Municipal Advisory Board Celebrates 15 Years
MAB members celebrate the group’s 15th year anniversary at its recent meeting. Group Continues to Expand HDPE Pipe Educational and Technical Programs IRVING, Texas – The Municipal Advisory Board – MAB – is celebrating its crystal anniversary. Formed on May 1, 2008, MAB serves as an independent, non-commercial adviser to the Municipal & Industrial Division of the Plastics Pipe Institute, Inc. (PPI), and is made up of industry experts who volunteer their time and expertise to improve t...
Franklin Electric Announces Promotion of Chase Ellsworth to Business Unit Sales Manager
Fort Wayne, IN – April 2023 – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) is pleased to announce that Chase Ellsworth has been promoted to Business Unit Sales Manager for the Industrial & Engineered Systems business unit. In his new role, Ellsworth will be supporting OEM customers who specialize in clean water and water feature applications. Ellsworth began his career at Franklin Electric while still in college, serving as a customer relations intern. After graduation, he joined Franklin Elect...
Antonio Nanni Elected President of American Concrete Institute
President, vice president, and board members elected FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich.- The American Concrete Institute (ACI) announces its 2023-2024 president, vice president, and four board members. Antonio Nanni has been elected to serve as president of the Institute for 2023-2024, and Maria Juenger has been elected ACI vice president for a two-year term. Additionally, four members have been elected to serve on the ACI Board of Direction, each for three-year terms: Oscar R. Antommattei, Pete...
Globhe Appoints Successful Drone Veteran as New Head of the Board
Stockholm, Sweden - Globhe, the leading drone-based data insights company, announced today the appointment of Jonas Lindqvist as the new Head of the Board. For GLOBHE, the appointment is key in supporting its ever-expanding footprint and market growth. Jonas Lindqvist started a drone-tech company in 2007, which has been used in various Hollywood productions. He also co-founded the reality capture startup, Spotscale. He was the CEO of games studio Fabrication Games, that later sold to King, an...
The ACI Foundation's 2023-2024 Fellowship and Scholarship Recipients
The ACI Foundation is pleased to announce its 2023-2024 fellowship and scholarship recipients. The ACI Foundation is a non-profit subsidiary of ACI that promotes progress, innovation, and collaboration in the concrete industry through strategic investments in ideas, research, and people to create the future of the concrete industry. All Fellowship recipients receive a $10,000 (USD) educational stipend (Falconer fellowship receives $15K); paid travel expenses and attendance fees to two ACI co...
NELSON Worldwide Promotes Jeff Cumpson to Director, Sales Marketing
The experienced professional will oversee Sales Marketing initiatives to support business development and brand reputation PHILADELPHIA — NELSON Worldwide, an award-winning architecture, design and strategy firm, is excited to announce the promotion of Jeff Cumpson to Director, Sales Marketing. By guiding the direction of all sales marketing activity, Jeff will play an important role in cultivating relationships with stakeholders, and create a lasting impact on the firm’s business develo...
NELSON Worldwide Appoints Tyler Rice as Director, Environmental Graphic Design (EGD)
Rice will continue to integrate environmental graphics and branding across all practices. CINCINNATI – Award-winning architecture, design, and strategy firm NELSON Worldwide is excited to announce the advancement of Tyler Rice to Director, Environmental Graphic Design (EGD). Tyler will continue to provide high-level creative guidance from a projects’ inception all the way through to completion. On any given day, he could be kicking off the experience strategy for a new QSR concept, diggi...
Franklin Electric Announces New Leadership Roles within its Groundwater Distribution Organization
Fort Wayne, IN – April 2023 – Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: FELE) is pleased to announce personnel moves and promotions within its Groundwater Distribution organization. The changes will assure the team continues to push its world-class customer service and support offerings to the next level. In-field changes include realigning the organization’s business units into four regions, providing more targeted support. The newly appointed Senior Business Unit Managers in each respective re...
ESIG NAMES JAMES OKULLO DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM PLANNING
Reston, Va. – The Energy Systems Integration Group (ESIG), the leading source of global expertise for energy systems integration and operations, announced today that James Okullo has been named Director of System Planning. He joins ESIG with more than a decade of experience in the power industry. Prior to joining ESIG, Okullo was Manager, Strategic Assessments at the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). In this role, his areas of focus included forward-looking resource adequacy an...
Robert J. Wills is Named Recipient of AISC Lifetime Achievement Award
Photo: Robert J. Wills, P.E. (center) receives the prestigious AISC Lifetime Achievement Award from AISC President Charles Carter (right) and AISC Board of Directors Chairman Steve Knitter. WASHINGTON, DC – American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) Vice President of Construction Robert J. Wills, P.E., was recognized with the prestigious American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) Lifetime Achievement Award at NASCC: The Steel Conference on April 12, 2023 in Charlotte, North Carolina...