U.S. Transportation Secretary Foxx Appoints 24 Members to the New Pipeline Safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System Working Group
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) today announced the appointment of 24 members to the new pipeline safety Voluntary Information-Sharing System (VIS) Working Group. The VIS Working Group is a newly created advisory committee that will provide the Secretary of Transportation with advice and recommendations related to pipeline safety, including whether an information-sharing system for pipeline owners and operators...
IMAGINiT Technologies Offers Intelligent Construction Technology from Leica Geosystems
OWINGS MILLS, MD - Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announced that its IMAGINiT Technologies division expanded their sales and training offerings from Leica Geosystems. The expanded offering includes robotic total stations, controllers and other hardware and software solutions from the industry-leading Leica iCON (intelligent construction) portfolio. These solutions ar...
CH2M and Alexandria Renew Enterprises recognized with Envision Platinum Rating for Nutrient Management Facility
ALEXANDRIA, Va.- The Nutrient Management Facility, owned by Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), recently earned the first Envision Platinum certification from the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI) in the Washington DC/Virginia metro region. The Envision rating system provides a holistic framework for evaluating and rating the environmental, community, and economic benefits of large infrastructure projects that incorporate sustainability throughout the project life cycle. ...
Fluor-Led Team Completes Tappan Zee Bridge Towers
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Tappan Zee Constructors, LLC, comprised of Fluor Enterprises, Inc., American Bridge Company, Granite Construction Northeast, Inc., and Traylor Bros., Inc., has completed all eight 419-foot towers of the iconic New NY Tappan Zee Bridge project. Construction of the eight sleek, chamfered-designed concrete towers – four on both the eastbound and westbound spans – began in the late summer of 2015. The towers will support the 2,230-fo...
PCA Forecast Lowers 2016, 2017 Cement Consumption Estimates
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Portland Cement Association (PCA) announced that U.S. cement consumption is on track to see 2.7 percent growth in 2016, making a downward revision of a previous annual growth estimate of 4 percent reported earlier this year. PCA also revised its 2017 U.S. cement consumption forecast to 3.1 percent growth, from 4.2 percent growth, crediting a combination of post-election political uncertainty, inflation and slower construction activity as negative pressures on the economic...
Registration Now Open for 2017 NASCC: The Steel Conference in San Antonio
(Chicago, IL) - If you’re involved in the design or construction of steel buildings or bridges, NASCC: The Steel Conference is your once-a-year opportunity to engage with more than 4,500 of your peers and learn the latest design concepts, construction techniques and cutting-edge research. The 2017 conference takes place March 22-24 in San Antonio at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center and will offer more than 130 technical sessions and feature over 220 exhibitors showcasing the latest equipm...
Tetra Tech to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Company’s founding and 25th anniversary as a publicly traded company, members of its management team will ring the NASDAQ Stock Market opening bell on Wednesday, December 14, 2016. Founded in 1966 to provide innovative solutions in the areas of coastal engineering, research and development, geophysics, and systems analysis, Tetra Tech has grown into a 16,000-person global consu...
Fluor Project Named Power Engineering Magazine’s Overall Project of the Year
IRVING, Texas -Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that Brunswick County Power Station in Virginia was named Project of the Year by Power Engineering magazine during yesterday’s keynote address at the Power-Gen International conference and exhibition in Orlando. Fluor designed and built the 1,358-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle facility for Dominion Virginia Power. The Power Engineering awards program recognized eight projects as finalists across the four categories of Natural G...
Diana Mendes, HNTB Transit and Rail Practice Leader, Moderates National Transportation Panel
WASHINGTON – Today, Common Good and Covington & Burling LLP hosted a forum titled, “Drain the Swamp? Regulatory Reform Under President Trump,” exploring regulatory reform in the upcoming Trump administration. Diana Mendes, AICP, senior vice president and leader of HNTB Corporation’s transit and rail practice, moderated the first of three panels, titled “Getting moving on infrastructure.” According to Mendes, several key points emerged from her session, including: • Our country’s curren...
2017 Onvia Economic Forecast Report: Surge in Government Infrastructure & Tech Spend
In an environment of heightened political and economic uncertainty, Onvia provides a special report to offer clarity and insight into where the government contracting marketplace is headed in 2017. Particular attention is paid to prospects for the national economy, the fiscal environment for budgets, expectations for infrastructure investment and continued growth in IT contracting. The findings and perspectives shared draw both from recent trends and from a discussion with three leading experts...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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