Siemens Completes $36M Manufacturing Facility Expansion in South Carolina, Adds More Than 180 New Jobs
The Siemens Spartanburg electrical products manufacturing hub expands to meet growing demand of critical infrastructure market Facility initiates an apprenticeship program to fill skilled manufacturing jobs New additions and upgrades help plant decrease energy consumption by 13 percent Siemens’ Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility has completed a three-year expansion, adding more than 180 new positions and 52,000 square feet to one of the company’s key manufacturing...
The ethics of investing in new infrastructure in the United States
Photo: Infrastructure projects like this pedestrian bridge over Interstate 44 and University Drive in Rolla, Missouri, could help address community concerns with new infrastructure. Photo by Terry Barner/Missouri S&T Investments in the nation’s infrastructure may be necessary, but these changes sometimes come with a cost to vulnerable communities and future generations. ROLLA, Mo. – President Joe Biden’s proposed $2 trillion investment in the nation’s infrastructure over the next de...
Forest Preserve District of DuPage County selects Stantec to assist in the study of 5,500 acres of forest preserve property
Analysis of the Blackwell, Greene Valley, and Waterfall Glen Forest Preserves will address existing conditions, natural resources, and changes in visitor needs Chicago, IL TSX, NYSE: STN: The Forest Preserve District of DuPage County has selected leading global planning and design firm Stantec to assist district staff in the analysis of Blackwell, Greene Valley, and Waterfall Glen Forest Preserves. Encompassing more than 5,500 acres, the preserves are among the most popular and most visited...
FAA Awards $898.9 Million in Airport Improvement Grants
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced the award of more than $898.9 million in infrastructure and safety projects through the FY2021 Airport Improvement Program (AIP). This total includes $113.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to award all grants at a 100-percent federal share. “Investing in our nation’s infrastructure is how our country helped spark an aviation industry that now supports millions of jobs,” said U.S. S...
Top national diversity award for IDOT, Acting Secretary Osman
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois Department of Transportation and Acting Illinois Transportation Secretary Omer Osman have received top national honors from Women’s Transportation Seminar International, a professional association that promotes the development and advancement of women in transportation. A 31-year IDOT employee who has led the agency since 2019, Osman has been named recipient of the WTS Recognition Honorable Ray LaHood Award for his longtime efforts to promote diversity. “At IDOT, we...
International Construction and Real Estate Consultant Minto Bose, MRICS Establishes Cost Consulting, Project Management, and Owner and Tenant Representation Firm Elemint Consulting, Based in New York City
Minto Bose, MRICS, a prominent New York City-based international construction and real estate consultant, has established a new cost consulting, project management, and owner and tenant representation firm Elemint Consulting. Photo by Ola Wilk Photography Elemint to focus on managing development and construction projects for retail, commercial, finance, multi-family, healthcare, manufacturing, and data center clients in the U.S. and internationally The total value of Elemint’s active...
Woolpert’s Federal Market Promotes from Within to Strengthen, Expand, Diversify
From left: Joseph Bissaillon, Doug Brown and David Ziegman each have new roles in Woolpert's federal market. Doug Brown has been named market director, while Joseph Bissaillon assumes the role of federal design practice leader. DAYTON, Ohio (May 14, 2021) — Woolpert has put the shift on in the federal market, promoting from within and making key hires to have a broader influence worldwide and to implement a diverse strategy for serving federal clients. Woolpert Vice President and Fede...
The U.S. Department of Energy analysis finds significant energy and carbon improvements in 2021 International Energy Conservation Code
Analysis shows improvements of nearly 9.5 percent in energy use and 9 percent in carbon emissions over 2018 edition Washington, D.C., May 14, 2021 - Washington, D.C. — Preliminary analysis released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) finds that the residential provisions of the 2021 edition of the International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) are 9.38 percent more efficient than the 2018 edition and reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 8.66 percent. The International Code Council ha...
Aaron Kraft joins Stantec as firm grows its Water team in Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV (May 13, 2021) NYSE, TSX: STN- Aaron Kraft has joined Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—as senior principal in the firm’s Water practice based in Las Vegas, Nevada. He has extensive experience in water/wastewater operations and maintenance (O&M), strategic capital and master planning, and asset management. Kraft brings 25 years of experience leading public and private water, wastewater, stormwater, and solid waste O&M and capital projects. Over the...
DuPont, CABEE and its Partners Held Seminar on Sustainable Flame Retardants for Energy-efficient Buildings in Shanghai
The green and safer-by-design BLUEDGE™ Polymeric Flame-Retardant technology patented by DuPont will be promising as hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) will be fully banned when a 5-year exemption expires on December 26th, 2021 in China SHANGHAI, China – DuPont (NYSE: DD), together with the China Association of Building Energy Efficiency (CABEE) and its partners Lanxess, ICL Industrial Products (ICL-IP), Shandong Sunris New Materials Co., Ltd. (Sunris), and Guangzhou Fuda Thermal Insulation Ma...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
