Mark Grossenbacher Joins HNTB’s St. Louis Office as Practice Leader
Civil engineer provides transportation agencies with technical and project management excellence LOUIS – Mark Grossenbacher, PE, joined HNTB Corporation’s St. Louis office as practice leader. He is responsible for helping the firm deliver complex infrastructure solutions to transportation clients throughout the region. Grossenbacher moved to St. Louis from HNTB’s Arlington, Virginia, office where he served as senior project manager and client service leader. There he provided day-to...
Gannett Fleming Names Hattarki West Region Facilities Business Line Leader
(Los Angeles, Ca.)- Rebecca Hattarki, AIA, LEEP AP BD+C, joins Gannett Fleming as the new West Region Facilities Business Line leader. In this role, Hattarki will oversee the business strategy and planning, project delivery, and operational growth of Gannett Fleming’s facilities practice across the western U.S. Hattarki’s most notable programming, design, and construction projects include: the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center with more than 500 inpatient beds serving the most critically ill...
University of Michigan Students Win National Transportation Technology Competition
The winning team of the second annual Transportation Technology Tournament. L-R: Alex Sundt, Xiaotong Sun, and Yan Zhoa. Photo: National Operations Center of Excellence Fast facts: - A student team from the University of Michigan won the second annual Transportation Technology Tournament. - The students presented a solution designed to reduce congestion on I-75 and I-696 in Metro Detroit. - The tournament took place during the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Annual Meet...
Zachman Named Corporate Business Development Director
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Drawn by Gannett Fleming’s innovative and inclusive culture, Shawna Zachman has joined the firm as its first corporate business development director. “Shawna has a proven track record in setting successful pursuit strategy while also exemplifying a commitment to employee mentoring,” said Paul Nowicki, PE, president and COO. “Gannett Fleming employees are the key to our success, so we look for dynamic leaders like Shawna who are committed to their development as a critical co...
R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc. Appoints Todd Smith Executive Vice President
Todd Smith, newly appointed R&R Executive Vice President Denver, CO - R&R Engineers - Surveyors, Inc., one of Denver's leading land surveying and civil engineering firms operating primarily in the Rocky Mountain Region, announces the appointment of Todd Smith, PhD, P.E., LEED-AP, as executive vice president. The leadership role is effective immediately. A Registered Professional Engineer, LEED-AP and 2019 Ph.D (Risk Management through Leadership) with 30-plus years in multi-state d...
Leading National Highway Contractors Challenge Peers to Take Safety Certification Exam
WASHINGTON)—Three major transportation construction contractors are calling on their industry peers to commit at least 25 employees annually to earn the Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™ (SCTPP) credential before the end of 2019, in 2020, and beyond. American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Chairman Bob Alger, chairman of The Lane Construction Corporation; Ross Myers, chairman and CEO of Allan Myers, and David Walls, president and CEO of Austin...
Brown and Caldwell Welcomes Dan Augusti to Growing Integrated Project Delivery Team
WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Brown and Caldwell, a leading environmental engineering and construction firm, today announced the expansion of its integrated project delivery team as Dan Augusti joins the firm as senior director, client services. With an engineering and construction background spanning over 20 years, Augusti is a highly-skilled leader in water and wastewater facility design-build, pipeline and force main construction, value engineering, project controls, scheduling, and estimation. H...
Internationally Acclaimed Architect Alejandro Aravena is the 2019 Recipient of the ULI J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development
WASHINGTON - Internationally acclaimed architect Alejandro Aravena, whose rise to prominence stemmed from his ability to synthesize design challenges into solutions that channel people’s capacity to create vibrant communities, has been named the 2019 recipient of the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) J.C. Nichols Prize for Visionaries in Urban Development. The Nichols Prize honors the legacy of Kansas City, Missouri, developer J.C. Nichols, a founding ULI member considered to be one of America’s m...
Michael Baker International Welcomes Nicolaas Veraart, AICP, ASLA, ENV SP, as Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead for its Growing Planning Practice
New York City – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, announced today that Nicolaas Veraart, AICP, ASLA, ENV SP, has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead – Planning. In this role, Mr. Veraart will engage with a diverse client base and work closely with the firm’s Planning staff and other disciplines across the country to deliver integrated and innovative solutions that are sustainable, resilient and inclusive...
AASHTO Taps FHWA’s Hendrickson as its Deputy Director
WASHINGTON – The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials today announced that Brandye Hendrickson, the Federal Highway Administration’s deputy administrator, is joining the organization as its new deputy director. Hendrickson, who was appointed to the FHWA deputy administrator position in July 2017, also served as the FHWA’s acting administrator in 2017 and 2018. “I am thrilled that someone with Brandye’s experience and leadership ability is joining the AASHTO te...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
