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BILCO’S Michael Toohey Named General Manager

August 31, 2017 - in News, People

NEW HAVEN, CT – The BILCO Company, a subsidiary of AmesburyTruth™, has announced that Michael Toohey has been named General Manager of the company.  Toohey will now oversee all sales and marketing, operations and engineering for BILCO’s architectural…

Fluor-led Joint Venture Breaks Ground on Maryland Purple Line

August 31, 2017 - in News, Projects, Transportation

IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Purple Line Transit Partners joint venture team, comprised of Fluor, Meridiam…

FAA’s Hurricane Harvey Update

August 31, 2017 - in Featured, News, Stormwater, Water

The Federal Aviation Administration has continued to handle emergency and relief operations at a number of airports in the Hurricane Harvey…

Thomas Spearing Named National Transit PM/CM Practice Leader of HNTB

August 31, 2017 - in News, People

PHILADELPHIA – Thomas J. Spearing, III, has been named national transit program management/construction management practice leader of HNTB Corporation. Spearing joined HNTB in 2016 as New York office leader and senior vice president. In this newly created…

AQUAOSO Accepted by Valley Ventures Accelerator Program Water Management Platform to Strengthen Agricultural Capabilities

August 31, 2017 - in Water

GRANITE BAY, Calif. - AQUAOSO™, an early-stage water management and trading platform that helps customers manage, identify, buy and sell water rights, was recently accepted by Valley Ventures, a BlueTechValley Accelerator. Their program is dedicated to the…

Cortec MCI-309 Protects Post-Tension Strands During Construction of New St. Croix River Crossing

August 31, 2017 - in Bridges, Transportation

The St. Croix Crossing, dedicated August 2nd, 2017, is a significant new structure connecting Oak Park Heights, Minnesota, with St. Joseph, Wisconsin. The new bridge is expected to promote regional economic development and reduce congestion by replacing the…

Decentralized Waste and Wastewater Technologies Provide Sustainable, Cost-Effective and Low-Maintenance Solutions

August 31, 2017 - in Wastewater, Water

London – Stringent government standards for effluent, a population boom, growing industrialization in isolated locations, and excessive volumes of waste and wastewater generation have highlighted the need for sustainable, reliable, and cost-effective wastewater…

$397 Million Adelaide Convention Centre Revamp Complete

August 31, 2017 - in Buildings, News, Projects

The $397 million redevelopment of Australia’s first convention centre has been completed a month out from a major international conference. The centrepiece of the Adelaide Convention Centre revamp is a state-of-the-art 3000sq m Plenary Hall. With a 3500-seat…

Self-Consolidating Concrete for Cast-in-Place Bridge Components

August 31, 2017 - in Buildings, Structural components

The latest of TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Ready Results explores how NCHRP Report 819: Self-Consolidating Concrete for Cast-in-Place Bridge Components developed guidelines for using self-consolidating concrete (SCC) in cast-in-place…

High-Speed Amtrak Service from Chicago to St. Louis Will Shave Hour Off Trip

August 31, 2017 - in Transit, Transportation

High-speed Amtrak rail trains powered by new locomotives should start whizzing between Chicago and St. Louis sometime in 2018, officials said Monday. The trains will travel at top speeds of 110 mph, which doesn't match the 200-plus mph levels of trains in…