Blue Star Integrative Studio Announces New Leadership
Tulsa, OK – Blue Star Integrative Studio (Blue Star), the Tulsa-based architecture and interior design consulting firm, recently hired Michal Biery, AIA, NCARB, to serve as firm President. In addition, J. Kyle Casper recently joined the firm as Design Director. Together, Biery and Casper will lead Blue Star into a new era of investment and growth in serving public, private, and Indigenous clients. Biery is a seasoned architect and business leader, having held leadership roles at several arch...
WSP USA’s Todd Semonite Honored for National Security Leadership
Retired USACE commanding general recognized by the Society of American Military Engineers with Golden Eagle Award in recognition of his significant contributions to national security. SAN ANTONIO — Retired Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, former Chief of Engineers and Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), is the recipient of the Society of American Military Engineers (SAME) 2023 Golden Eagle Award for National Security. SAME presented the prestigious award on May 4...
Matern Professional Engineering Promotes Daniel Durrance to Senior Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer
Matern Professional Engineering is pleased to announce the promotion of Daniel Durrance to Senior Project Manager and Mechanical Engineer. In this role, Durrance oversees the company’s Commercial Mechanical Department, where he leads a team of engineers who work in commercial mechanical, plumbing, fire protection, and HVAC disciplines. Durrance is approaching a decade of experience managing project costs, developing CAD drawings, leading design teams, troubleshooting mechanical issues, marketing...
MTM Transit Welcomes Regional Vice President Leslie Stone
LAKE SAINT LOUIS, Mo. - As MTM Transit continually strives to ensure its nationwide operations flourish through exceptional leadership and hands-on management, it is excited to announce the newest addition to its leadership team: Regional Vice President Leslie Stone. Leslie oversees MTM Transit's paratransit, fixed route, and special needs transportation services in Colorado and Arizona, working with clients and local management teams to increase service efficiency, ensure contractual compliance...
Scholarship Created in Memory of Utility Chief Engineer
Image- Eric Shaffer Municipal Advisory Board Honors Member Eric Shaffer of Duluth and His Contributions - Honorarium Covers MAB HDPE Pipe Training Tuition - IRVING, Texas – May 8, 2023 – The Municipal Advisory Board (MAB) today announced the creation of a scholarship program in the name of Eric Shaffer, chief engineer at City of Duluth, Minnesota. A nationally recognized expert on high-density polyethylene (HDPE) pipe for potable water and wastewater systems, Shaffer was a lo...
Soon-to-be S&T graduate Krysta Swartz plans to impact society with structural designs
Krysta Swartz, shown here working on S&T’s steel bridge, recently led the Steel Bridge Design Team to its fifth regional championship. Photo by Michael Pierce/Missouri S&T. ROLLA, Mo. – Three years ago, Krysta Swartz, of Caseyville, Illinois, graduated from high school and earned an associate degree from her local community college at the same time. Now, she is preparing to walk across the commencement stage again — this time with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Missouri U...
Hexagon's latest WGIC appointments highlight commitment to diversity and sustainability
Hexagon’s appointments of executives Eva Carranza and Adina Gillespie to the WGIC board, reinforce the company’s dedication to promote diversity and sustainability in the geospatial industry. (Heerbrugg) The World Geospatial Industry Council (WGIC) and Hexagon's Geosystems division today announced that Eva Carranza, Head of Sustainability at Hexagon, will serve as WGIC Patron and that Adina Gillespie, VP Strategic Initiatives for Geospatial Content Solutions at Hexagon’s Geosystems division,...
Bentley Systems Announces Two Colleagues Become Fellows with Professional Engineering Associations in the U.K.
Joe Rice-Jones (left), Strategic Account Director, and Mark Coates, International Director of Public Policy and Advocacy, with Bentley Systems at the Institution of Civil Engineers. Image courtesy of Bentley Systems. EXTON, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (Nasdaq: BSY), the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced that two of its colleagues have qualified as Fellows with highly regarded professional associations. Mark Coates, International Director of Public Po...
DIGroup Architecture’s Swarupa Samant, AIA, Named among “Women of Achievement” by Professional Women in Construction – New Jersey
Firm Principal to be honored at Liberty House in Jersey City on May 17th along with Three Co-Honorees New Brunswick, N.J. / Philadelphia, Pa. – The Professional Women in Construction – New Jersey Chapter (PWC-NJ) has named Swarupa Samant, AIA, principal at DIGroup Architecture, as one of its 2023 Women of Achievement. Presented annually, the award recognizes individuals who have realized significant success in the architecture, engineering and construction-related sectors. According t...
ACI Foundation Announces New Trustees and Re-election of the Chair of Trustees
The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce new Trustees and re-election of an existing Trustee to its Board. The Trustees re-elected the Chair of Trustees— Jeffrey Coleman and elected new Trustee— Brett McMahon. New ACI Vice President, Maria Juenger, also joins the Trustees as part of her new role. The ACI Foundation is honored to have these outstanding individuals continue the work of the ACI Foundation. They join Khaled Awad, Ronald Burg, Robert Frosch, Keith Kesner, Michael Paul, and William R...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
TriMet’s Banfield Type 1 Substation Replacement Project
February Issue 2026
