American Concrete Institute Announces 2025 Award Recipients to Be Honored at ACI Concrete Convention
The American Concrete Institute (ACI) has announced the recipients of its Fall 2025 awards, recognizing individuals for their outstanding contributions, research, and service to ACI and the concrete industry. The awardees will be honored at the ACI Concrete Convention, scheduled for October 26–29, 2025, in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Attendees can register at aciconvention.org The 2025 ACI honorees include recipients of the following medals and awards for exemplary achievement, groundbreaking res...
Aquawolf Recognized with Bentley Systems 2025 Founders’ Honor Award for Innovative Use of Looq AI and PLS-CADD
Alex Richards, Aquawolf, explores a transformative approach in the way utilities assess and model utility poles. Image Courtesy Looq AI. San Diego, CA — Aquawolf has been honored with the Founders’ Honor Award at Bentley Systems’ 2025 Going Digital Awards in Infrastructure for their innovative project, “From Fire Zones to Storms: A Case for Efficient and Smart Pole Modelling.” This recognition celebrates Aquawolf’s transformative approach to utility pole assessment and modeling, which co...
RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture adds award-winning Talson Design, expanding capabilities in Texas
(Austin, TX) – Talson Design has joined the RVi Planning + Landscape Architecture (RVi) team, one of the largest teams in the U.S. focused on planning, landscape architecture, visioning/branding, and urban design. An award-winning landscape architecture and urban planning studio, Talson Design brings a large portfolio of projects, including parks and open spaces, master-planned communities, mixed-use development, and more. The alignment of the firms is significant, and the shared expertise wi...
Leading Authority on Magnetic Navigation and Alternative GPS Technologies Joins Q-CTRL to Support Development of Quantum Navigation Tech
Aaron Canciani, former U.S. Air Force Navigation Engineer, brings 12+ years of experience in magnetic navigation technology to Q-CTRL’s efforts to provide robust solution to GPS denial LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – October 22, 2025 – Q-CTRL, the global leader in quantum infrastructure software, today announced that Aaron Canciani, an internationally recognized expert in geophysical navigation and former Principal Navigation Engineer for U.S. defense giant Leidos, has joined the company’s qua...
Announcing the 2025 Trimble Asset Lifecycle Management Award Winners
20 North American Organizations Recognized for Improving Project Outcomes, Operational Efficiency and Cost Savings with Digital Solutions WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Trimble today announced this year’s winners of the Trimble Asset Lifecycle Management Awards. This program recognizes organizations that are making a positive impact in their industries and communities through progressive use of digital construction and asset lifecycle management technologies. Trimble owner and public sector solutions ...
GISCI Welcomes Woolpert to the GISCI Endorsing Employer Designation Program
Des Plaines, IL — The GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) is proud to announce Woolpert as its newest GISCI Endorsing Employer, recognizing the firm’s commitment to advancing professional standards and fostering continuous development in the geospatial industry. Woolpert combines architecture, engineering, geospatial (AEG), and strategic consulting services to deliver innovative solutions for complex challenges. With over a century of experience, the firm leverages geospatial expertise along...
FARO® Expands its 3D Measurement Portfolio with the HandySCAN BLACK | Elite Through Alignment with Creaform
Lake Mary, FL — FARO®, a business unit of AMETEK®, Inc., today announced the addition of the HandySCAN BLACK™|Elite as the first initiative under its recent strategic partnership with Creaform. Following its acquisition by AMETEK earlier this year, FARO, Creaform, and Virtek now operate within the same division, the Ultra Precision Technologies Division, creating a robust product portfolio. The introduction of the handheld scanner to the FARO lineup reflects the close collaboration between th...
Trimble Earthworks Now Available For Select Towed, Wheeled Tractor Scrapers
Trimble Earthworks grade control platform is now available for select towed and wheeled tractor scrapers. This announcement means civil construction contractors can use the intuitive Trimble Earthworks platform for cutting and loading, hauling and dumping and spreading material evenly to grade using towed and wheeled tractor scrapers. It also simplifies operator training, with the entire equipment fleet now using the Trimble Earthworks platform. Scraper operators can now utilize Trimble Eart...
Çimsa Expands Its Grey Cement Production to Three Continents with Its New Investment in the U.S.
Houston, United States– October 21, 2025 – As part of its “Local to Global” transformation, Çimsa has accelerated its international growth by completing its new grey cement grinding plant investment in the United States. Located in Houston, Texas, the facility was established through Çimsa’s subsidiary, Cimsa Americas Cement Manufacturing and Sales Corporation, with an investment of approximately USD 82 million. The plant will have an annual grey clinker grinding capacity of 600,000 tons. Alr...
Anna Lynn Smith Rejoins HDR as Intercity & High-Speed Rail Lead
Anna Lynn Smith, AICP, has returned to HDR to lead the firm’s intercity and high-speed rail practice. Based in Philadelphia, Smith will oversee strategy, client engagement and market position for intercity and high-speed rail across rail and transit markets. Her work will primarily be focused on the United States and Canada. “The interest in and demand for passenger rail continues to grow,” Smith said. “We are at a critical point in leveraging this momentum to advance a multitude of projects...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
