Propex GeoSolutions Receives Awards for Sustainability and Innovative Collaboration
Propex GeoSolutions receives Sustainability Project of the Year for its Mountain Creek Streambank Stabilization project from Building Recognition in Chattanooga (BRIC). This award recognizes project that are significant to the TN Valley and address the triple bottom line of sustainability. Additionally, Propex was awarded Innovative Collaboration of the Year. “We are honored to receive these awards for the Mountain Creek Project,” said Mike Gorey, CEO of Propex GeoSolutions. “This project...
JOIN US - First EVER Virtual Past/ Forward Conference - Oct. 27-30
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is proud to present the 74th annual PastForward conference. This year’s conference theme-- Resilience and Relevance--features provocative conversation about contemporary challenges and the power of preservation to respond to: Racial Justice and Equity Pandemic Issues Challenges of America’s Main Streets Climate Change Impacts How does historic preservation connect to all these issues? Join us online to find out. You can download th...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz signs $1.9 billion public works bill
Gov. Tim Walz signed a $1.9 billion public works infrastructure package into law Wednesday, touting the jobs it will add as a growing number of Minnesotans have given up on looking for work amid the pandemic. “The ability to create jobs, get them in the pipeline and be able to build is going to be absolutely critical for keeping these folks employed and keeping the state moving forward,” Walz said as he signed the bill at the Ironworkers Union Local 512 training center in St. Paul. The measure...
InfraMarker® RFID Drives TVC Compliance in CHA Integrated Solutions’ Newest Asset Management Solution, Corrivo
MADISON, Wisc.— Berntsen International, the leader in infrastructure marking solutions, announced that it has partnered with CHA Integrated Solutions (formerly NovaraGeo Solutions) to provide it’s InfraMarker RFID capability within the Corrivo mobile software platform, delivering Traceable, Verifiable and Complete (TVC) field asset data. See it at the Esri Infrastructure Management & GIS Conference on Oct 29, 2020 CHA Integrated Solutions will highlight its Corrivo Solution at Esri’s upcom...
Dr. Kit Miyamoto Elected as a Chair of California Seismic Safety Commission
SACRAMENTO, CA – Dr. Kit Miyamoto was elected as a Chair of the California Seismic Safety Commission. This 15-member commission investigates earthquakes, researches earthquake-related issues and reports, and recommends policies and programs needed to reduce earthquake risk in California. Dr. Miyamoto has served as a Seismic Safety Commissioner for the past 8 years where he has advocated for resiliency increase in California. The mission of the Seismic Safety Commission is to provide decision-...
Indiana Toll Road Provides Broadband Connectivity to Northwest Indiana Schools to Enable COVID-19 Related Virtual Learning for 7,000 Students
ELKHART, Ind., October 22, 2020 - ITR Concession Company (ITRCC), the operator of the Indiana Toll Road, has entered into an agreement with Surf Broadband, LLC, a premier broadband provider in northwest Indiana, to enable virtual learning for more than 7,000 Portage Township Schools (PTS) students. As part of the arrangement, ITRCC granted Surf Broadband free access to the Toll Road’s private fiber network in August as an interim solution to support PTS’s immediate virtual learning needs during...
FLEXIM Announced Winner of the 2020 Flow Control Innovation Awards
FLUXUS ST Non-Intrusive Steam Meter a Recognized Technology Solution for Industries Utilizing Steam Applications EDGEWOOD, N.Y. - This October, Flow Control announced its winners and honorable mentions for the 2020 Flow Control Innovation Awards. This awards program highlights companies that have developed technological breakthroughs that are redefining process instrumentations for industrial operations. FLEXIM's FLUXUS ST Clamp-On Ultrasonic Steam Meter solution was announced as the overa...
Quantum Spatial Completes Data Collection for NOAA's Largest Coastal Mapping Project
Unique Combination of Sensors Used to Gather High Resolution Topographic and Bathymetric Lidar Data Along 12,000 Square Miles of Eastern Seaboard and Gulf Coast Areas Not Surveyed Since Civil War Era HOLLYWOOD, Fla.– Quantum Spatial, Inc., an NV5 company and North America’s largest geospatial data firm, recently completed the collection of topographic and bathymetric lidar and digital imagery for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) largest coastal mapping projec...
Woolpert Hires Jessica Goodell as Director of Portfolio Optimization for Firm’s Strategic Consulting Group
DALLAS — Woolpert has hired Jessica Goodell, PE, as director of portfolio optimization for the firm’s strategic consulting group. Goodell holds degrees in mechanical and civil engineering and has coordinated large, multidiscipline architecture, engineering and consulting teams to engage with clients focused on functional adequacy, condition, resiliency, investment and property transactions. Goodell has extensive experience with facility assessment software, data collection and analysis, foren...
Highview Power and Enlasa Enter Joint Venture to Develop Giga-Scale Cryogenic Energy Storage Projects in Chile and Latin America
SANTIAGO and LONDON – Highview Power, a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, has entered into a joint venture agreement with Energía Latina S.A.-Enlasa, the largest backup power generation provider in Chile, to co-develop giga-scale cryogenic energy storage projects in Chile and other Latin American markets. “We are excited to work with Enlasa to bring Highview’s technology to Chile,” said Javier Cavada, CEO and President of Highview Power. “Together, our two companies c...