MPEA Issues Once-In-A-Lifetime RFI for Re-Imagination of Lakeside Center
Request for Information will gather ideas to revitalize the iconic Lakeside Center and provide an attractive new revenue generator for MPEA, the City of Chicago, and the State of Illinois CHICAGO — The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority (MPEA) today issued a Request for Information (RFI) for potential redevelopment of all or part of Lakeside Center, the east building of McCormick Place, North America’s largest convention center. “It is an exciting time not just for MPEA, but f...
Skanska signs additional contract to expand hospital in Portland, Oregon, USA for USD 63M, about SEK 620M
Skanska signed a contract amendment with Oregon Health & Science University for its Hospital Expansion Project in Portland, Oregon, USA. The contract amendment is worth USD 63M, about SEK 620M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2022. The contract includes early site and foundation work and long lead equipment procurement. Construction is underway and completion for work under the amendment is scheduled for the end of June 2023. Work on the OHSU Hospital Exp...
Johnson Service Group Live Data Centre Upgrade Completed by Secure I.T. Environments
Chris Wellfair, Projects Director Air Handling Unit, UPS and battery cabinet upgrade completed for live data centre originally built by Secure I.T. Environments in 2009. London, UK – Secure I.T. Environments Ltd, one of the UK’s leading design and build companies for modular, containerised and micro data centres, has today announced the completion of a two-phase data centre upgrade project for Johnson Service Group, the UK provider of textile rental and linen services to the hotel, ca...
Idrica, a key partner in the digital transformation of the Smart City of Valencia
Playing a part in the digital transformation of cities. This is the approach Idrica applies in the management of the Smart City of Valencia's (Spain) Technical Office, deploying its know-how and experience of digital transformation. Idrica, an international company based in Valencia (Spain), with extensive experience of digital transformation processes in smart cities, manages the Smart City of Valencia's recently re-organized Technical Office. Specifically, Idrica adds its organiz...
Friant-Kern Canal capacity-restoration project breaks ground
Stantec-designed canal improvement project in Central California will restore critical water supplies TULARE COUNTY, CA -NYSE, TSX: STN: The Bureau of Reclamation, Friant Water Authority, and California Department of Water Resources broke ground earlier this year on a $177 million construction project to restore capacity in a 10-mile portion of the Friant-Kern Canal in Central California. Global design firm Stantec is assisting the agencies on the critically needed multiphase Friant-Kern...
City of Galveston fortifies flood protection network, selecting Stantec for South Shore Drainage project design
$55 million infrastructure improvement project will increase existing storm drainage system capacity to enhance community resiliency and protect critical evacuation routes The City of Galveston has selected Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, to lead design of the South Shore Drainage project. The $55 million project represents a critical component in the city’s rising coastal protection strategy to protect residents, businesses, key evacuation routes, and vital reso...
Construction begins on I-69 Ohio River Crossing Section 1 in Kentucky
The project is the first step in connecting the I-69 corridor and improving connectivity for the region LOUISVILLE, KY (August 2, 2022) TSX, NYSE:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec and design-build partner Ragle, Inc. have begun construction on the I-69 Ohio River Crossing (ORX) Section 1 in western Kentucky. Initiation of the project construction phase was celebrated at a groundbreaking ceremony with elected officials, Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) personnel, Federal High...
GeoSLAM tech deployed on large-scale urbanisation project
GeoSLAM's Draw software in action, mapping out the dimensions of the aerial survey data collected. GeoSLAM’s handheld LiDAR technology has been utilised to document informal settlements in one of India’s largest cities, Bengaluru, as part of a large-scale urbanisation project. With new phases of urbanisation and expansion of the city limits planned by the Bengaluru local government, geospatial mapping services company, Nakshatech, surveyed the area and digitally mapped the informal s...
EW Howell Construction Group Completes New Projects for Village Community School and Harlem Academy, Two Prominent Manhattan K-8 Private Schools
(Plainview, N.Y. – July 25, 2022) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, announces the completion of expansion and renovation work at two prominent private schools in Manhattan. The builder served as General Contractor for constructing a new, 30,000-SF home for Harlem Academy at 655 St. Nicholas Avenue and also led the expansion of Village Community School at 272 W. 10th Street. EW Howell served as general contractor for the construction of a new, five-story, 30...
HDR-Moffatt & Nichol Joint Venture Selected to Develop Rehabilitation Plan of Seawalls Protecting National Parks and Memorials in Washington, D.C.
OMAHA, Neb. — The National Park Service has selected a joint venture team of HDR and Moffatt & Nichol to repair, rehabilitate, and reconstruct several failing seawalls in the National Capital Area. The multi-year program will address waterfront improvements in National Parks throughout the Washington, D.C. area. The joint venture team will start work under an initial task order of $5.7 million to begin the planning and compliance process. The program includes the rehabilitation of historic se...
Stormwater Interview with Robert Page, P.E., Vice President, HNTB
Santa Barbara County North Branch Jail Expansion
February Issue 2026
