Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Announces 2017 PCI Journal Awards
CHICAGO – September 6, 2017 – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute’s (PCI’s) Journal Awards Committee has named the winners of the 2017 PCI Journal awards. This year’s Martin P. Korn Award goes to Amir Botros, Gary Klein, Gregory Lucier, Sami Rizkalla, and Paul Zia for their March–April 2017 paper, “Dapped Ends of Prestressed Concrete Thin-Stemmed Members: Part 1, Experimental Testing and Behavior.” The Martin P. Korn Award (named in honor of the first executive director of PCI) recogni...
Barko Strong-Arm Grapples Optimize Barko Loader Performance
SUPERIOR, Wisc. – Barko’s new Strong-Arm Grapples provide a highly productive solution for log handling and delimbing applications. Designed to optimize the performance of Barko B-Series loaders – including all trailer/truck mount, tracked, rough terrain carrier and stationary loader models – the grapples deliver superior rotator torque, clamping force and arm speed. The Strong-Arm Grapple lineup consists of three models. The 4250, 4850 and 5250 grapples have maximum openings of 42.0, 48...
SimActive Releases Correlator3D Version 7.0
Montreal, Canada, September 5th, 2017 – SimActive Inc., a world-leading developer of photogrammetry software, is pleased to announce the release of Correlator3D™ version 7.0, with complete redesign of its 3D generation engine enabling substantial quality and speed improvements. Version 7.0 also includes improvements to the intuitive program interface, automatically balancing speed and precision. Added direct georeferencing options and ultra-dense DSMs further expand the software’s offering....
$17.3M Available Through Oct. 31 from ITD's Public Transportation Office for Rural Service
BOISE - Nearly $17.3 million in funding is available through Oct. 31 from the Idaho Transportation Department’'s Public Transportation (ITD-PT) office for rural transit service providers in Idaho. Applications can be found on the ITD-PT website under the "Application Program" drop down tab labeled "Congressional Appropriation Applications," along with additional application details. Funds are made available through four funding sources: Federal Transit Administration (FTA) 5310 Rural Elderly...
Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute Welcomes New Chief Financial Officer Beth Taylor
CHICAGO – The Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI) has named Beth Taylor its new chief financial officer. Taylor has 30 years of experience in nonprofit administration and financial management. Prior to joining PCI, Taylor was the chief operations officer for the American Marketing Association (AMA) in Chicago, Ill. “Beth’s extensive strategic and financial skills will be an enormous benefit in helping to lead PCI in meeting our goals,” said Bob Risser, PCI’s president and chief exec...
Regional Services Manager Amy Long Joins Cardno's West Palm Beach Office
West Palm Beach, FL - Cardno is pleased to announce that Amy Long has joined the company as Regional Services Manager in its West Palm Beach, FL, USA, office. Amy brings nearly 10 years of broad professional experience in project management roles, particularly in assisting clients in securing and implementing state and federal brownfields funding. In her role, Amy will assist public and private sector clients across the Southeast with their redevelopment needs, sharing her knowledge of p...
Michael Baker International Continues to Top Pittsburgh Business Times List of Leading Engineering Firms in Western Pennsylvania
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, was recently ranked by the Pittsburgh Business Times as the number-one engineering firm in the greater Pittsburgh area, based on 2016 billings. The company has traditionally occupied the top spot on the list, which is announced annually in the publication’s Book of Lists. “Michael Baker continues to see significant growth and achievement in engineering both in Pittsburgh and across the country,” sa...
Miyamoto’s Dr. Anna Lang Appointed to FEMA National Advisory Council
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Miyamoto International Research Analyst Dr. Anna Lang was appointed to FEMA’s National Advisory Council (NAC), the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced this week. The 35-member council provides advice to FEMA through recommendations on all aspects of emergency management. FEMA is the United States federal agency charged with planning for and coordinating response to disaster when local authorities are overwhelmed. “I am excited to appoint these individuals to...
BILCO’S Michael Toohey Named General Manager
NEW HAVEN, CT – The BILCO Company, a subsidiary of AmesburyTruth™, has announced that Michael Toohey has been named General Manager of the company. Toohey will now oversee all sales and marketing, operations and engineering for BILCO’s architectural and residential products. Toohey joined BILCO in 1985. After starting on the residential side of the business, he spent the last 27 years working on the commercial side of the company, most recently as Director of Architectural Sales & Marketing...
Fluor-led Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Maryland Purple Line
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Purple Line Transit Partners joint venture team, comprised of Fluor, Meridiam Infrastructure Purple Line, LLC, and Star America Purple Line, LLC, broke ground on the Purple Line Light Rail project for the Maryland Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Maryland Transit Administration (MTA). The groundbreaking was capped off with the signing of the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Transit Administration’s...
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