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Awardees Announced for USDOT’s SBIR FY17.1 Solicitation

March 29, 2017 - in Awards

America’s small businesses continue to help the U.S. Department of Transportation (US DOT) address some of the nation’s biggest transportation challenges through the Department’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program. On March 20, the US…

Skoll Foundation Announces 2017 Awards for Social Entrepreneurship

March 28, 2017 - in Awards, Events, Featured

PALO ALTO, California — Kicking off next week’s 14th Annual Skoll World Forum, the Skoll Foundation announced the four recipients of the 2017 Skoll…

Oldcastle Precast Earns Top Safety Awards from National Precast Concrete Association

March 24, 2017 - in Awards, Buildings, Events

LITTLETON, Colo. – Oldcastle Precast plants based in Newnan, Ga. and Concord, N.C. received Safety Hall of Fame Awards from the National Precast Concrete…

World’s Smartest Cities Turn Attention to Adelaide

March 23, 2017 - in Events

SOME of the world’s most influential smart tech innovators will converge on Adelaide to develop key strategies and strengthen inter-city collaborations. The second annual Australian Smart Communities Conference (ASCC) will take place in South Australia’s…

USDOT Names Small Business Innovation Research Program Awards Recipients

March 23, 2017 - in Awards, Events

Washington – The U.S. Department of Transportation announced today that fourteen (14) U.S. Small Businesses will receive a total of $1,958,373.00 in Small Business Innovative Research Program (SBIR) awards.  Each year, the SBIR program taps into the power…

Atlas Copco Honors World Water Day

March 22, 2017 - in Drinking water, Events, Water

Stockholm, Sweden, March 22, 2017: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, today honors World Water Day and stresses the immense global need for clean drinking water.   More than 660 million people live without safe water supply…

Stephen McCaffrey, Trailblazer in International Water Law, Wins 2017 Stockholm Water Prize

March 22, 2017 - in Awards, News, People, Water

Stephen McCaffrey, Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of the Pacific, McGeorge School of Law, in Sacramento, California, is the single most respected authority on International Water Law. His work continues to influence scholars, legal practitioners…

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Celebrates Ten Years Volunteering with ACE of Greater Boston Mentorship Program

March 21, 2017 - in Corporate, Events, News

Simpson Gumpertz & Heger (SGH) recently celebrated ten years of partnering with the ACE Mentor Program of America (ACE), having served as a mentor firm since the inception of its Greater Boston chapter. ACE – which stands for architecture, construction,…

UVIG Announces Annual Annual Achievement Awards in Tucson, Arizona

March 20, 2017 - in Awards, Events

Tucson, Ariz. – The Utility Variable-Generation Integration Group, (UVIG), honored a broad group of energy professionals for their contributions and accomplishments for the reliable and economic integration of renewable energy. The honorees are all recipients…

Houses That Are One With the Environment

March 20, 2017 - in Awards, Buildings

Green Builder Media releases the 2016 Green Home of the Year Award winners. These green gems will further the goal of carbon neutral building, making housing a leader in saving the planet. This year’s Green Home of the Year award winners aren’t just projects…