Governor McAuliffe Announces USDOT Approval of Federal Loan for I-66 Public-Private Partnership
RICHMOND – Governor Terry McAuliffe today announced that the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) issued their approval to provide a $1.2 billion Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for the I-66 Outside the Beltway public-private partnership transportation project. The TIFIA loan represents 33 percent of the project’s total cost. The Commonwealth’s private partner on the I-66 Outside the Beltway Project, a consortium of Cintra, Meridiam, Ferrovi...
Smoke Vents Enhance Safety At Rocket Manufacturing Plant
NEW HAVEN, CT – Smoke vents are a critical piece of roofing equipment for nearly every manufacturing and commercial facility. Besides providing daylighting, vents also allow smoke, heat and hot gasses to escape, giving workers a visible route for a safe and swift exit in the event of a fire. Smoke vents were especially essential in the construction of a new rocket manufacturing facility for Blue Origin in Florida near NASA’s Kennedy Space Center. Blue Origin, a commercial company innovating o...
Fluor Awarded 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 contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville (Alabama) Engineering Center to help restore electric power to Puerto Rico. The six-month single award task order is valued at approximately $240 million. “Fluor is proud to play an initial role in restoring a sense of normalcy to the people of Puerto Rico,” said Tom D’Agostino, president of Fluor’s Government Group. “We have been working in disa...
Fluor Awarded U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract to Support Power Grid Repair in Puerto Rico
IRVING, Texas (October 19, 2017) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the company was awarded a contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntsville (Alabama) Engineering Center to help restore electric power to Puerto Rico. The six-month single award task order is valued at approximately $240 million. “Fluor is proud to play an initial role in restoring a sense of normalcy to the people of Puerto Rico,” said Tom D’Agostino, president of Fluor’s Government Group. “We have b...
J.F. Kiely Construction Co. Sr. VP to Headline as a Speaker at the 2017 New Jersey Water Association Conference
LONG BRANCH, N.J., Oct. 18, 2017 - Senior Vice President of Water Resources, David J. Applegate, will be a speaker at the upcoming New Jersey Water Association Conference in Atlantic City, New Jersey. A long-time water industry veteran, Mr. Applegate will speak on Thursday, October 19 at 2 PM about energy conservation with a presentation entitled 'Common Sense Methods for Lightening the Load'. With more than 32 years of water resources knowledge and experience in the engineering design, con...
Virtual Surveyor Unveils Productivity Tools in Drone Image Analysis Software at Commercial UAV Expo
LEUVEN, Belgium, 18 October 2017 – Virtual Surveyor nv, developer of UAV image visualization and analysis software, will launch a new suite of Productivity Tools next week at the 2017 Commercial UAV Expo in Las Vegas. The Virtual Surveyor software package enables professional surveyors to generate accurate topographic end products from drone imagery five times faster than traditional field work. Virtual Surveyor will provide software demonstrations and offer discounts on new product purc...
Michael Baker International Promotes Michael J. Conaboy, P.E., to Regional Director for the Firm’s West Region
Pittsburgh (October 18, 2017) - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the promotion of Michael J. Conaboy, P.E., to Regional Director for the firm’s West Region. Mr. Conaboy will be based in the firm’s Santa Ana, California, office and report directly to Michael Baker’s Chief Operating Officer Dale R. Spaulding, P.E. In his new role, Mr. Conaboy will focus on growing the West Region and is responsible for regional l...
Bob Freinberg, Former CEO and President of Airbus DS Communications, Joins RapidSOS Advisory Board
NEW YORK - RapidSOS today announced that Bob Freinberg, former Chief Executive Officer and President of Airbus DS Communications, Inc., is joining the RapidSOS Advisory Board. Freinberg joins the Advisory Board to contribute expertise in public safety and technology from his 25+ years of leadership experience in the Software Services and Telecom Systems industries. "Bob has proven himself as a remarkable leader and expert strategist throughout his career in telecom and software services...
Carl Bass, Former Autodesk CEO, Joins Zoox Board of Directors
Carl Bass, pictured fourth from left, with the Creative team at Zoox. MENLO PARK, Calif. - The Board of Directors of Zoox, Inc. announced today the appointment of Carl Bass as an independent director of the company. Bass retired as President and CEO of Autodesk earlier this year, having served in that role since 2006, taking the company from a market cap of $2 billion to $18 billion during his tenure. He has served as an advisor to Zoox since 2016. "Carl is an accomplished busin...
Bentley Systems Announces Winners of 2017 Be Inspired Awards
SINGAPORE – The Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the winners of the 2017 Be Inspired Awards. The annual awards program honors the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing the world’s infrastructure. At a ceremony and gala at their Year in Infrastructure 2017 Conference, Bentley acknowledged 17 Be Inspired Awards winners and six Special Recognitio...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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