Hatch Welcomes Infrastructure Leader Michael Lindsay to Growing Global Team
Toronto, ON — Hatch is pleased to welcome Michael Lindsay as Global Director of Planning and Advisory Services, Infrastructure. As an expert in planning and financial advising for major public and private sector clients, Lindsay will play a leadership role in further strengthening the company’s enhanced, globally-connected infrastructure business. “Michael Lindsay’s significant experience and strong track record in successful alternative service delivery arrangements will help our clients as...
Stantec Reports Second Quarter 2016 Results and Dividend
Contributions from acquisitions and steady organic gross revenue growth in Stantec’s Infrastructure business operating unit and US regional operating unit resulted in strong overall gross revenue growth of over 47% in the second quarter of 2016. The MWH Global (MWH) acquisition, which closed in early May, added significant gross revenue to many areas of Stantec’s legacy Consulting Services business and greatly expanded Global operations. Results were impacted by a slight decrease in gross mar...
Amec Foster Wheeler Wins Thai Oil’s Clean Fuel Project Contract
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a Front End Engineering Design (FEED) contract by Thai Oil Public Company Limited for its Clean Fuel Project at the Sriracha Refinery in Thailand. The contract is due for completion in the second quarter of 2017. The project will enable a crude distillation capacity expansion from 275,000 barrels per stream day (bpsd) to 410,000 bpsd and improvements to the energy efficiency of Thai Oil's refinery, as well as the production of tr...
James Hackett Elected to Fluor’s Board of Directors
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that James Hackett was elected to its board of directors effective August 3, 2016. Hackett’s election to Fluor’s board raises the total number of directors to 12, of whom 11 are independent. “Fluor is very fortunate to have an executive of Jim’s caliber rejoin our board of directors,” said David Seaton, Fluor’s chairman and chief executive officer. “His vast knowledge and experience within the global energy sector provide Fluor wit...
Fluor Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share on the company's common stock, payable October 4, 2016, to shareholders of record on September 2, 2016. About Fluor Corporation Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six continents. For more than a century, Fluor has...
Rail and Transit Systems Expert David Nolle Joins HNTB
DALLAS – David Nolle, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager – rail and transit systems. Nolle is responsible for working with clients nationwide on Positive Train Control and intelligent transportation systems projects. He is based in the firm’s Dallas, Texas, office. Nolle is a professional engineer with nearly three decades of experience as a systems engineer in the transportation and telecommunications industry. He has extensive experience in PTC design, communications and...
Urbano 9.0.28.0 Released!
The main focus of this release was achieving full compatibility on all AutoCAD 2017 product versions. In particular, Urbano 9.0.28.0 provides: - support for Autodesk AutoCAD 2017 products - improved pipe intersection & clash analysis tool - improved pipe topology checking tool - new system recovery tool - new element selections for protection pipes and additional network data Being the first major update since December, Urbano 9.0.28.0 includes many bug fixes and feature enhancements,...
New London, Connecticut Extends Partnership with Veolia and Implements New Utility Billing Program
BOSTON - As operator for New London's water and wastewater system, Veolia, the global leader in environmental solutions and optimized resource management, will implement a new utility portal and billing software under a 5-year contract extension – highlighting the city's commitment to exceptional customer service and improving access to online billing and consumption data. Under a comprehensive operations and maintenance (O&M) agreement, the City of New London, Connecticut has partnered with...
Chicago Construction Cost Index Report for Q2 2016 Now Available
Mortenson Construction has released its quarterly Construction Cost Index report for Chicago along with five other metropolitan areas in the U.S. According to the report, construction activity in Chicago has increased two percent in the latest quarter after remaining flat through most of 2015. The report cites construction costs growing at a rate above long-term averages and construction employment growth slowing since 2014, leading to a decline in the most recent quarter. Although the overa...
Cardno Awarded Five-Year Contract for Marine Corps Facility Assessments Worldwide
The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Southwest, has awarded the Cardno-Amec Foster Wheeler Joint Venture a five-year, maximum $30 million firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) architect-engineering contract. The scope is for facility sustainment program support, including building condition assessments of Marine Corps facilities worldwide using the DoD’s BUILDER™ Sustainment Management System (SMS). The BUILDER™ SMS is a web-based software application developed...