON) - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has announced key deadlines for its 2018 scholarship, awards and recognition programs. They include: Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program Established in 1999, this first-of-its-kind scholarship fund provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job. More than 125 scholarships h...
Congress Extends Past-Year Government Funding Levels Two Weeks to Dec. 22
The House and Senate voted Dec. 7 to extend fiscal 2017 appropriations levels another two week to Dec. 22, avoiding a potential shutdown but preventing federal programs including those for highway projects tap into higher authorized levels for the fiscal 2018 that began Oct. 1. The House approved the "continuing resolution" in a 235-193 vote, and the Senate followed by approving the measure 81-14. The votes came one day before a temporary funding measure was due to expire, and agencies were r...
Acrow Bridge Recognized by Department of Commerce for ‘Export Achievement’
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – 12 December, 2017 – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today noted that Sandra Montoya, Acrow’s international sales coordinator, accepted on behalf of the company the Export Achievement Certificate from the U.S. Commercial Service, the trade promotion arm of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s International Trade Administration. The award was presented to Montoya by Brian Beams, senior international trade specialist for the De...
SCIA Engineer 17.1 – A Productivity Booster for Structural Engineers, Enhanced by User Feedback
Herk-de-Stad, Belgium – Tuesday, December 12, 2017 – Today, SCIA announced the release of SCIA Engineer 17.1. The new version of the structural analysis and design software extends the functionalities introduced in SCIA Engineer 17 (released in June 2017), which was designed to help structural engineers boost their productivity in their day-to-day work. Version 17.1 delivers a number of enhancements in the areas of concrete design, BIM, loading and overall usability. The version also features...
Michael Baker International Strengthens Operations in Houston, Texas, with Appointment of Cory Wilder as Office Executive
Houston – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Cory Wilder has been appointed to Senior Vice President and Office Executive of the Houston, Texas, office. To meet the increased infrastructure demands throughout the state of Texas, Mr. Wilder will position the Houston office for growth by leveraging his extensive background in oil and gas as well as his diverse experience in other areas, such as highways. With...
Woolpert to Design $13M SkyWheel Newport Project at Newport on the Levee
NEWPORT, Ky. - Woolpert has been contracted by St. Louis-based SkyWheel Attractions and Koch Development to provide survey, civil and structural engineering for the $13 million SkyWheel Newport at Newport on the Levee. SkyWheel Newport will be approximately 235 feet above the Ohio River, or roughly 20 stories high, with 30 gondolas that hold six passengers each. It will be built north of the Newport Aquarium and Mitchell’s Fish Market in the Newport Festival Park area, between the Taylor Southg...
Stantec Named Technical Advisor for Metrolinx’s Bowmanville Rail Expansion
Global design firm Stantec, along with our partner, Amec Foster Wheeler, has been awarded a contract to provide technical advisory, design, and construction support services for Metrolinx’s Bowmanville Rail Expansion project. This commuter rail expansion project will provide infrastructure improvements to accommodate a 20 km extension of Metrolinx’s GO Transit service along their Lakeshore East rail corridor, from Oshawa to Bowmanville. “The Bowmanville rail expansion represents an exciting i...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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