ARTBA Announces 2021-22 Officers
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2021-2022 officers during its annual business meeting at the association’s national convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C. They include: Chair: Ward Nye, chairman of the board, president and chief executive officer, Martin Marietta, Raleigh, N.C. Senior Vice Chair: Paula Hammond, senior vice president, WSP USA, Seattle, Wash. First Vice Chair: Tim Duit, president, Duit Holdings, Edm...
Hackers help communities combat effects of dangerous floods at Europe's biggest hackathon
Team “Res-Queue” wins the Xylem Water Challenge award at HackZurich2021 with a decision support system that helps optimize rescue operations during floods RYE BROOK, N.Y.- Global water technology company, Xylem, today congratulated a team of hackathon participants that has come up with a new way to respond to abrupt flood events. Team Res-Queue won HackZurich 2021’s Xylem Water Challenge with their innovative solution to help people affected by dangerous flooding in...
Martin Marietta CEO Ward Nye Elected ARTBA Chair
WASHINGTON — Ward Nye, chairman and CEO of North Carolina-based Martin Marietta, has been elected 2021-2022 chair of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA). The announcement was made during the association's national convention, held Sept. 26-29 in Pinehurst, N.C. Nye has been chairman of Martin Marietta since 2014, CEO and director since 2010, and president since 2006. He previously served as chief operating officer from 2006 to 2009. Previously, Nye spent nearl...
Cooper Engineering President, WSP USA Vice President, T3 Design Corp., and Colorado DOT Intern Honored with ARTBA's Women Leaders Awards
WASHINGTON — A company founder and CEO, a vice president at WSP USA, a women-led engineering firm and a Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) intern are 2021 honorees of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation’s “Women Leaders in Transportation Design & Construction” awards. The awards were presented in three categories Sept. 27 at the association’s National Convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C. Ethel Birchland Lifetime Achievement Award This a...
MALA GPR Australia presents the latest in GPR technology, the Easy Locator CORE.
MALÅ Easy Locator CORE is the state of the art, intelligent ground penetrating radar solution for utility locating professionals. MALÅ Easy Locator CORE includes the best data quality on the market, real-time interpretation support through MALÅ AI; wireless data collection using mobile devices; cloud storage, post-processing and on-site reporting using MALÅ Vision. Guideline Geo is the innovation leader in ground penetrating radar and MALÅ Easy Locator Core is the new industry standard for utili...
Swedish premium fastener specialist BUMAX expands in the US market – hires industry veteran to lead
[Åshammar, Sweden, September 28, 2021.] As part of a strategy to increase its presence on the North American market, Swedish leading manufacturer of high-strength stainless steel fasteners BUMAX has appointed Bo Andersson to a new position as Business Development Manager for the USA. “We see the USA as a strategic focus market for BUMAX with huge potential for our premium stainless steel fasteners in a variety of industries,” said Lars Holm, Managing Director at BUMAX. “We will increase our...
Port of Savannah to add 1.6M TEUs of capacity
The Peak Capacity Project, foreground, is currently under construction and will provide 800,000 twenty-foot equivalent container units of annual capacity at the Port of Savannah. The project will be completed in two phases, with the first coming online in December. See drone video of the construction site here. (Georgia Ports Authority / Jeremy Polston) August second busiest month in GPA history SAVANNAH, Ga., Sept. 28, 2021 – On the heels of reporting the second busiest month in its...
World Economic Forum awards sustainability leadership at Ericsson USA 5G Smart Factory
Ericsson's USA 5G Smart Factory in Lewisville, Texas, has been awarded for a second time by the World Economic Forum (WEF) for global leadership in next-generation Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) manufacturing. WEF’s Global Lighthouse Network’s (GLN) has designated the facility as a Sustainability Lighthouse in recognition of successful on-site sustainability measures. The designation comes just six months after the factory was awarded WEF’s prestigious Global Lighthouse accreditation, for...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $36.4 million TIFIA Loan to Fund Two Infrastructure Projects in Louisiana
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation today announced that its Build America Bureau has provided a Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) direct loan in the amount of up to $36.4 million to the Louisiana State Bond Commission for two different transportation projects. The DOT provides TIFIA loans and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through its Build America Bureau to help reduce costs and speed the delivery of infrastructure projects....
Skanska Builds New Hotel in Helsinki Airport
Skanska has signed a contract with KOy Apron to build a hotel developed by LAK Real Estate Oy in Helsinki Airport, Finland. The contract is worth EUR 86M, about SEK 870M, which will be included in the Nordic order bookings for the third quarter of 2021. The hotel will be the largest hotel in Finland with over 700 rooms totaling about 37,800 square meters. It will have five restaurants, spa, gym, and excellent services for meetings and conferences. The building is expected to receive a LEED Go...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
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