New Leadership at the Oregon Transportation Commission & ODOT
A new month signals a new era for the Oregon Transportation Commission and ODOT. The commission, which oversees the state’s transportation system and ODOT, has a new chair. Robert Van Brocklin, a lawyer with Oregon’s largest law firm, Stoel Rives LLP, has taken the gavel from Tammy Baney who served two terms on the commission and oversaw the passage of House Bill 2017, the state’s largest ever transportation investment. “I look forward to leading the commission,” said Van Brocklin. “It is crit...
HLW Participates in Habitat for Humanity
New York, NY - Renowned global architecture, interiors, planning, and strategy firm HLW has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, giving back to its community by helping hard-working families in New York City take a major step onto the path towards financial stability. The HLW team had more than 20 volunteers on the August 10th build who worked on bracing floor joists, erecting walls, and framing windows. Partnering with Habitat for Humanity for the first time, HLW’s involvement will help...
Greasezilla Selected to be the Fats, Oils and Grease (FOG) Separation Technology for the Danbury Wastewater Treatment Center
LANSING, W.Va. – Greasezilla™, the most cost-effective and ecological brown grease separator available, is pleased to announce it has been selected as an integral part of a new state-of-the-art FOG-to-Biodiesel receiving station for the Danbury, Connecticut Waste Water Treatment facility. Greasezilla’s patented solution separates FOG into its basic elements, sending the water back to the treatments center headworks and recovering highly profitable brown grease as an Advanced Biofuel. At the...
IFC and FRV Secure Financing for Potrero Solar
México City, México. The International Finance Corporation (IFC), member of the World Bank Group, and Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and a leading global developer of renewable utility-scale projects, has announced the financial close for Potrero Solar (296 MW dc), the company's second solar farm in Mexico. IFC and FRV reached a financial close with Banco Nacional de Comercio Exterior (Bancomext), and the plant it´s expected to be fully operational by mi...
ACI's New Post-Installed Concrete Anchor Installation Inspector Certification Program
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces the launch of its Post-Installed Concrete Anchor Installation Inspector certification program. ACI will use the program to certify individuals who have demonstrated the knowledge required to properly inspect the installation of post-installed adhesive and mechanical anchors in concrete. This new program builds upon the ACI Adhesive Anchor Installation Inspector certification program, and includes inspection of post-ins...
Duke Energy — America’s Largest Utility — Sets Net-Zero Climate Goal
BERKELEY, CA— Duke Energy, the largest U.S. power utility, announced today a major commitment to address climate change by setting a target to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, with an interim target of 50 percent carbon emission reductions by 2030. Lila Holzman, energy program manager of As You Sow, has this to say about the announcement: “Investors commend this important commitment by Duke to address its climate impact in alignment with global Paris goals. We look forward to seei...
Russelectric Distributed Energy Controller to be Featured at Solar Power International and Energy Storage International
Hingham, MA – Russelectric, A Siemens Business, is a leading manufacturer of automatic transfer switches and power control systems and solutions, announces that it will be exhibiting at Solar Power International and Energy Storage International Solar Power Expo, to be held September 23-26, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Russelectric will showcase their Distributed Energy Controller (or RDEC) at booth 5954. The Russelectric Distributed Energy Controller integrates and optimizes a facility’s ons...
NETZSCH to showcase range of innovative pump technology at WEFTEC 2019
Visit Booth #1638 to see the N.Mac™ Twin Shaft Grinder, FSIP® version of NEMO® progressing cavity pump, and revolutionary TORNADO® T2 rotary lobe pump Exton, PA – NETZSCH Pumps North America, will be showcasing innovative pump technology in Booth #1638 at WEFTEC 2019, which takes place Sept. 23-25, 2019, at McCormick Place, in Chicago, Illinois. On display will be the N.Mac™ Twin Shaft Grinder; FSIP® (full service-in-place) version of the industry-leading NEMO® progressing cavity pump,; the...
Jim Ray, former USDOT senior adviser, joins HNTB as corporate president
Former U.S. DOT senior adviser to Secretary Elaine Chao and administrator for the Federal Highway Administration joins growing infrastructure solutions firm Kansas City, Mo. – Jim Ray joined HNTB Corporation as corporate president and executive vice president. He serves as an accomplished resource to both the firm and its clients. Ray previously served in leadership roles at the United States Department of Transportation, the White House, on Capitol Hill and in the private sector. “T...
Washburn University Students Named as Millennium Fellows (a U.N. Program), Making Washburn One of Only 69 Universities in 16 Nations Able to Claim this Honor
Topeka, Kan. – Eight Washburn University students have been chosen as 2019 Millennium Fellows from more than 7,000 applicants worldwide. Millennium Fellows are undergraduate students who illustrate exemplary leadership on sustainable development-related projects that advance the U.N. Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in their respective communities. These students are selected by the Millennium Campus Network (MCN) and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) annually as part of their joint...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
