FHWA Awards More than $15 Million to Six States for Exploring New Ways to Pay for Highways
WASHINGTON – The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced $15.5 million in Surface Transportation System Funding Alternatives (STSFA) grants to six states that are exploring new ways to fund highway and bridge projects. Alternatives to conventional financing are seen as imperative, FHWA officials said, due to the Highway Trust Fund’s gradual inability to keep pace with increasing construction and repair costs nationwide. “To ensure the U.S. road system is the best in the world, w...
Western Specialty Contractors Promotes Kevin Rogers to Branch Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch
(St. Louis, MO) Western Specialty Contractors has promoted Kevin Rogers of Deer Park, IL to Branch Manager of its Chicago Facades Branch. Rogers, who started with Western in 2013, previously held the position of Sales/Project Manager at the branch. Rogers brings 37+ years of exterior building restoration experience and has a successful record of managing many multi-million dollar projects during his career. "He has been involved in numerous, highly sophisticated masonry, waterproofing and...
HNTB’s Diana Mendes Named Chair of APTA Legislative Committee and Member of APTA’s Executive Committee
ARLINGTON, Va. – Diana Mendes, AICP, HNTB Corporation Mid-Atlantic Division president, transit/rail practice leader and senior vice president, has been named chair of the American Public Transportation Association Legislative Committee and appointed to APTA’s Executive Committee. The 2017-2018 slate of officers was voted on during the APTA Annual Meeting in Atlanta on October 7. “HNTB has a long and successful history with APTA. I am honored to be elected by APTA’s diverse membership to suppo...
Autodesk Publishes Civil Infrastructure Industry Foresight
As the global population increases and a demographic shift sends more people to urban areas, so too will the demand for adequate and more resilient infrastructure, including clean water and utility infrastructure, transportation, and other critical assets supporting life and the movement of people and goods. Globally we face a $57 trillion infrastructure challenge, which can be overcome through improved design, construction, operations and maintenance of our civil infrastructure assets. ...
Education Construction Starts Could Soon Accelerate
Current market conditions suggest that the reluctant recovery in education construction could be poised to accelerate. Numerous bond passages over the last several years have secured billions of dollars for school construction projects and, after years of neglect in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the need for new school facilities and modernization for existing buildings remains agonizingly high. So far, however, the recovery in education construction has struggled to take hold. After pea...
Construction Begins on New Hospital in Central Nebraska
Grand Island, Nebraska, community members declared their broad support of the new Grand Island Regional Hospital last week with approximately 250 people attending the groundbreaking ceremony. The 64-bed hospital, which is being designed by HDR, represents a culmination of years of planning to create a facility that focuses on the community and the healthcare needs of the region. The new four-story, 174,000-square-foot full-service community hospital is about caring for patients, supporting th...
BSC Companies, Inc. Names Sean P. O’Brien, PE as Chief Executive Officer
Boston, MA – Sean P. O’Brien, PE, is named Chief Executive Officer of BSC Companies, Inc., a leading engineering, planning, science, and custom software solutions firm comprised of BSC Group, Inc. and Geonetics, Inc. O’Brien succeeds current CEO David N. Hayes, PE, LEED AP who remains President of BSC Companies until his retirement in 2018. Reporting to the firm’s Board of Directors, O’Brien begins his role today having immediate responsibility for the operational and financial management of BSC...
Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal
Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal is an all-in-one quadcopter thermal imaging solution specifically designed for small construction businesses, thermal inspection professionals and public safety services. This solution enhances Parrot’s Professional range of business solutions, which launched earlier this year with Parrot Disco-Pro AG, Parrot Bebop-Pro 3D Modeling and, more recently, Parrot Bluegrass. 2017 has been a significant and busy year for Parrot, with the launch of the company’s P...
IDS GeoRadar Unveils Ground Penetrating Radar to Improve Safety Before Cutting or Drilling into Concrete Structures
Pisa, Italy – IDS GeoRadar, a leading provider of multi-frequency, multi-channel Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) and interferometric technology solutions worldwide, today launched C-thrue, a radar-based technology solution specifically developed to support construction and service companies as well as civil and structural engineers to locate rebars, voids, post-tension cables, cavities, conduits and any other objects buried in the structure before cutting or drilling into the concrete. The sol...
Cardno's Charlotte Office Welcomes Civil Engineer Jeremy VanWyk
Charlotte, NC - Cardno, Inc., is pleased to announce that Jeremy VanWyk has joined the firm as a Civil Engineer in the company’s Charlotte, NC, USA office. In this role, he will assist in the design and development of construction documents, engineering calculations, and permitting packages for private and public clients across the Southeast. Jeremy has experience providing technical support and analysis for stormwater projects as an engineer for the South Carolina’s Department of Health...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
AdventHealth Weaverville Hospital
June Issue 2026
.jpg?width=225)