Trimble to Acquire Viewpoint to Create the Industry’s Most Complete Construction Management Solution
SUNNYVALE, Calif.—Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire privately-held Viewpoint from Bain Capital in an all-cash transaction valued at $1.2 billion. Viewpoint is highly complementary to Trimble’s e-Builder business, and will extend Trimble's ability to provide more complete and integrated project, jobsite and business workflows across the construction lifecycle. Viewpoint is a leading provider of scalable construction management software...
Contribution of Steel Casing to Single Shaft Foundation Structural Resistance
TRB's National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Research Report 872: Contribution of Steel Casing to Single Shaft Foundation Structural Resistance proposes revisions to bridge design specifications based on comprehensive analytical and testing programs for investigating the effects of steel casing. Bridges are often constructed with a single enlarged shaft foundation supporting a column. In many cases, the shaft foundation is constructed with a permanent steel casing. The combination...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $84 Million Funding Opportunity for Technologically Advanced Transit Buses
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity for its grantees to apply for up to $84.45 million in competitive grant funds through FTA’s Low or No Emission (Low-No) Bus Program. The Low-No Program supports projects sponsored by local transit agencies to bring advanced, American-made bus technologies such as battery electric power and hydrogen fuel cells into service nationwide. "One of Secretary Chao’s priorities is...
Stantec’s Design of Sacramento River Joint Intake and Fish Screen Facility Earns Outstanding Water/Wastewater Project Award in California
Sacramento, CA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Global design firm Stantec’s work on the Sacramento River Joint Intake and Fish Screen Facility was recently named the Outstanding Water/Wastewater Treatment Project of the year by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Sacramento Section. The intake/fish screen facility protects young salmon and endangered native fish, while providing irrigation for 15,000 acres of cropland and a more reliable water supply for the cities of Davis and Woodland. The...
Sulzer Offers MIXPAC MixCoat Cartridge-Based 2-Component Dispensing System for Mining Applications
Sulzer Mixpac USA, Inc., the leading innovator of 2-component adhesive dispensing systems, offers the MIXPAC™ MixCoat™ cartridge-based system for a variety of mining applications, including applying abrasion-resistant coatings on pipes and transportation equipment, bores, walkways, and conveyor equipment. The MIXPAC™ MixCoat™ Spray model used for mining operations is a portable pneumatic dispense system designed for small volume applications, touch-up, and repairs. It is a great choice for di...
Trimble Acquires the Assets of FabSuite to Expand its Steel Fabrication Software Portfolio
SUNNYVALE, Calif.– Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that it has acquired the assets of Williamsburg, Virginia-based FabSuite, LLC, North America’s leading supplier of Management Information System (MIS) solutions for steel fabrication. With the acquisition of FabSuite software, Trimble’s portfolio now includes the complete structural steel workflow for planning, managing, designing, modeling and automating the fabrication processes to maximize constructability. Financial terms were not dis...
Michael Baker International Appoints Ralph B. Hennessy to Lead Aviation Services Group in Louisiana
Baton Rouge, Louisiana (April 24, 2018) – Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Ralph B. Hennessy, C.M., will join the firm as the Aviation Services Group Lead for the state of Louisiana. Based in Michael Baker’s Baton Rouge office, Mr. Hennessy will be a strategic partner for the firm’s Louisiana-based aviation clients and utilize his expertise to help secure funding for capital improvement projects. He also will be r...
U.S. Department of Transportation Launches BUILD Transportation Program, Announces $1.5 Billion Notice of Funding Opportunity
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) today published a Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) to apply for $1.5 billion in discretionary grant funding through the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program. BUILD Transportation grants replace the pre-existing Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. As the Administration looks to enhance America’s infrastructure, FY 2018 BUILD...
New Geopolitics: Commission on the Global Consequences of Renewable Energy Transformation
Berlin, Germany – Global leaders from across the spheres of energy, foreign policy, trade, development and business have been announced as members of the newly formed Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation. The Commission was launched in January during the Assembly of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and its work is supported by the governments of Germany, Norway and the United Arab Emirates. The former President of Iceland, Olafur Grimsson will lead t...
50 Bay Area Student Leaders to Unveil Over 20 Design Solutions that Tackle the Threat of Climate Change and Growing Inequities
Berkeley, Calif — The first-ever Y-PLAN Youth Challenge Regional Summit will be held on Wednesday, April 25th and will feature over 50 students representing over 800 of their classmates from East Palo Alto, Richmond, San Francisco, Oakland, and San Rafael as they present and discuss design solutions that tackle the local impacts of climate change. This summit is the continuation of a youth-led movement to reimagine communities in the Bay Area to be stronger and safer by solving complex urban pla...
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