Energy Department Offering $300M for Sustainable Transportation R&D
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is splitting $300 million among three funding opportunity announcements or FOAs to spur sustainable transportation research and development activity. Announced during a speech by Under Secretary of Energy Mark Menezes (seen above) at the Washington Auto Show on January 23, this fiscal year 2020 funding aims to diversify the nation’s supply of fuels and technologies to “allow us to approach the future of sustainable transportation from all angles.” That $...
Michael Baker International Kicks Off Year with 11 Regional ACEC Engineering Excellence Awards
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services celebrating 80 Years of Making a Difference, has won 11 regional Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) to date from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC). These awards recognize engineering firms for projects that demonstrate a high degree of achievement, value and innovation. Michael Baker received statewide recognition in California, Georgia, Illinois, Minnesota, New Jersey,...
Jacobs Selected to Design Commercial Waste Building for Sacramento County
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by the Sacramento County Department of Waste Management and Recycling (DWMR) to deliver consulting and design services for a new commercial waste building at the county's North Area Recovery Station (NARS) in North Highlands. Opened in 1972, NARS operates as the sole, full service solid waste drop-off facility in northern Sacramento County. This fast-track project will provide critical infrastructure for DWMR to address the greater Sacramento region's in...
Jacobs Awarded PFAS Treatment Testing Support Services Contract with the Orange County Water District
Jacobs is collaborating with the OCWD on the largest pilot program in the U.S. to identify a local treatment remedy for removing PFAS from groundwater DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been selected by the Orange County Water District (OCWD) to provide treatment testing support services for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of oil and water-resistant chemicals found in numerous everyday consumer products and airport firefighting foams that have infiltrated grou...
Fluor to Provide Project Management Consultancy Services for BPCL’s Polyols Petrochemicals Project in India
IRVING, Texas & NEW DELHI - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded a project management consultancy services contract by Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL) for its Polyols Petrochemicals Project at its existing integrated refinery and petrochemicals complex in Kochi, Kerala, India. Fluor’s scope of work includes front-end engineering and design of both the inside and outside battery limits as well as detailed design, engineering, procurement and construction m...
A Career in Service to National Security: Bechtel Executive Honored by U.S. Department of Energy
Bechtel Principal Vice President Tom Gioconda receives the Administrator’s Gold Medal from Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Energy and administrator of National Nuclear Security Administration. Tom Gioconda Served as Deputy Director of National Security Laboratory. Bechtel Principal Vice President and former Deputy Director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Tom Gioconda was recently recognized for his more than 40 years of service to the U.S. Air For...
Gail Farber joins HNTB as office leader in Orange County
Veteran transportation professional leads project delivery and continues to grow HNTB’s presence in Southern California SANTA ANA, Calif. – Gail Farber, PE, has been named HNTB Corporation’s Orange County office leader and vice president, based in the firm’s Santa Ana office. Farber brings more than 35 years of transportation industry experience. She leads project delivery and the firm’s strategy to continue growing in Southern California. “Gail brings a breadth of experience across t...
Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities FY2020 Notice of Funding
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): Solicitation of Project Proposals for the 5339(b) Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Program. The Federal Transit Administration (FTA) announces the availability of approximately $454.6 million of Fiscal Year 2020 funds for buses, bus facilities, and bus equipment. Synopses and full announcement will be posted on Grants.gov as opportunity FTA-2020-006-BUS. Proposals must be submitted electronically through Grants.gov website by 11:59 PM Eastern Time March 3...
Dewberry Selected to Acquire, Process Lidar Data for Southern Idaho
Firm to produce lidar-derived elevation products for approximately 42,000 square miles. Dewberry has been selected by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to acquire, process, and develop QL1 and QL2 lidar-derived elevation products for approximately 42,304 square miles in southern Idaho, as well as some areas of the neighboring states of Oregon, Montana, Wyoming, Nevada, and Utah. The initial lidar survey began in the fall of 2019 and will continue through the spring of 2020, with all lidar a...
The Wild Releases New BIM Tools for AEC Teams to Collaborate in VR/AR from Anywhere
Portland, OR – VR/AR collaboration platform The Wild released three new additions to their building information modeling (BIM) toolset, which will allow architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) teams to coordinate and collaborate more effectively on their 3D models, in an immersive workspace. Collaborating in virtual and augmented reality can help AEC teams align, make decisions, and go from design to construction more efficiently—saving time, money, and frustration. In The Wild, c...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
