AtkinsRéalis awarded engineering design services contract for API manufacturing facility in Singapore
Hong Kong – AtkinsRéalis (TSX: ATRL), a fully integrated professional services and project management company with offices around the world, has been awarded an engineering and design services contract by WuXi STA, a subsidiary of WuXi AppTec, to support the first phase of an active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facility in Singapore. The facility aims to further enable WuXi STA’s global partners to advance healthcare innovations by providing state-of-the-art laboratories and a b...
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Iconic Hemicycle at Houston National Cemetery
(St. Louis, MO, Nov. 1, 2023) Western Specialty Contractors – Houston, TX Branch is proud to have completed restoration of the Houston National Cemetery’s iconic hemicycle monument in time for its 2023 Memorial Day ceremony. The historic cemetery’s focal point and site for all special observances is its horseshoe-shaped hemicycle monument, which also features a chapel, 330-bell carillon tower and speaker’s stand at its center. Houston’s hemicycle is one of only three known hemicycles located...
COWI and Bot Construction Group approach critical stage in cantilever construction of the William Halton Parkway crossing
Ontario, Canada – October 31, 2023: COWI, a leading international engineering consulting group, and heavy civil construction organization, Bot Construction Group, approach a critical stage in the cantilever construction of the William Halton Parkway crossing. The project will see the construction of two new bridges over the Sixteen Mile Creek in Oakville by the Region of Halton as part of the William Halton Parkway extension project. Spanning 280 meters, the bridges will each host two lanes a...
Superior Construction to Complete First-of-its-Kind $72.6M Pedestrian Bridge for the City of Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Superior Construction, an American family-owned infrastructure contractor, was selected by the city of Charleston, South Carolina, to construct a bicycle and pedestrian bridge connecting West Ashley and downtown Charleston. The Ashley River Pedestrian Bridge will be the first cable-stayed movable structure in the country. Its hydraulic swing span components will allow the bridge to open horizontally rather than vertically, improving marine clearance. Funded by the City of...
Memphis District Army Corps of Engineers Awards Fairbanks Morse Defense $31 Million Contract to Refurbish W.G. Huxtable Pumping Station Engines
BELOIT, Wis. – Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD), a portfolio company of Arcline Investment Management (Arcline), has received a $31 million contract from the Memphis District Army Corps of Engineers to refurbish the 10 opposed piston 38D 8 1/8 engines powering the water pumps at the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Station. Located near Marianna, Ark., the W.G. Huxtable Pumping Station was constructed in 1977 with 10 water pumps powered by 10 Fairbanks Morse Defense engines, and it remains one of the largest...
Stantec enters design phase for US$100 million Tampa Bay Water potable water supply project in Hillsborough County
Extensive population growth calls for pipeline expansion in county’s South-Central region EDMONTON, AB, TAMPA, FL (October 19, 2023) TSX, NYSE:STN Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has begun the final design phase of Segment B for the South Hillsborough Pipeline with longtime client Tampa Bay Water. Tampa Bay Water awarded the firm a contract amendment to include final design engineering and construction management at risk support services (CMAR), bringi...
KTGY Designed Townhomes Island View and Waterside at Alameda Marina are Now Open
Today, in partnership with developer Landsea Homes and the city of Alameda, California, KTGY celebrates the grand opening of Island View and Waterside at Alameda Marina. The Alameda Marina master plan, prepared by KTGY, reclaims residential, open and recreational space from commercial waterfront. The development aligns new streets and pedestrian pathways to Alameda’s city grid and extends the Bay Trail through the site. The new townhomes clear the view to the Oakland Estuary, creating an enjoyab...
Western Specialty Contractors Restores Cedar Valley Church Façade in Bloomington, Minnesota
Western crew finishing masonry archway and corner repairs (St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors – Minneapolis Branch has completed a three-month project to restore the façade of Cedar Valley Church in Bloomington, MN. Located at 8600 Bloomington Ave., the Assemblies of God church contracted with Western to perform ongoing façade maintenance to its pre-cast concrete addition and address water infiltration issues at its masonry building. The original brick building was constr...
Global Juice Company Squeezed by Erosion Beneath Factory
Picks U.S. Geotechnical Polyurethane to Save the Day HOUSTON, TX—A global provider of juice concentrates, fruit blends, and purees was getting squeezed. A broken concrete drainage line beneath Prodalim USA’s Ocoee, Florida facility caused erosion under the factory that endangered the line. Prodalim USA talked to a concrete company who referred Slab Fix, an Orlando-based company specializing in concrete repair and rehabilitation.“The acid in the juice runoff and heavy equipment above...
Stantec selected to lead preliminary design for estimated $100 million urban highway removal project in Rochester, New York
Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, was selected by the City of Rochester, New York, to lead preliminary design for the Inner Loop North Transformation Project. The estimated US$100 million project is one of many underway across the country aimed at reconnecting communities divided by the construction of highways in the mid-twentieth century. “For more than six decades, we have partnered with the City of Rochester on an array of projects instrumental in building a...