HNTB Adds Two Infrastructure Experts to Inland Empire Office
ONTARIO, Calif. – HNTB Corporation continues its rapid growth in the Inland Empire by adding two new hires in the firm’s Ontario office. Antoinette Harris-White has joined the team as a document controls specialist III and will be responsible for administering and managing document processes and systems to ensure control and availability. Robert Murphy, a civil engineer, will be working on the San Bernardino County Transportation Authority I-10 corridor project and will be responsible for the i...
Acrow Bridge Announces Two Senior Management Appointments
(Parsippany, New Jersey) – Acrow Bridge, a leading international bridge engineering and supply company, today announced that Mark Joosten has been named President over the Acrow group, in addition to his ongoing role as Chief Operating Officer. At the same time, Paul Sullivan has been named Senior Vice President – International. The changes were announced by Acrow CEO Bill Killeen. Joosten will be based in the company’s Parsippany headquarters and Sullivan in Acrow’s International headquarters...
Michael Baker International Appoints Scott Roux, S.E. (HI), P.E., as National Bridge Practice Lead
Pittsburgh - Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Scott Roux, S.E. (HI), P.E., has joined the firm as Senior Vice President and National Bridge Practice Lead. In this position, he is responsible for implementing Michael Baker’s strategic direction for the bridge practice and will work in collaboration with regional bridge and management teams to ensure solid growth and performance across the national practice. Mr. Rou...
AESP/essense partners survey: More Than Half of Energy Program Management Groups at Utilities Have Unfilled Positions
PHOENIX, AZ – In a recent survey aimed at energy industry professionals and conducted by the Association of Energy Services Professionals (AESP) and Essense Partners, more than half of the respondents reported having open positions – some of which have been open for six months or longer. The number of utility program jobs is increasing steadily across utility companies. On average, energy efficiency program departments have grown 20% in the past five years, according to the survey. The ha...
HNTB’S Nicole Hunter Elected President of Professional Women in Construction, New York chapter
NEW YORK – Nicole Hunter, HNTB project manager in the firm’s New York office, was elected president of the New York chapter of Professional Women in Construction. Hunter is a construction management professional with more than 25 years of experience working on major transportation projects including modernization of the Goethals Bridge, construction of the World Trade Center and East Side Access program in New York City; Skyway-New Bay Bridge in Oakland, California; and Central Artery/Tunnel...
Senate Committee Advances Trombino Nomination to Head FHWA
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted Oct. 25 to send to the full Senate the nomination of former Iowa Department of Transportation Director Paul Trombino to head the Federal Highway Administration. The action clears the way for the Senate to consider confirming him as FHWA administrator, which would make Trombino the first permanent FHWA chief since Greg Nadeau departed at the end of the Obama administration. Currently, Deputy FHWA Administrator Brandye Hendrickson, a form...
D.C. Mayor Bowser Taps Marootian to Be DDOT Director Pending Confirmation
District of Columbia Mayor Muriel Bowser this month appointed Jeff Marootian as acting director of the District Department of Transportation, which puts him in line to be the agency's permanent director upon confirmation by the City Council. Bowser earlier named Marootian as DDOT's interim director upon the Aug. 11 departure of former Director Leif Dormsjo, who left to take a private-sector job. Marootian had been the department's deputy director since he joined DDOT in March, after workin...
CH2M's Dale Sands elected Chair of ARISE-US, the United Nations Private Sector Initiative to Create Risk Resilient Societies
DENVER - CH2M's Dale Sands, senior vice president and global practice director for the private sector, was elected Chairperson for ARISE-US on October 13, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. ARISE was launched by the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction to create greater understanding of disaster risk in the business community, safeguard future investments and reduce economic losses from disasters. The UN ARISE network has global membership of more than 140 leading corporations ac...
Brendan Cassels Wins 2017 RTSA Young Rail Engineer Award
Arup’s Brendan Cassels has been recognised with the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) 2017 Young Rail Engineer award, which recognises excellence and involvement in railway engineering. A chartered engineer and RPEQ, Brendan’s first major project upon joining Arup in 2010 was the successful first stage of Gold Coast light rail where he was responsible for leading the innovative trackform design for the 12.5km of dual light rail tracks. He has since gone on to gain experien...
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Kevin Rogers to Branch Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Kevin Rogers of Deer Park, IL to Branch Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch. Rogers, who started with Western in 2013, previously held the position of Sales/Project Manager at the branch. Rogers brings 37+ years of exterior building restoration experience and has a successful record of managing many multi-million dollar projects during his career. "He has been involved in numerous, highly sophisticated masonry, waterproofing and co...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
