Gannett Fleming Expands Power Delivery Services with Acquisition of LDP Group, Inc.
(HARRISBURG, Pa.) Global infrastructure firm Gannett Fleming, Inc., has acquired the business of LDP Group, Inc., an electrical engineering design consulting firm based in Chicago, Illinois. Effective January 1, 2017, the business now operates as LDP, a Gannett Fleming Company. The acquisition presents a world-class power team with expertise in power delivery including substations and transmission lines, transit and rail power systems, instrumentation and control, and renewable energy such as wi...
Michael Baker International Reaccredited as Authorized Provider of IACET Continuing Education Credits
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced the firm re-earned Accredited Provider status from the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET). This recognition coincides with the firm’s renewed strategic focus and investment in HR, including talent training and development and further positions it to provide best-in-class learning and continuing education programs for clients and team members. This is...
Global Experience Helps Oil & Gas Clients Manage Difficult Market, Plan for Growth
Black & Veatch announced today it has appointed two oil and gas industry leaders, Mary Bloom and Joe Farach, to direct the company’s business development across the Americas. Based in Houston, Bloom and Farach will oversee North America and Latin America, respectively, and bring nearly 60 years of combined international experience to help oil and gas clients navigate today’s low-price environment and plan for the future. The company also announced that Dave Hile has be...
Gunalan, Kemper Tabbed as 2018 ASCE President-Elect Official Nominees
The official nominees for 2018 ASCE president-elect, as selected by the Society’s Board of Direction Nominating Committee, are Kancheepuram (Guna) N. Gunalan, Ph.D., P.E., D.GE., F.ASCE, and Robin A. Kemper, P.E., LEED AP, F.SEI, F.ASCE. The Society’s election will be conducted May 1 through June 1 via online balloting. All members in good standing as of April 1 will be eligible to vote. Guna Gunalan Gunalan is vice president of alternative delivery at AE...
Michael Baker International Commits to Growth in Tampa Region with Appointment of Beth Steimle to Office Executive
Michael Baker International, a global leader in engineering, planning and consulting services, today announced that Beth Steimle, P.E., has joined the firm as Vice President and Office Executive in Tampa, Fla. In this role, Ms. Steimle will support the office’s expansion through the growth of a balanced portfolio of clients and the addition of new markets and capabilities, bringing the full range of the firm’s expertise to the region to support projected billion-dollar design-build projects. Sh...
Federal Trade Arm, the U.S. Commercial Service Provides Support for CH2M Contract to Manage Development of India's First Smart Capital City
DENVER - With support from the U.S. Department of Commerce's trade promotion arm the U.S. Commercial Service, CH2M and the Indian State of Andhra Pradesh Capital Regional Development Authority have entered into a contract to develop Amaravati as India's first smart capital city. CH2M was selected as program manager to implement major infrastructure developments integrating digital technologies and intelligent design to transform Amaravati into a technologically-advanced capital city. The U.S. Co...
FTA Announces $5 Million Funding Opportunity to Improve Transit Options for Tribal Residents
Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program FY 2017 Date Posted: 1/19/2017 Date Closed: 3/20/2017 Opportunity ID: FTA-2017-002-TPM Grant Program: Public Transportation on Indian Reservations Program; Tribal Transit Program Opportunity Announcement TXT: Opportunity Announcement TXT Opportunity Announcement PDF: Opportunity Announcement PDF...
TerraGo Partners with CompassTools to Deliver Advanced GIS & GPS Data Collection Solutions
Washington, D.C. - TerraGo is pleased to announce their partnership with CompassTools, a leading provider of integrated GIS, GPS and wireless solutions for field data collection across numerous industries including government, utility, natural resources, transportation, architecture and construction. According to Andrew Carey, Manager of Geospatial Solutions at CompassTools, “We help our customers build the best bundled solution for their GIS and GPS goals, whatever they may...
Preliminary Award of Project Zuidasdok to Fluor, Heijmans and Hochtief Joint Venture
IRVING, Texas and AMSTERDAM – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Zuidasdok project has been preliminarily awarded to Zuidplus, the joint venture with Fluor, Heijmans and Hochtief. The contract includes widening and partial underground installation of the A10 South motorway and expansion of the Amsterdam Zuid station in the Netherlands. The design and construction contract is worth approximately $1 billion (€990 million) of which Fluor has a 42.5% share, Heijmans 15% a...
AGI and Bentley Systems Announce Cesium Consortium
EXTON, Pa.- Analytical Graphics Inc. (AGI) and Bentley Systems are pleased to announce Bentley Systems as a co-founder of the new Cesium Consortium. Cesium is an open source, browser-based virtual globe, first developed by AGI in 2011 for the aerospace and defense communities. Cesium’s unparalleled performance in streaming very large datasets through a browser to desktops, tablets, and smart phones has enabled it to become the virtual globe of choice for geospatial viewing. The consortium will n...