Dewberry Teams Provide Technical Analyses; On-Site Assessments Following Major Flooding Events
Dozens of Dewberry employees have supported the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) with technical analyses of flood impacts and on-site damage assessments over the past several months, under the firm’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Remote Sensing for Incidents contract and as part of the Strategic Alliance for Risk Reduction (STARR II) Joint Venture. Work was performed in southern Louisiana following the August flooding and along the East Coast following Hurricanes Hermine and Ma...
‘Remediation Engineering: Design Concepts, Second Edition’ Explores Future of Environmental Remediation
BOCA RATON, Fla., April 18,2017 - CRC Press announces the publication of Remediation Engineering: Design Concepts, Second Edition co-authored by the late Dr. Suthan S. Suthersan and colleagues, John Horst, Matthew Schnobrich, Nicklaus Welty, and Jeff McDonough. Two decades ago, contaminated groundwater supplies were addressed by containing football field-sized areas and spending years excavating, injecting molasses as a bio-agent, or pumping millions of gallons of water through a filter. It w...
HNTB Hires Positive Train Control Expert Francesco Cantatore
LOS ANGELES (April 13, 2017) – Francesco Cantatore, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior program director, rail systems. He is a technical resource for the firm, based in Los Angeles, who works with public- and private-sector clients across the United States. “We’re pleased to welcome Francesco to HNTB’s expanding transit team,” said Ian Choudri, HNTB national rail and transit business development director and senior vice president. “He has an established track record of leadership and techn...
Atlas Tube Files Circumvention Ruling Request on Polygonal Pipe and Tube
CHICAGO — The Atlas Tube division of Zekelman Industries today asked the Commerce Department to ensure that antidumping and countervailing duty orders covering light-walled rectangular tube also apply to octagonal tube, and to retroactively apply duties. The filing targets imports from China, Korea, Mexico and Turkey. “Octagonal tube is essentially the same as rectangular when it comes to manufacturing methods and costs, and how it’s sold,” said Tom Muth, President of HSS and Piling at Zekel...
Bechtel Unveils Welding Technology and Training Hub
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, announced today the opening of the company’s welding and applied technology center (WATC). The facility, focused on industry welding innovation and training, represents a critical step forward in the company’s ongoing efforts to continuously improve cost and delivery value for customers. “Through our efforts to incorporate leading-edge technologies, processes, and workforce development, Bechtel is now even better positio...
USDOT Awards $9 Million for Tribal Road Improvements
Seventy-four tribes were part of a $9 million award this week that will support 77 road safety projects in 22 states. The funds, which come from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)'s Tribal Transportation Program Safety Fund (TTPSF) are dedicated to improving transportation safety on tribal lands that are statistically some of the most hazardous in the nation because of poor physical condition and other factors. Congress created TTPSF in 2013 in the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Ce...
Timothy Bond Joins HNTB as Senior Aviation Program Manager
SEATTLE – Timothy Bond, PE, has joined HNTB Corporation as senior aviation program manager and vice president. Bond is based in Seattle and works with aviation clients nationwide. Bond is well-known in the aviation industry, both internationally and in the United States, bringing more than 34 years of experience in planning, design, construction management and program management. He has experience in a variety of project delivery methods, including design-build. “Tim’s extensive technical...
Kaman Measuring Announces KD-2306 Non-Contact Displacement Sensing System
Middletown, CT – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., a world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance, precision non-contact position measuring systems, announces the availability of its KD-2306 single-channel multi-purpose non-contact displacement sensing system. When paired with any of the supported dual and single coil sensors, the KD-2306 becomes an easy-to-use, high precision static and dynamic measuring system. Its DIN rail mount interface makes it ide...
ITD Saves Taxpayers Millions Through Innovation
RIGBY - Making the job easier, safer and faster – that’s the focus of a highly successful innovation program at the Idaho Transportation Department (ITD). Nearly 1,600 ITD employees throughout the state are embracing the new approach of working together and sharing challenges, ideas and successes with colleagues statewide, which ultimately benefit all Idahoans and visitors using Gem State roads. ITD’s innovation program is an employee-driven initiative. Employees at every level are encoura...
Michael Baker International Promotes Bonnie D. Shepherd to EVP and Chief Practice Officer
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Bonnie D. Shepherd has been promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Practice Officer. In this role, Ms. Shepherd is a member of the Executive Leadership Team and leads the firm’s strategic planning process. She also oversees Michael Baker’s overall practice leadership, spearheads communication and collaboration across practices, and engages practice leaders in...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
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