Profile® Products Hires Young as Chief Human Resources Officer
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. — Rebecca Young has joined the Profile® Products team as chief human resources officer. Ms. Young will be responsible for all human resource activities across Profile, including employee attraction and retention, organization and talent development, as well as compensation, benefits, and recognition programs. Additionally, Young will focus on key initiatives supporting Profile’s ESG platform. “We are thrilled to bring Rebecca onto the Profile team,” Shane Porzio, presi...
Lehigh Hanson to become Heidelberg Materials
Lehigh Hanson, Inc. is pleased to announce the transformation of its global parent company, HeidelbergCement, to Heidelberg Materials, a new brand with a global reach and a focus on sustainability, digitalization and leadership in the building materials industry. As the North American subsidiary of HeidelbergCement, Lehigh Hanson will begin the process to become Heidelberg Materials in early 2023. Lehigh Hanson’s evolution to Heidelberg Materials reflects its much broader and innovative appr...
Dean Frank Named Executive Director for Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. - NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete―a uniquely positioned center providing access to technologies and the knowledge needed to effectively and safely produce and place carbon neutral concrete in the built environment― announces the appointment of Dean A. Frank, P.E., to serve as executive director of NEU. Frank previously worked as director of validation for NEU and as program developer for the American Concrete Institute (ACI). He brings exte...
SHARC Energy Supplies City of Vancouver in the Largest Wastewater Energy Transfer Project in North America
False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility Selects Five SHARC Systems for its existing wastewater energy transfer capacity and ongoing expansion VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Dec - SHARC International Systems Inc. (CSE: SHRC) (FSE: IWIA) (OTCQB: INTWF) ("SHARC Energy" or the "Company"), a world leader in wastewater energy transfer (“WET”), is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Supply and Maintenance Agreement with the City of Vancouver, for the provision and maintenance of five SHARC S...
FHWA Announces Latest Round of Innovations Under Every Day Counts Program to Accelerate Innovation in Transportation Industry
EDC Round 7 advances Bipartisan Infrastructure Law priorities to improve safety, build sustainable transportation infrastructure, and grow an inclusive workforce WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the latest round of transportation innovations through the Every Day Counts (EDC) Program (EDC-7). EDC is a successful state-based program that helps identify and rapidly deploy proven, yet underutilized, innovations that f...
SWEEP announces 2022 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards
[BOULDER, CO] – The Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) announced its 2022 Leadership in Energy Efficiency Awards yesterday, selecting as awardees a member of the Nevada legislature, the Colorado legislature, and the New Mexico legislature, as well as the Town Council of Crested Butte, Colorado. The announcement was made at SWEEP’s annual Utility Workshop, held this year in Las Vegas, Nevada, where Nevada State Assemblyman Howard Watts (District 15) was on hand to receive his award in...
Simpson Strong-Tie CEO Karen Colonias to Retire After 38 Years of Service in Key Management and Executive Leadership Roles
Colonias is to be succeeded by current Simpson Strong-Tie Chief Operating Officer Michael Olosky as part of a planned succession and will remain as an advisor during the transition. Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has announced that Karen Colonias will step down from her position as Chief Executive Officer, effective December 31, 2022. As part of a planned succession, Colonias will continue in her role as CEO t...
IDS GeoRadar extends IQMaps software to a wider range of GPR systems
PISA, Italy — IDS GeoRadar, part of Hexagon, today announced it is extending the IQMaps software application to a wider range of GPR systems. IQMaps is IDS GeoRadar’s post-processing software application for advanced ground penetrating radar (GPR) data analysis, enabling fast interfacing between the user and GPR data. IQMaps is now available for: IDS GeoRadar Opera Duo: a compact, easy-to-transport and easy-to-deploy ground penetrating radar leveraging robustness, data quality and intuit...
Thoma Bravo Completes Acquisition of Nearmap Ltd
SAN FRANCISCO and SYDNEY - Thoma Bravo, a leading software investment firm, and Nearmap Ltd (Nearmap), a leading location intelligence and aerial imagery company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), today announced the completion of Thoma Bravo's acquisition of Nearmap in an all-cash scheme of arrangement valued at approximately AUD $1.055 billion. Nearmap, founded in Perth, Australia in 2007, is one of the world's largest aerial survey companies, providing tens of thousands of...
Glennmont enters US market through JV agreement with GreenGo Energy to develop 1GW of solar and storage
Glennmont Partners (“Glennmont”) from Nuveen, one of the world’s largest renewable energy investment managers, has announced its entry into the US market through a joint venture agreement with leading solar developer GreenGo Energy US, Inc., a subsidiary of GreenGo Energy Group (“GreenGo”). The joint venture will see Glennmont and GreenGo develop over 1GW of renewables in the US, with the first projects expected to come online in 2025. They will develop both combined and standalone solar PV...