KBR Acquires Honeywell Government Services Provider, HTSI
HOUSTON, Texas, September 19, 2016 — KBR, Inc. (NYSE: KBR) announced today it has completed the acquisition of Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc. (HTSI). The acquisition of HTSI continues KBR's strategy of expanding its global Government Services offerings into higher end technical services that offer increased margins and a lower risk profile. The addition of HTSI builds on KBR's July acquisition of KBRwyle and HTSI will be integrated into KBRwyle to create a total capability Government Se...
Harold Madi Joins Stantec’s Urban Places Group
TORONTO, ON – Harold Madi has joined Stantec as Senior Principal. He will lead a newly formed Urban Places group to be headquartered in downtown Toronto. The Urban Places group is a specialized, urban-focused, multi-disciplinary team that is tailored to serve the unique growth and development challenges and opportunities of the Greater Golden Horseshoe and in cities and towns across Canada. “Harold is one of North America’s most successful and passionate urban designers,” says Simon O’Byrne,...
Thornton Tomasetti Announces Strategic Alliance with BRZ-Experts in Brazil
International engineering firm Thornton Tomasetti has expanded its presence in Brazil and Latin America through a strategic alliance with São Paulo-based firm BRZ-Experts. Since setting up shop in 2012, Thornton Tomasetti’s Brazil office has been manned by Director of Engineering Euclydes Trovato with assistance from Consultant Rafael Gomes de Oliveira and support from across the firm. The two have now transitioned to BRZ’s São Paulo office where Euclydes will continue to represent Thornton Toma...
Jacobs on Board for EDF Energy’s UK Hinkley Point C Project
PASADENA, Calif.- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) confirmed today that it is providing EDF Energy with project management services for the building and civil work on the main construction site, including the marine works, at the Hinkley Point C nuclear power station project in Somerset, United Kingdom. The announcement follows the U.K. Government’s confirmation that it has reached a new agreement in principle with EDF. This follows last October’s signing of the strategic investment a...
Dewberry Will Support $844,000 Grant from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) Office for Coastal Management recently awarded the City of Virginia Beach an $844,000 grant to assist the city with sea level rise (SLR) planning. Part of NOAA's Regional Coastal Resilience Grant Awards, the grants are aimed at helping coastal communities prepare for and recover from extreme weather events, climate hazards, and changing ocean conditions. Dewberry will support the City of Virginia Beach, along with the Georgetown Cli...
Esri Releases EMUs to Understand the Ocean
REDLANDS, Calif.- Esri, the world leader in smart mapping technology, announced a whole new way of measuring the ocean on September 15, 2016, at the Oceans Conference in Washington, DC. Ecological Marine Units (EMUs) are Esri’s gift to a world whose final unexplored terrain lies beneath its seas. Esri and USGS collected a series of global measurements representing the ocean’s physical and chemical properties most likely to drive ecosystem responses. From millions of measurements taken, 37 phy...
Bentley’s AssetWise InspectTech Helps State DOTs and Agencies Achieve Compliance with FHWA MAP-21 Regulations
EXTON, Pa.- Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced that all 15 state DOTs and agencies using AssetWise InspectTech achieved compliance with annual Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) MAP-21 National Bridge Inventory (NBI) and National Bridge Element (NBE) reporting requirements and successfully submitted reports on time. AssetWise InspectTech delivers accurate element-level inspection data requi...
FARO Introduces Freestyle3D Objects, the First Handheld, Color Laser Scanning Solution Through FARO’s Early Adopter (EA) Program Specifically for the Public Safety Forensics and Product Design Markets
Lake Mary - FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and services applications, introduces the FARO Freestyle3D Objects, a new medium-volume, handheld 3D Laser Scanner for crime/crash scene investigation and reverse engineering applications. With the new powerful Freestyle3D Objects, FARO expands the successful product concept of its const...
FARO Releases High-Resolution Array Imager for Factory Metrology and Product Design Applications
Lake Mary, FL - FARO® (NASDAQ:FARO), the world’s most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and services applications, announces the launch of a higher resolution version of the FARO® Cobalt Array Imager solution, geared toward quality inspection, factory automation and in-process verification (IPV) applications. The new 9MP version of the Cobalt Array Imager is a highe...
FARO Releases SCENE Version 6.1, Introducing a Fully Integrated Point Cloud to 3D Mesh Engine for Product Design and Construction BIM-CIM Professionals
LAKE MARY, Fla. - FARO® (NASDAQ: FARO), the world's most trusted source for 3D measurement and imaging solutions for factory metrology, product design, construction BIM/CIM, public safety forensics and 3D solutions and services applications, announces the release of SCENE 6.1, the next generation of its powerful software for efficiently processing and managing 3D laser scan data. For modeling freeform shapes such as statues, equipment, industrial components and buildings, SCENE 6.1 now offer...