Hexagon Holding Early Talks With Rivals on Possible Sale: WSJ
Swedish measurement technology and software firm Hexagon AB (HEXAb.ST) has held talks on a possible sale to a U.S. or European rival which could value the company at about $20 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. The Journal said the talks between Hexagon and the potential buyers were at an early stage and that the company may ultimately decide not to pursue a sale. Hexagon has a current market value of around 130 billion Swedish cro...
KYTC Aims to Develop Future Workforce Through Paid Apprentice Program With Colleges
Beginning this fall, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet said, students enrolled in an automotive or diesel technology program with the Kentucky Community and Technical College System "can apply to gain paid, hands-on experience with local Department of Highways maintenance garages." The KYTC said its new Transportation Mechanic Apprenticeship Program is the state's first automotive technician apprenticeship program registered with the Kentucky Labor Cabinet's Division of Apprenticeship. It...
AECOM Appoints Zeynep Erdal as its Water Business Leader in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that Zeynep Erdal, PhD, PE, has been named regional business line leader for its water business in the Los Angeles Metro+ region, which encompasses Southern and Central California and Nevada, effective immediately. In this role, she will be responsible for setting growth strategies, planning execution and delivery for client service excellence, as part of AECOM’s Design and Consulting Services Group (DCS...
Great Lakes Announces Receipt of $26 Million Award at Myrtle Beach
OAK BROOK, Ill., - Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Corporation (“Great Lakes”) (NASDAQ:GLDD), the largest provider of dredging services in the United States and a major provider of environmental and infrastructure services, announced today the receipt of a $26 million award for the Myrtle Beach Storm Damage Reduction Project. The scope of work includes placement of approximately 1.2 million cubic yards of material at North Myrtle Beach, Garden City and Surfside Beaches in South Carolina. The project...
Federal Airport Construction Program Funding Only Meeting 50% of Identified Needs, New Analysis Finds
WASHINGTON - A new analysis of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) data finds that current airport construction funding levels are only half of what is necessary to make safety improvements and help reduce runway congestion. The analysis, conducted by American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chief Economist Dr. Alison Premo Black, comes as the U.S. House and Senate are expected to debate legislation to reauthorize the FAA and the nation’s aviation programs. The FAA...
Industry Award Winners Announced By Plastics Pipe Institute
IRVING, Texas - June 26, 2017 – The Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), announced this year's winners for its Members and Projects of the Year Awards Program at its Annual Meeting in Palm Beach, Florida on May 23, 2017 at the PGA National Resort and Spa. All entries submitted were reviewed, evaluated and voted upon by PPI members who hold leadership roles within PPI’s Divisions. Winners were selected based on outstanding service contributions to the industry, and exceptional achievements showc...
Structural Integrity Chooses TerraGo Magic to Build Customized Field Data Collection App
TerraGo announced today that Structural Integrity, a global leader in engineering services and solutions for structural evaluation and repair, chose TerraGo Magic to build a field data collection and collaboration app for field inspectors, engineers and other personnel to improve the efficiency of inspection workflows, field reporting and data management. “When dig sites are identified, for example from an in-line inspection tool indicating a pipe requires further inspection, inspectors can imm...
PEER Releases Updated Tall Building Seismic Design Guide
(Chicago, IL) - The Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) has released the second edition of its Tall Building Initiative Guidelines for Performance-Based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings. Sponsored by the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC), Charles Pankow Foundation, Structural Engineering Institute of ASCE (SEI), Structural Engineers Association of California, Federal Emergency Management Agency and ACI Foundation (Concrete Research Council), it serves as an update...
Clark Honored with Heritage Award for Role in Shaping the Los Angeles Landscape
Earlier this month, Clark Construction Group was honored by non-profit organization Project Restore with a Los Angeles Heritage Award for the firm’s role in shaping and strengthening the Los Angeles built environment. Clark’s Western Region President and CEO, Richard Heim, accepted the award on the company’s behalf. Clark is the first construction company to be honored with the prestigious award. More than 500 guests, including Heritage Award co-honoree Brenda A. Levin, FAIA, Los Angeles Cit...
Woolpert’s Zoltek Named to Florida ASPRS Board
APOPKA, Fla. — Michael Zoltek, a senior project manager in Woolpert’s Transportation market, was elected to serve as an at-large director on the board of directors for the Florida Region of the American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (FL-ASPRS). The University of Florida (UF) graduate is scheduled to be sworn in today at the UF/FL-ASPRS Summer Lidar Workshop at the university’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Education Center in Apopka, Fla. Zoltek—a licensed pro...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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