Murphy Administration announces $1 million in FY 2021 Transit Village grants to revitalize areas around transit facilities
(Trenton) – The Murphy Administration today announced $1 million in FY 2021 Transit Village grants to help four municipalities advance projects that will improve quality of life in Atlantic, Hudson, Essex and Middlesex Counties. “The Department of Transportation’s dedication to the people of New Jersey extends far beyond our roadways,” NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “Initiatives like the Transit Village program spur community and economic growth and improve the quality of li...
Penn Carbon Capture Expert Joins Biden Administration
The Kleinman Center for Energy Policy congratulates Jennifer Wilcox, Presidential Distinguished Professor of Chemical Engineering and Energy Policy at the University of Pennsylvania, on joining the Biden Administration as the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Fossil Energy at the Department of Energy. Prior to this appointment, Wilcox was the first faculty research appointment of the Kleinman Center, based at Penn’s Stuart Weitzman School of Design. Her professorial appoi...
CompassHoldings Stengthens Team with Addition of Tammy Peterson to Lead Strategic Marketing
DENVER, CO, January 26, 2021 – The One-Compass suite of companies, consisting of CompassCom Software, CompassData, Inc. and CompassDrone, providers of innovative geospatial tools and data solutions, are pleased to announce that Tammy Peterson has joined the organization to lead their Strategic Marketing and Business Development initiatives. “The 2020 business environment provided new and unforeseen challenges, but amidst the chaos, the Compass family of solutions continued to grow. Our suite...
Dr. Tony Hunley named Stantec’s new Bridge Sector Leader
LEXINGTON, KY- NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has named Tony Hunley, P.E., S.E., Ph.D., its new Bridge Sector Leader. In this role, he will lead the firm’s strategic direction for the Bridge practice to facilitate continued growth, diversify services, drive innovation, and enhance technical excellence. He is taking over for Dr. Reed Ellis, who will remain part of the Bridge sector leadership team. Currently ranked a Top 10 Bridge Firm by Engineering News-Record (ENR), Stantec’...
Seven Generations Professional Services Group Rebrands as Bodwé
Seven Generations Group, the Michigan-based, tribally-owned professional services portfolio of companies, is rebranding as Bodwé Professional Services Group (Bodwé). Along with the new name, Bodwé is expanding its portfolio through the creation of a new firm, The Steelhead Engineering Co., and the formation of Blue Star Integrative Studio LLC, an Indigenous American planning and architecture firm in Tulsa, OK. Bodwé is part of Mno-Bmadsen, the non-gaming investment arm of the Pokagon Band of...
COWI to Provide Construction Management Services for Anderson Dam Tunnel
The new tunnel will increase the release of water from the Anderson Reservoir by five-fold during an emergency. Photo courtesy of Valley Water. Oakland, CA – COWI has been selected by the Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water) to provide construction management services for the Anderson Dam Tunnel Project (ADTP). The tunnel is part of Valley Water's plan to drain the reservoir in preparation for the Anderson Dam Seismic Retrofit Project, which will strengthen the dam to safely...
NV5 Geospatial and Oklahoma DoT to Showcase Innovative Applications of Aerial Lidar During TRB Annual Meeting
Groundbreaking Research Reveals Comparable Accuracy to Mobile Mapping and Enhanced Performance, Driving Greater Flexibility and New Applications for Transportation Projects HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – NV5 Geospatial, North America’s largest provider of geospatial data services and solutions, will share ground-breaking research on the use of low altitude drone and rotary wing lidar surveys for transportation applications during the 2021 Transportation Research Board (TRB) Annual Meeting, a virtual...
BOND Civil & Utility Construction Appoints Kane Cuddy as President
Industry veteran leads company towards continued growth in Northeast market BOSTON, MA: BOND Civil & Utility Construction, Inc. (BOND C&U), a premier civil, utility, energy, general contracting, and construction management firm, has promoted Kane Cuddy to President - a position from which he will oversee the operations and growth of the company. Cuddy replaces Tony Bond, who served as President of BOND C&U since 2018 and has recently taken on the role of CEO and President of the BOND fa...
Wärtsilä’s Energy Storage System with service agreement will help secure Shetland’s power supply
Wärtsilä will provide grid balancing services and reserve power to Scotland’s Shetland Islands with the supply of its advanced 8 MW/6 MWh energy storage system to the Lerwick Power Station. ©SSEN The technology group Wärtsilä will provide grid balancing services and reserve power to Scotland’s Shetland Islands with the supply of its advanced energy storage system. The system is being supplied to Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) Distribution, which belongs to the regulate...
Dynamic Infrastructure’s first contract in Australia marks the beginning of AI-driven bridge maintenance in the continent
Dynamic Infrastructure has teamed up with the local engineering and consulting IF3 Pty Ltd from Sydney, to supply a multi-year license to Horsham Rural City Council in the state of Victoria for use of its platform on the entire inventory of bridges and infrastructure assets The New York, Berlin and Tel Aviv based startup Dynamic Infrastructure has won its first contract in Australia and will deploy a novel AI-driven predictive technology for maintaining dozens of bridges and infrastructure as...