National Firm Expands Charlotte Office, Adds Regional Engineering Manager
Charlotte, NC—McKim & Creed, Inc., a national engineering, geomatics and planning firm, continues to expand its presence in the Charlotte area with the addition of Donald J. Hamburger, PE, who has joined the firm as regional engineering manager of the Water Group in McKim & Creed’s 50-person Charlotte office. Mr. Hamburger has 35 years’ experience with large-scale municipal water, wastewater and water resources projects throughout the Carolinas. In his role as regional engineering manager, he...
Hanes Geo Components Announces Hill Country Site Supply Acquisition
Hanes Geo Components, of Winston Salem, NC, announces they have reached an agreement to acquire Hill Country Site Supply. John Dowdell, President of Hanes Geo Components, commented that “under the leadership of Clay Cashatt, Chris McCormick and Jennifer Ryan, Hill Country Site Supply has developed an outstanding reputation as a trusted distributor of erosion and sediment control products throughout the Texas market. We are delighted to welcome the Hill Country team to the Hanes organization and...
Justin Ashford Named Principal Consultant in Advisory Services
NEW YORK, NY — Justin Ashford has been appointed a principal consultant in the Advisory Services practice at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Mr. Ashford will provide investor advisory and project analytic services to clients, helping them determine the basis for future capital investments in infrastructure projects. He has over 17 years of international advisory, analytical and management experience, with extensive...
HNTB Corporation Announces Northeast Division Promotions
BOSTON – HNTB Corporation announces three executive promotions in the firm’s Northeast Division. Phil Brake, PE, is the New England district leader responsible for HNTB’s operations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Maine. Brake joined HNTB in 2002, serving in a series of increasingly senior roles, most recently Massachusetts office leader. A senior vice president, he is based in the firm’s Chelmsford, Massachusetts office. Gary Bua, PE, becomes offi...
New SphereVision 360 Imaging Software Integrates iSTAR Measurement Module
Shepperton Studios, London – Arithmetica has released a new version of the SphereVision 360 degree imaging software with support for NCTech’s industrial grade iSTAR panoramic camera. SphereVision Project Builder now includes brand new functionality, allowing iSTAR users to capture measurements directly from within a spherical image. With applications including forensic evidence collection, as built surveying, asset management and construction, for example, this new functionality is designed for...
Anater Joins Gannett Fleming to Lead National Transportation Planning Services
Raleigh, N.C.- Gannett Fleming welcomes Patrick R. Anater, AICP, back to the firm as a senior transportation planner and planning manager after nearly three years. He had previously been a member of the company for 13 years and is based in Gannett Fleming’s Raleigh, North Carolina, office. Anater’s extensive experience in transportation planning plays a key role in his new responsibilities. He conducts a wide range of planning projects and manages the company’s national planning services. His...
Aclara Acquires Smart Grid Business from Tollgrade, Expands Portfolio of Smart Infrastructure Solutions and Broadens Market Reach
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, USA, August 11, 2016 – Aclara Technologies LLC (“Aclara”), a world-class supplier of smart infrastructure technologies to water, gas and electric utilities globally, has acquired the Smart Grid business of Tollgrade Communications, Inc., a global market share leader in the smart grid sensor market. The transaction includes the award-winning LightHouse® distribution monitoring platform comprising Sensors and Sensor Management System (SMS) software with Predictive Grid® Analyt...
Parsons Wins MDA TEAMS Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management Contract
PASADENA, CA – Parsons has been awarded the Technical, Engineering, Advisory, and Management Support (TEAMS) Command, Control, Communications and Battle Management (C3BM) contract by the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). Under this 5-year contract (2 base years plus three 1-year options), Parsons, as prime contractor, will provide systems engineering to support the development of command and control support systems, reliable and sustainable communication networks and battle management systems suppor...
Skanska Invests NOK 360M, About SEK 360M, in Residential Development Property in Oslo, Norway
Skanska has bought the development property Sinsenveien 51-53 of Axer Eiendom AS. The net investment for residential purpose amounts to NOK 360M, about SEK 360M, and will be recorded by Skanska Norway in the third quarter 2016. The property is located in the attractive residential area Løren/Sinsen in central Oslo, Norway, and covers 14,000 square meters. Skanska's long-term goal is to develop 300-350 apartments in the project, which is planned to be implemented in four phases from 2019 and o...
Laing O'Rourke Secures Another Major Project in the Top End
Laing O’Rourke has secured another major Defence project being confirmed as managing contractor for the Planning Phase of the Larrakeyah Redevelopment and HMAS Coonawarra Facilities to Support Naval Operations in the Northern Territory. The $400 - $500 million project will look to plan, design and gain the necessary approvals for the upgrade to the current service infrastructure. This may include, subject to Government and Parliamentary approval, provision of working accommodation and other s...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
