HDR’s Michael Keller Recognized as a Progressive Railroading Rising Star
Railroad industry "stars" aligned in Pittsburgh July 24 and among them was HDR railroad client manager Michael Keller. Keller is one of 20 rail professionals under 40 to be honored as a "Rising Star" by Progressive Railroading magazine. He was joined by 19 of his peers as well as railroad leaders from across the industry for a recognition dinner at the Omni William Penn Hotel. The dinner coincided with this year's annual meeting for the American Association of Railroad Superintendents. Bas...
Study Leads to Turf Installation at Georgia Southern Football Stadium
STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern University will kick off its 2016 football season next month on solid footing, thanks to an offseason project to install synthetic turf at Bryant Field in Paulson Stadium. The project was the result of a comprehensive study the university conducted with Woolpert, a national architecture, engineering and geospatial firm. “They were debating as to whether they wanted to go to a synthetic turf for the field, discussing playability, long- and short-term main...
Hjelholt Joins HDR to Lead Freight Rail Sector
Bill Hjelholt has accepted a position as director of freight rail with HDR. His responsibilities include developing HDR's vision and initiatives for continued growth and expansion of the freight rail sector across North America and globally. Hjelholt is based in the Richmond Hill, Ontario office. Prior to joining HDR, Hjelholt served as senior vice-president, freight rail for AECOM. While serving as vice president and director of rail, North America, Hjelholt and his team were able to more th...
USAID Awards Tetra Tech $125 Million Architect-Engineer Services Contract
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $125 million, single-award contract to provide comprehensive architecture-engineering services to USAID/Afghanistan. Under the five-year Engineering Support Program (ESP), Tetra Tech will provide engineering services, construction oversight, and quality assurance assistance to successfully implement USAID’s infrastructure design and construction...
New Leadership for Latin America Region
NEW YORK, NY — WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization, has named Jorge A. Chaves Dominguez as president and Asdrubal Montenegro as chief financial officer of its Latin America region. “We look forward to growing our business in Central and South America under Jorge’s executive leadership and Asdrubal’s financial management,” said Gregory Kelly, president and CEO of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff in the U.S., Central and South America, which is acti...
HNTB Hires Jim Parsons as Director, National Transit Programs
SEATTLE – James Parsons, AICP, joined HNTB Corporation as a director of national transit programs and vice president, focusing on the delivery of transit planning and engineering projects. He is a senior technical resource for the firm, located in Seattle, and works with transit clients across the United States. “I am pleased to welcome Jim to HNTB,” said Kevin Nelson, HNTB chief growth officer and senior vice president. “His experience, outstanding technical expertise and extensive client r...
ADOT&PF Completes $59 Million One-Of-A-Kind Airport Project
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has completed the $59 million Kodiak Airport Runway Safety Area Extension. This unusual project presented a major challenge — there wasn’t enough land for the extension. The solution? Build more land. ADOT&PF, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and project consultant HDR developed a plan to extend two federally required runway safety areas by 600 feet into the Gulf of Alaska and use engineere...
Burns & McDonnell Delivers A380 Gate Project at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Time and Under Budget
CHICAGO — Burns & McDonnell representatives joined Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) officials this week in welcoming the arrival of the first commercial A380 flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. As part of a major expansion effort, the group inaugurated a newly built A380 gate area specifically designed to accommodate the world’s largest passenger aircraft. The opening ceremony culminated an effort assisted by Burns & McDonnell to equip O’Hare’s International Terminal 5 with a g...
Geospatial Corporation Leveraging Technologies and Software to Meet New Federal Buried Pipeline Requirement
Pittsburgh Pennsylvania – July 25, 2016– Geospatial Corporation (OTCIQ Symbol “GSPH”) announces the long awaited passage of the PIPES ACT of 2016. The bill, recently signed into law by President Obama, empowers the Pipeline Hazardous Material Safety Administration (“PHMSA”) to require various certifications, data management, testing and mapping of all types of the more than 3 million miles of buried energy pipelines across the USA. “Geospatial is perfectly positioned to benefit from the new P...
USACE St. Louis District Awards Dewberry Five-Year Contract for Photogrammetric and Lidar Surveying and Mapping Services
Dewberry has been awarded a five-year indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) St. Louis District for photogrammetric and lidar surveying and mapping. The firm will provide geospatial services consisting of professional photogrammetric mapping lidar and aerial imagery acquisition, along with related surveying work and photo interpretation. The projects may be requested by USACE offices; other Department of Defense agencies; and other lo...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
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