Murphy Administration Announces $1 Million in Bikeway Grants to Improve Quality of Life Without Burdening Local Property Taxes
(Trenton) -The Murphy Administration today announced Local Aid grants totaling $1 million to help five municipalities advance Bikeway projects that will improve quality of life without burdening local property tax payers. “The Department of Transportation does much more than just maintain roads and bridges,” NJDOT Acting Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “Our Local Aid grants support a variety projects, including the Bikeway Program, which improve our communities and the quality o...
NCDOT Awards Nearly $2 Million for Traffic Operations Center Communications
WILMINGTON – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.9 million contract to route cable and conduit along Interstate 140, from its U.S. 17 Business interchange in Brunswick County to the traffic operations center on Barbados Boulevard in Castle Hayne. The contract awarded to Fulcher Electric of Fayetteville will include a fiber-optic cable, which will enable traffic engineers to better monitor and report real-time travel conditions on I-140. Work is scheduled to begin as soon...
SEAOI 2018 Special Award Winners Announced
The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 SEAOI Special Awards, which will be given at the Annual Awards Banquet, held on June 9, 2018 at the Museum of Broadcast Communications in Chicago, IL. This annual event honors several individuals for their contributions to, and efforts on behalf of, the structural engineering community. John F. Parmer Award recipient – Kenneth D. Price, PE, SE, PEng. Vice President – Manager Complex...
Corrosion-Resistant, Maintenance Free FRP Products To Play Key Role In Rebuilding The Nation’s Infrastructure
DAYTON, Ohio: No matter where you look, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is scrambling to fix what is broken. According to the American Automobile Association (AAA), pothole damages alone cost U.S. motorists a total of $3 billion per year. But there is one product that isn’t on crews’ maintenance ‘to-do’ lists. Corrosion-resistant, maintenance-free Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites offer an attractive choice for infrastructure applications ranging from bridges and bridge decks to r...
Renewable Energy Jobs Reach 10.3 Million Worldwide in 2017
Abu Dhabi, UAE — The renewable energy industry created more than 500,000 new jobs globally in 2017, a 5.3 per cent increase from 2016, according to the latest figures released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). According to the fifth edition of Renewable Energy and Jobs – Annual Review, launched at IRENA’s 15th Council in Abu Dhabi today, the total number of people employed in the sector (including large hydropower) now stands at 10.3 million globally, surpassing the 10 millio...
HDR Promotes Jason Mikkelsen to Managing Principal of Phoenix Studio
Jason Mikkelsen, PE, LEED AP, ENV SP, has been promoted to managing principal of HDR’s Phoenix architecture studio. He will lead a staff of 38 architects and engineers, and help further develop the firm’s presence in the Phoenix market. With HDR for the past seven years overseeing Phoenix’s downtown location and managing the cross-sector facilities design center, he will continue to be responsible for leading multiple teams to provide outstanding client service, build excellent relationships...
Fleet Advantage Unveils Report Addressing Impact of Latest Tax & Accounting Changes on Truck Procurement
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Fleet Advantage, a leading innovator in truck fleet business analytics, equipment financing, and lifecycle cost management announced today it has made public a new report titled: IMPACT OF LATEST TAX AND ACCOUNTING CHANGES ON EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. The report illustrates key business provisions and practical implications of the updates and how they affect Class-8 truck procurement and the lease vs. buy decision. Entering 2018, private fleets and f...
Teleste’s New Repair Centre in Poland Takes its Professional Services Closer to European Public Transport Operators and Rolling Stock Manufacturers
Turku, Finland – Teleste Corporation announces the opening of the company’s new repair centre in Warsaw, Poland. Since January 2018, the centre has been providing repair and spare part services to support its customers in the European public transport market. The expansion of the service activities underpins the growing importance of dedicated, value added services in the dynamic transport market that takes care of hundreds of billions of passenger-kilometres travelled annually. “With public...
AISC VP John Cross Receives Leadership Achievement Award
John Cross, PE, LEED AP, AISC vice president of special projects, received the SMDI Industry Leadership Award for steel industry partners and customers from the Steel Market Development Institute on May 1. Cross was recognized for his contributions and expertise in building information modeling (BIM), construction economics and sustainability. Upon receiving the award, Cross credited his accomplishments as a team effort. “It is an award that recognizes the impact and effectiveness that a...
Western Specialty Contractors Presents SIUE Construction Management Major Joel Sipe with Scholarship
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors recently presented Joel Sipe, a sophomore and Construction Management major at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE), with a scholarship. Western provides the SIUE School of Engineering’s Department of Construction with a scholarship annually. The awarding criteria and recipient of the scholarship is determined by Department of Construction faculty. Western Human Resources Director Maria Traina and Region Manager Jim Rechtin, Jr. prese...
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