Tennessee Contractor Steve Wright Receives ARTBA's Highest Honor
WASHINGTON - Steve Wright, president of Charleston, Tennessee-based Wright Brothers Construction Company, is the sole recipient of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) highest honor—the “ARTBA Award.” It was presented to Wright May 17 during the association’s Federal Issues Program held in the Nation’s Capital. Established in 1960, the “ARTBA Award” recognizes individuals for outstanding contributions that have advanced the broad goals of the association. Over th...
AASHTO President Names Five to Lead New Committees
As part of the sweeping overhaul of the association's committee structure that the AASHTO Board of Directors voted last November to adopt, President David Bernhardt has appointed five more officials from state departments of transportation to leadership positions in newly formed committees. The board in its reorganization plan chose to form two new panels to replace what until now were the Standing Committee on Finance and Administration and its Subcommittee on Transportation Finance Policy....
North Dakota Governor Taps NDDOT’s Ron Henke as Interim Director With Levi Retiring from CEO Post
North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum announced May 5 that Department of Transportation Director Grant Levi is retiring, effective at the end of May, and the governor has named Ron Henke to serve as interim director. Henke currently serves as NDDOT's deputy director for engineering. He joined the department in 1990. He also serves on the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials' Standing Committee on Highways. The announcement said the search for a new director was starti...
HNTB Executive Paul Yarossi named ARTBA Foundation Chairman
WASHINGTON - HNTB Executive Vice President Paul Yarossi, P.E., has been named chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) Board of Trustees. The announcement was made May 17 during the association’s Federal Issues Program in the Nation’s Capital. Yarossi has been a volunteer ARTBA leader for nearly two decades, serving as 2011 chairman and as ARTBA-TDF vice chair since June 2014. His other ARTBA posts have included: sen...
Mark Trimble Named AISC Vice President of Certification
(Chicago, IL) - Mark W. Trimble, PE, has joined the American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) as its new vice president of certification. He’ll be managing the AISC Certification Program, which certifies more than 1,400 fabricators, erectors, and manufacturers of buildings, bridges, bridge components and hydraulic structures. Previously, Trimble was a vice president at Huntington Steel & Supply Company, an AISC member and certified fabricator. A graduate of the University of Kentucky, h...
AECOM Announces New Leadership Roles Within its Mid-Atlantic Region Water Practice
LOS ANGELES (May 15, 2017) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announces the appointments of Daven Oswalt and Paul Delphos in new leadership roles within its Mid-Atlantic Region water practice. Mr. Oswalt will serve as the regional business leader for the company’s water practice in the Washington metropolitan area, including Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C., which includes more than 2,000 employees across 15 offices. Reporting to Mr. Oswalt, Mr. Delphos will...
Michael Baker International Promotes Jeff Clevenger, P.E., to Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead, Design-Build
Pittsburgh, Pa. – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Jeff Clevenger, P.E., has been promoted to Senior Vice President and National Practice Lead, Design-Build. In this role, he will spearhead the firm’s design-build operations and guide the application of Michael Baker’s full continuum of services nationwide. Based in Michael Baker’s Denver office, Mr. Clevenger brings more than 30 years of experience in des...
NARUC Congratulates President Powelson on FERC Nomination
WASHINGTON—National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners Executive Director Greg White issued the following statement after the White House nominated NARUC President Robert F. Powelson of Pennsylvania to become a member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission: “On behalf of the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners and its members, I am pleased to congratulate President Robert Powelson on his nomination to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. President P...
Todd Childress Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager in Hampton Roads
ARLINGTON, Va. – Todd Childress, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as senior project manager, based in the firm’s growing Hampton Roads office. His responsibilities include program management, business development, technical quality oversight and project delivery. He will closely collaborate with transportation agencies in the region to help deliver mobility solutions. Childress has 20 years of experience spanning multiple engineering disciplines. “Todd has a comprehensive understanding of Virginia...
HNTB Names Keith Hinkebein as Central Division President
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keith Hinkebein, PE, has assumed the duties of Central Division president for HNTB Corporation, overseeing more than 500 employees in 15 locations across 11 states. Hinkebein has served in a variety of leadership roles in his 24 years with HNTB, most recently as chief sales officer leading a team focused on large-scale project pursuits across the country. Other leadership roles within the firm include Great Lakes Division president, chief operations officer, corporate chief...
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