Esri President Jack Dangermond Addresses UN High Level Political Forum
GIS Software Leader Speaks on COVID-19 and Sustainable Development Goals REDLANDS, Calif.— Esri, the world leader in GIS, location intelligence, and mapping technology, today announced that its founder and president, Jack Dangermond, addressed the United Nations’ High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. His remarks to the assembly were delivered July 7th at the key annual meeting for UN and Member State review of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) globally. The United N...
NDDOT awards $2 million in Transportation Alternatives funding
The North Dakota Department of Transportation (NDDOT) Director Bill Panos announced today the award $2,018,090 of Transportation Alternatives (TA) funding for transportation improvement projects across the state. The TA grants are made possible through a federally funded program and is administered by the NDDOT. “This program plays a key role in increasing safety and promoting healthy lifestyles through active transportation alternatives, which make North Dakota a better place to live and...
DFI Announces New Chair of Women in Deep Foundations Committee
Hawthorne, NJ: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) announces that Lucky Nagarajan, general manager-engineering and business development for Giken America, is the new chair of the DFI Women in Deep Foundations (WiDF) Committee. She succeeds Maysill Pascal, P.E., senior regional engineer/sales manager for USW, a Menard Group USA Company. The WiDF Committee is a group of women and men who are advocates for retaining women in the deep foundations industry. The goal is to foster greater success and inte...
WSP USA Joins International Resilient Leadership Initiative
Tom Lewis among dozen corporate and public leaders participating in 16-week program to share experiences and successes, coordinated by The Resilience Shift. NEW YORK CITY — Leaders are being asked to make difficult decisions with the challenges of the COVID-19 outbreak. But how can they be sure they are making the right decision and remain resilient when faced with such challenges? And how can leaders form these critical decision-making skills before a crisis or disaster happens? WSP...
Steel Bridge Expert John Yadlosky Honored with AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s John Yadlosky has been honored with the American Institute of Steel Construction’s 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award. The prestigious award recognizes individuals who have provided outstanding service to the structural steel industry and to AISC for a sustained period of time. “Being honored by AISC means a great deal to me on more than one level,” said Yadlosky, HDR’s bridges and structures operations director. “Professionally, it’s recognition from an organization that ha...
Sanitaire Launches Digital Pressure Monitor for ‘Smart’ Diffuser Operation
Data-driven aeration enables energy-efficient treatment and informed asset management CHARLOTTE, N.C., – Xylem, the leader in biological wastewater treatment technologies, is introducing its new Sanitaire Digital Pressure Monitor (DPM) to transform wastewater diffusers into smart diffusers. The Sanitaire DPM maximizes diffuser operation and increases energy savings through strategic fine-bubble aeration system monitoring and intelligence. The solution offers users an enhanced digital int...
Transoft Solutions releases AQCESSRAMP for design and retrofitting of curb ramps
Richmond, Canada- Transoft Solutions Inc., developers of transportation engineering software and traffic safety analysis technology, has announced the release of AQCESSRAMP, the first-of-its-kind software for the efficient design and retrofitting of sidewalk curb ramps. AQCESSRAMP was developed over the course of two years with the input of leading US DOTs and engineering firms. AQCESSRAMP represents a major technological leap forward for streamlining curb ramp designs that are compliant with...
Bentley Systems’ Acceleration Fund Announces the Launch of Virtuosity, a Bentley Company
New Global Reseller’s Virtuoso Subscriptions Uniquely Combine Bentley’s Infrastructure Applications with Expert Services EXTON, Pa. – July 9, 2020 – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced that its Acceleration Fund has invested in launching Virtuosity, a Bentley company. Virtuosity exclusively offers Virtuoso Subscriptions that...
FARO® Launches Freestyle 2 Portable 3D Scanner
Lake Mary, FL — FARO Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: FARO), the global leader for 3D Metrology, AEC, and Public Safety Analytics, today announced the release of its most portable and advanced handheld 3D forensic scanner: Freestyle 2. Ideal for investigators and reconstructionists who require fast and complete scene documentation, Freestyle 2 provides immediate real-time visualizations with photorealistic reality capture capabilities. The result is unmatched confidence that what is captured is accur...
Skanska builds the South Coast Rail expansion, Fall River Secondary Line in MA, USA, for USD 79 M, about SEK 760 M
Skanska has, as part of a joint venture with D.W. White Construction, signed a contract with Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) to build the Fall River Secondary Line, the first major package of the South Coast Rail Phase 1 Expansion in Massachusetts, USA. The total contract is worth USD 159 M. Skanska will include its USD 79 M portion of the contract, about SEK 760 M, in the US order bookings for the second quarter 2020. The project includes two new stations, in Freetown and i...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
