Fluor Joint Venture Selected for Texas Southern Gateway Project
IRVING, Texas (May 4, 2017) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Fluor-led joint venture comprised of Fluor and Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) as the design-build and capital maintenance team for the estimated $625 million Southern Gateway reconstruction and improvement project located along Interstate I-35E and U.S. 67 in Dallas. Fluor will book its share of the contract value into backlog in the second qua...
Governor Wolf Announces New State Investments in Rail Projects, Supporting 375 Jobs
Harrisburg, PA – Today, Governor Tom Wolf announced new project approvals through the State Transportation Commission totaling more than $40 million in funding that will support an estimated 375 jobs in rail freight projects statewide. "Keeping our extensive rail freight system in good shape is a common-sense way to ensure a sound foundation for the state's economy," said Governor Wolf. "Pennsylvania is ranked first when it comes to operating railroads, and we are committed to working with th...
Atlas Copco Announces Epiroc as Name of the Company to be Dividended out in 2018
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has decided that Epiroc will be the name of the company that the Group will dividend out in 2018 provided shareholder approval. “With Epiroc we have found a short, distinct and timeless name that is spot on for the mining and civil engineering business,” said Annika Berglund, Senior Vice President Corporate Communications and Governmental Affairs. On January 16, 2017, Atlas Copco Board of Directors an...
Leica Geosystems’ New Miniaturized 3D Imaging Laser Scanner Simplifies the Collection of As-Built Reality Capture Data for Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Design
Norcross, Georgia – Leica Geosystems, a leader in the world of measurement and survey for nearly 200 years, has redefined what’s possible in the imaging laser scanner market with the introduction of the BLK360, the world’s smallest 3D imaging laser scanner. The BLK360 will transform the way architects, engineers, and construction professionals measure, photograph and document spaces. Users simply place the lightweight BLK360 on a level surface or tripod and with the push of a single button, i...
Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of Pump Rental Business in Brazil
Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of Itubombas Locação Comércio Importação e Exportação Ltda, a pump rental company in the Brazilian market. Itubombas is based in Itu in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. The company rents out diesel and electric driven centrifugal pumps to professional customers in the oil and gas, construction and mining sectors in Brazil. Itubombas has about 40 employees and had revenues of...
Joseph Heller, P.E., Wins Arizona DOT Partnering Spirit Award for US 60 and Bell Road Traffic Interchange Project
T.Y. Lin International (TYLI), a globally recognized full-service infrastructure consulting firm, announces Joseph (Joe) Heller, P.E., TYLI Design Engineer, received an Arizona Department of Transportation (ADOT) Partnering Spirit Award for the US 60 and Bell Road Traffic Interchange Design-Build (D-B) project in Surprise, Arizona. ADOT bestows Partnering Spirit Awards to individuals who have played a significant role as members of partnerships achieving exceptionally positive results through ag...
Three Gannett Fleming Projects Win ACEC New York Awards
The American Council of Engineering Companies of New York (ACEC New York) honored three Gannett Fleming projects in the 2017 Engineering Excellence Awards. The awards were presented at a black-tie gala on April 1 in New York City. The Newtown Creek Wastewater Treatment Plant in Brooklyn, N.Y., received a Diamond Award in the waste and stormwater category. The Diamond Award is the top award presented by ACEC New York. Gannett Fleming, CB&I, and Michael Baker formed a joint venture team for con...
Carl Galioto Is Appointed President of HOK
NEW YORK—Carl Galioto, FAIA, managing principal of HOK’s New York and Philadelphia offices and member of the firm’s executive committee, has been appointed to the position of president at HOK. Galioto also serves on HOK’s board of directors and leads its technical board, which includes HOK buildingSMART, the firm’s virtual design and construction initiative. In this additional role, he will work directly with CEO Bill Hellmuth, FAIA, who has now assumed the role of chairman, and the other mem...
Four More States Set to Increase Gas Taxes to Support New Transportation Investments; New Analysis Shows Little Political Fallout
(WASHINGTON) - An examination of more than 2,500 state legislators from 16 states finds 91 percent of lawmakers who supported legislation to increase their state gas tax between 2013 and 2015 and ran for re-election won their seat during the next general election. The analysis, from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s Transportation Investment Advocacy Center (TIAC), comes as legislators in four states—Tennessee, Montana, California and Indiana—have voted this month to i...
Shanghai Village Shopping Center Wins International Award
Shanghai Village, a pedestrian-friendly shopping center with more than 220 storefronts, was recently awarded the gold award for Development and Design by the International Council of Shopping Centers China. The project was designed by Stantec’s Boulder office, JRDV Urban International, and PLAT Studio Inc. The development, which opened in 2016, captures a unique historic vision of Art Deco-inspired design and features multiple “neighborhoods.” The Village’s eight neighborhoods include four fa...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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