Sacramento's Golden 1 Center Named 2017 Golden State Award Winner by the American Council of Engineering Companies, California
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-- ACEC California named Sacramento's Golden 1 Center as its 2017 Golden State Award Winner for its exceptional and unique sustainable design features. The Golden 1 Center - home of the National Basketball Association's Sacramento Kings - was designed by AECOM in association with Henderson Engineering, Inc. and is the first indoor sports arena in the world to achieve LEED platinum certification. The Golden State Award is the highest honor ACEC California bestows as part of its...
FINLEY Updates Software Platform to SOFiSTiK and Autodesk
FINLEY continually reviews and upgrades it’s technology to enhances problem solving at every stage of the project delivery process, from planning, preliminary and detailed design, construction engineering simulations and analysis. SOFiSTiK has created a seamless BIM workflow for structural engineering. It is a breakthrough in construction planning. For the first time, all necessary steps from modeling through to generating reinforcement sheets for civil and structural engineering project...
Florida Governor's Budget Invests More Than $10 Billion in State's Transportation and Infrastructure
TALLAHASSEE – Governor Rick Scott today announced that the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) will receive $10.8 billion in the recommended FY 2017-2018 “Fighting for Florida’s Future” Budget to make strategic transportation investments statewide and keep Florida’s world-class transportation and infrastructure system as the nation’s best. Governor Scott said, “As the third largest state in the nation with the fourth fastest growing population, we must make sure our state is prepared to...
Chad Hill Joins HDR as Wastewater Client Development Director
Chad Hill has joined HDR as client development director for the wastewater market sector, based in the firm's Englewood, Colorado office. His responsibilities include working with regional client development leaders to advance strategic initiatives, expand and deepen service relationships and grow market share. Prior to joining HDR, Hill was a water business market leader for CH2M. He has more than 30 years of business development and program/project management experience for leading engineer...
How to Achieve Triple Bottom Line Sustainability Benefits on Airport Runway Projects
From planning through plowing, CH2M is leading the development of the most sustainable runway projects in the U.S. Through our life-cycle approach, airport clients have experienced significant benefits such as reducing energy demand, repurposing materials to preserve millions of dollars in capital funding and harnessing innovation to enhance the natural environment. As a company, we have a long-standing commitment to environmental stewardship and problem solving. Wh...
Fluor Corporation Announces Quarterly Dividend
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.21 per share on the company's common stock, payable April 4, 2017, to shareholders of record on March 2, 2017. About Fluor Corporation Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) is a global engineering, procurement, fabrication, construction and maintenance company that designs, builds and maintains capital-efficient facilities for its clients on six continents. For more than...
David Cerione to Provide Aviation Engineering Leadership in WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff's Orlando Office
ORLANDO, FL — David Cerione has been named aviation technical director in the Orlando office of WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization. In his new position, Mr. Cerione will manage business development as well as design and construction activities for airport infrastructure programs. He will help build WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff’s aviation practice, focusing on program management and construction management services. Mr. Cerione has extensi...
Amec Foster Wheeler secures £35m contract with UK Ministry of Defence
Amec Foster Wheeler announces today that it has been awarded a contract to supply the UK Ministry of Defence with research and technology (R&T) services. The work, for the MOD’s Naval Nuclear Propulsion Programme (NNPP), is worth approximately £35m over five years. The contract will sustain about 70 jobs at Amec Foster Wheeler’s offices and laboratories in Warrington and Dorchester in the UK, where qualified and experienced technicians and subject matter experts carry out desk-based analys...
Siemens and Bentley Systems Agree to Jointly Offer Planning and Design Solutions for Utilities
SAN DIEGO - Building on the strategic alliance between Siemens and Bentley Systems that was made public in November 2016, Siemens’ Energy Management Division and Bentley Systems have announced an agreement to jointly develop solutions to accelerate digitalization of planning, design, and operations for power utilities and industrial power customers. Bentley Systems is a global leader in software solutions for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure. The first of the...
$1.1 Million Available to Intercity Bus Transportation Providers Through March 2
BOISE - Intercity bus transportation providers have the opportunity to apply for a share of over $1.1 million through the Idaho Transportation Department’s Public Transportation Office. The deadline for applications is March 2. Intercity services support the connection between non-urbanized areas and the larger regional or national system of intercity bus service, and the intercity travel needs of residents in non-urbanized areas. Eligible projects are operations for regularly scheduled bu...