Wilo USA Supports ToolBank’s Flood Response in Illinois, Texas and Beyond
Rosemont, IL.: ToolBank USA, a non-profit which partners with other non-profits to facilitate rebuilding after disasters, has joined forces with Wilo USA to assist communities impacted by floods. Wilo USA, headquartered in Rosemont, Illinois, donated critically needed sump pumps to the Chicago Community ToolBank to equip organizations actively responding to late summer floods in Illinois and Wisconsin. Wilo donated an additional 100 dewatering pumps that were to be pre-positioned at the...
Pettibone Introduces Cary-Lift 254i To Material Handling Lineup
BARAGA, Mich. —Pettibone has introduced the Cary-Lift 254i to its line of pipe, pole and log handlers. Purpose-built to deliver numerous safety and performance benefits over other material handling alternatives, the Cary-Lift is particularly adept at moving and placing heavy pipe in stock yards and construction sites. The Cary-Lift 254i features a unique overhead lift arm design, giving the operator full front visibility when lifting or transporting loads – a sharp contrast to the lift a...
HNTB’S Nicole Hunter Elected President of Professional Women in Construction, New York chapter
NEW YORK – Nicole Hunter, HNTB project manager in the firm’s New York office, was elected president of the New York chapter of Professional Women in Construction. Hunter is a construction management professional with more than 25 years of experience working on major transportation projects including modernization of the Goethals Bridge, construction of the World Trade Center and East Side Access program in New York City; Skyway-New Bay Bridge in Oakland, California; and Central Artery/Tunnel...
Announcing Release of UgCS v.2.12 and UgCS for DJI v.2.8 Update
Riga - SPH Engineering announces the release of the UgCS and its mobile companion’s UgCS for DJI update perfecting user experience and features for professional UAV survey mission planning. Along with the update, the UgCS Mapper (beta) is made available - a geo-referenced image processing desktop software, to create preliminary orthophoto map in-field, requiring no internet connection. The double grid option is added for Area scan and Photogrammetry tool, to enable more precise aerial data ac...
Sierra Leone Makes Fourth Licensing Round Pre-Announcement
The Director General of the Petroleum Directorate of Sierra Leone (PDSL), Raymond Kargbo, announced at this week’s Africa Oil Week Conference in Cape Town, South Africa, that his country’s Fourth Offshore Petroleum Licensing Round will take place between mid-January and the end-May 2018. This License Round will be exclusively supported by the Getech Group (AIM; GTC), through its wholly owned subsidiary ERCL. ERCL and the Petroleum Directorate have worked together since 2016 to provide the...
Teleste Strengthens its Offering of Passenger Information Solutions for the Public Transport Industry through an Acquisition
TURKU, FINLAND – Teleste Corporation announced today that it has acquired iqu Systems GmbH, the German company specialised in intelligent passenger information systems and software. Through the acquisition, Teleste will complement its offering of passenger information solutions for public transport, one of the company’s key focus areas. A major aim of the transaction is to strengthen Teleste’s capabilities as a provider of modular solutions that meet public transport operators’ demands for sm...
Innovative Global Water Utilities Network Partners with CH2M
The Leading Utilities of the World (LUOW) network has partnered with multinational engineering company CH2M, to help promote water utility innovation and global partnerships aiming to raise the performance of the water sector worldwide. The engineering firm CH2M has been announced as the ‘Foundation Partner’ of LUOW, an initiative established by the Global Water Leaders Group (GWLG), to create a global network of the world's most successful and innovative water and wastewater utilities. The n...
SimActive Automates Direct Georeferencing
Montreal, Canada – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce an automated solution for direct georeferencing from real-time kinematic (RTK) positioning. Within the new workflow feature, users can easily get high accuracy in projects without the use of ground control points (GCP), saving considerable time in collecting and processing data. Martin Instrument, a reseller of SimActive and surveying equipment, is one of the many users benefit...
New Cape May County Correctional Center Builds with Prefabricated Cells
CAPE MAY COUNTY, N.J. – After several years of diligent determination, Cape May County will finally get the new correctional center they have been waiting for and will be utilizing prefabricated jail cells to do it. Contracted by General Contractor Hall Construction Co., Oldcastle Precast Modular Group of Telford, Pa. is designing, engineering, manufacturing and fully-outfitting the precast concrete rear chase cell and dormitory style cell modules that will house approximately 320 inmates in...
Senate Committee Advances Trombino Nomination to Head FHWA
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted Oct. 25 to send to the full Senate the nomination of former Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino to head the Federal Highway Administration. The action clears the way for the Senate to consider confirming him as FHWA administrator, which would make Trombino the first permanent FHWA chief since Greg Nadeau departed at the end of the Obama administration. Currently, Deputy FHWA Administrator Brandye Hendrickson, a form...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
