Jubran Whalan Joins Constant Energy Capital Management LLC as Managing Director
(Portland, ME ) – Constant Energy Capital, a distributed energy and power-focused private investment firm, today announced that Jubran Whalan has joined the firm as Managing Director. From 2011 to 2017, Mr. Whalan was Managing Director at BP where he served as Managing Director, Global Structured Products. Catherine York Powers, CEO of Constant Energy Capital said, “Jubran Whalan is among the most knowledgeable and experienced leaders in the global energy and power industries today. Over his...
NJDOT & DEP Announce $9.5 Million Grant Program to Improve Air Quality through Projects Reducing Mobile-Source Emissions
(Trenton) – The Christie Administration today marked the state’s continued success in improving air quality in New Jersey by announcing a partnership between the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) and the Department of Environmental Protection to fund three new air-quality enhancement projects targeting mobile sources of pollutants. The two agencies are working with regional transportation planning agencies to use $9.5 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Transport...
Federal Agencies Celebrate Groundbreaking for U.S. Courthouse in Saipan
SAIPAN, Northern Mariana Islands -- The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands today joined the Marianas Management Corporation at a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction for a new U.S. Courthouse in Saipan, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. The new courthouse is the result of a 20-year lease construct arrangement between the federal government and Marianas Management Corporation. The three-story...
Joe North Joins HNTB in Tallahassee as Senior GIS Analyst
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Dec. 7, 2017) – Joe North joined HNTB Corporation as senior geographic information systems analyst, based in the firm’s growing Tallahassee office. He is responsible for providing direction to HNTB’s West Florida team on the most effective GIS technology to improve the project life-cycle process, from planning to design, construction, maintenance, and most recently, to emergency management pre-event planning and post-event recovery. North has more than 20 years of experienc...
Virginia’s Jagdmann Appointed as Chair of NARUC’s Electricity Committee
WASHINGTON—Virginia State Corporation Commission Chair Judith Williams Jagdmann is the new chair of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Committee on Electricity. The appointment was made by NARUC President John W. Betkoski III. The Committee on Electricity is charged with developing and advancing policies that promote a reliable, adequate and affordable supply of electricity. Through strong collaboration with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and related federa...
Alaska Signs Letter of Intent with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan – The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. yesterday signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding the sale and purchase of LNG from AGDC to Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. as well as a commitment to explore other opportunities to materialize Alaska LNG. Alaska LNG is an integrated gas pipeline and LNG infrastructure project that will provide a direct and reliable link between the vast proven, conventional, natural gas resource on Alaska’s North Slope with the gr...
TxDOT Hosts Winter Weather Open House
AMARILLO - With winter just around the corner, TxDOT wants to make sure you are prepared. Representatives from the Amarillo, Childress, and Lubbock districts of the Texas Department of Transportation, and the National Weather Service in Amarillo held a come and go open house this afternoon. They want to ensure the public's safety this winter and show their equipment is up for the challenge. "The crews have been out checking their blades, making sure everything is good to go, the equi...
Fluor Awarded Second U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract to Support Power Grid Repair in Puerto Rico
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the company was awarded a second task order under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Huntsville (Alabama) Engineering Center to assist with the restoration and rebuilding of transmission and distribution lines in Puerto Rico. The competitively awarded contract includes evaluation, restoration, repair and replacement of structures and equipment supporting the electrical infrastructure of the island. ...
Vince Rolle Joins Stantec as Information Communication Technology Principal
Lynnwood, WA: Vince Rolle joined Stantec as Principal in its Information Communication Technology (ICT) practice. With 20 years of ICT, healthcare, and project and program management experience, he comes to the firm after 10 years at the director level for a major healthcare organization the Puget Sound region. Rolle is working from the firm’s Lynnwood, WA office. Vince Rolle In his role at Stantec, Rolle is leading the ICT team to deliver high quality building-related and site technology...
Stantec Welcomes Finn Jakobsen as Mechanical Project Manager
Lynnwood, WA: Stantec hired Finn Jakobsen as a Mechanical Engineering Project Manager in its Lynnwood office. Jakobsen has more than 33 years of experience providing mechanical engineering design and project management services in the Pacific Northwest. Finn Jakobsen His design experience includes both new and remodeled healthcare, laboratory, higher education, and research facilities. His expertise includes the design of HVAC, plumbing, and fire protection systems, and construction admini...