USAID Awards Tetra Tech $47 Million Contract to Strengthen Local Governments in the Middle East
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $47 million, single-award contract to provide assistance to improve the legal and policy framework governing municipalities in the West Bank and Gaza. Under the five-year Communities Thrive contract, Tetra Tech will support local governments as they work to improve the delivery of essential services with the ultimate goal of establishing the finan...
Brunswick County Power Station Recognized by ENR Mid-Atlantic as Best Project and Excellence in Safety
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Brunswick County Power Station has been named Best Project in the energy/industrial category as well as Excellence in Safety Best Project by Engineering News-Record (ENR) Mid-Atlantic. Fluor designed, constructed and commissioned the 1,358-megawatt natural gas combined-cycle facility for Dominion Virginia Power. The ENR Mid-Atlantic awards program features 18 categories dedicated to honoring the best construction projects...
WSP Global Delivers Strong Results
/ / / WSP Global continues to perform in fiscal year 2016 and delivered strong results for its third quarter. The company announced revenues of $1,552.5 million and net revenues of $1,189.8 million for the three months ending September 24, 2016. The 3.3% and 5.8% growth, compared to the third quarter of last year, are mainly due to acquisitions. “This performance once again demonstrates the strength of our business model based on geographical and secto...
Trimble to Acquire Building Data to Expand Constructible Model and BIM Content Offering for Construction
LAS VEGAS - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Building Data based in Rocklin, Calif. Building Data's managed content and software solutions enable Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) contractors and engineers to produce intelligent, constructible models by including manufacturing-specific content from a proprietary database of over 6 million 3D data components. The combination of Building Data's experience in Buildi...
Trimble ProjectSight Transforms Office-to-Field Construction Management
LAS VEGAS - Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) launched today a new generation of its cloud-based project controls solution for construction managers and general contractors—Trimble® ProjectSight™ system. It is a complete web and mobile solution that streamlines the creation, access and sharing of project information between the office and the jobsite for more efficient, accurate and predictable project delivery. The system includes advanced markup tools for both 2D and 3D models, integrated project contro...
Green Light for Asia’s Largest Passive House Settlement in Qingdao, People’s Republic of China
Qingdao – Along with working on the world’s largest passive house settlement in Heidelberg, Wolfgang Frey and his team at Frey Architekten are also involved in Asia’s largest passive house settlement. In September 2016 a groundbreaking ceremony for the nearly 200-acre construction site took place in Qingdao, People’s Republic of China. Wolfgang Frey participated together with other distinguished guests and decision-makers. The German architect and urban developer Wolfgang Frey has been activ...
U.S. Department of Transportation Will Provide a $285 Million Loan to Expand I-35E in the Dallas Metro Area
WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx today announced that the Texas Transportation Commission will receive a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) loan for $285 million to finance the reconstruction and expansion of a section of I-35E in the Dallas metro area. The TIFIA loan program is now administered by the Department of Transportation’s new Build America Bureau (Bureau), a "one-stop shop" to help streamline credit and grant opportunities for co...
IMAGINiT Technologies Acquires Autodesk Business from Eagle Point Software
OWINGS MILLS, MD — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has acquired the Autodesk subscription customer base of Eagle Point Software. As of today, IMAGINiT, an Autodesk Platinum Partner, welcomes all former Eagle Point Autodesk subscription customers, providing them with access to IMAGiNiT’s wealth of Autodesk implementati...
Generali Global Corporate & Commercial U.S.A. Launches Global Construction Insurance Practice
NEW YORK, NY - Generali Global Corporate & Commercial ("GC&C" or "the Company"), a leading provider of multinational property, casualty, and specialty insurance and part of the global Generali Group, today announced that its United States branch launched a Global Construction Insurance practice focused on providing builder's risk solutions. The Company also disclosed today that it has hired Greg Mason as VP of Construction. GC&C U.S.A.'s Construction team serves as the local access point to t...
ASCE Honors Five with 2017 OPAL Awards
/ / / / / / The Society’s annual Outstanding Projects And Leaders awards are among the highest tributes a civil engineer can achieve. The OPAL goes beyond recognizing single accomplishments to honor its recipients for successful careers demonstrating leadership and achievement. The five annual winners have been chosen for their success in construction, design, education, government, or management. The honorees for 2017 are: • In construction, Anne Bigane Wilson, P.E...