NARUC Task Force Releases Emergency, Disaster and Pandemic Response Resources at Annual Meeting
Publications Recommend Actions for Improved Energy Systems Resilience and Lessons from COVID-19 LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Emergency Preparedness, Recovery, and Resiliency Task Force today announced the release of two new publications that examine key regulatory considerations for emergency preparedness, disaster response and recommend specific actions for state public utility commissions to enhance energy system resilience to major disrupti...
Governors Applaud House Infrastructure Vote
WASHINGTON – Today, National Governors Association (NGA) Chairman Governor Asa Hutchinson of Arkansas and Vice Chairman Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey released the following statement after the House voted 228-206 to advance the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: “On behalf of the National Governors Association, we applaud House members of both parties as they voted to advance the $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure package, which passed out of the Senate last month. T...
Stantec joins diverse collaborators to study, report on changing Arctic environment
The Study of Environmental Arctic Change is a 5-year program funded by the National Science Foundation Anchorage, AK - The National Science Foundation’s Office of Polar Programs recently funded the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) and six other institutions to synthesize what is known about the changing Arctic environment and its consequences to people in a five-year project. The Arctic environment is both responding to and accelerating climate warming with social, economic, and cul...
Donald Procz to lead Northeast Healthcare Buildings Business at WSP USA
Senior vice president brings more than three decades of engineering experience, with a primary focus on serving the healthcare sector. NEW YORK— Donald Procz has been named Property and Buildings healthcare business lead in the Northeast Region at WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. He will serve the firm’s healthcare projects in throughout the Northeast. Procz arrives at his new senior vice president role with 34 years of engineering experience, most...
KMX and CleanTech Lithium Team Up to Enhance CleanTech’s Lithium Production
CleanTech Lithium’s extraction site Laguna Verde, Chile Leading global lithium project developer employs KMX’s technology for two projects in Chile Cedar Park, Texas and London, UK…KMX Technologies, LLC (“KMX”), a global market leader in membrane distillation, water treatment, lithium production enhancement, and critical mineral recovery, today announced the execution of a Letter of Intent with CleanTech Lithium. CleanTech, based in the UK, is a leading lithium project developer th...
McAlpine Contracting Promotes Mark Montalvo to Director of Construction
New York, NY – McAlpine Contracting, a general contracting and construction management firm active in New York, New Jersey, Vermont, and Puerto Rico, has promoted Mark Montalvo to Director of Construction. Montalvo previously served as Senior Project Manager at the company’s Long Island regional office in Bay Shore, NY. Engineering News-Record New York magazine ranks McAlpine as the 55th largest general contractor in the NY/NJ/CT Tri-state area. Building Design & Construction ranks the firm as t...
CSII Celebrates Unprecedented Investment to Modernize Nation’s Infrastructure
CSII looks forward to working with our industry to unleash the promise of proven technologies to build a 21st century economy WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Coalition for Smarter Infrastructure Investments (CSII) celebrates the passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), historic legislation that injects billions of dollars to modernize our nation’s infrastructure by investing across all categories of infrastructure – roads, bridges, rail, public transportation, broadband, renewable...
7 Organizations Representing State and Local Governments Commend House Infrastructure Vote
WASHINGTON — Today, after the House voted 228-206 to advance the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the leading organizations that represent state and local governments —The National Governors Association, National Conference of State Legislatures, Council of State Governments, International City/County Management Association, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors — released the following statement: “On behalf of the state...
Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill Wins House Approval, Public Works Association’s Applause
Washington D.C.—Minutes after the U.S. House approved the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the 30,000-member American Public Works Association applauded the action and commended lawmakers for taking a major, historic step towards improving American citizens’ quality of life. “Congress’ long-awaited approval of IIJA tonight is welcomed and applauded across the country by public works professionals,” said APWA President Stan Brown. “From 2003 to 2017, federal infrastructure...
ARTBA CEO Dave Bauer's Reaction to House Passage of Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)
(WASHINGTON)— American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) President & CEO Dave Bauer issued the following statement: “The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is the most significant measure in more than 50 years to meaningfully address the condition and performance of the U.S. transportation network. “Members of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives have demonstrated not only the importance of federal transportation infrastructure leadership, but that policymak...