Indiana DOT Provides $120M in Local Transportation Funding
The Indiana Department of Transportation issued $120.8 million worth of federal transportation funding on February 12 to 52 cities, towns, and counties in rural portions of Indiana to support local road, bridge, and sidewalk projects. [Above photo by the Indiana DOT.] The money comes from the state’s Next Levels Roads program – implemented by the administration of Governor Eric Holcomb (R) in mid-2017 – which aims to spend an estimated $10 billion on construction and maintenance of state h...
USDOT Opens Up $1B Pool of BUILD Grants
The U.S. Department of Transportation issued a notice of funding opportunity on February 19 for $1 billion worth of fiscal year 2020 funds offered through the agency’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development or BUILD discretionary grant program. The deadline to submit an application is May 18. For this round of BUILD Transportation grants, the maximum grant award is $25 million and no more than $100 million can be awarded to a single state, USDOT said in a statemen...
Molly Johnson joins DLR Group as Chief Human Resources Officer
(MINNEAPOLIS) — DLR Group today announced that Molly Johnson has joined DLR Group in the role of Chief Human Resources Officer. She joins the firm as a principal and will be a member of DLR Group’s executive leadership team. As CHRO, Johnson will be responsible for aligning HR initiatives and outcomes with DLR Group’s business strategies and goals. She will work with firm leadership to improve hiring practices and evolve retention strategies to benefit DLR Group’s 1,200 employees around the g...
esVolta Secures $140 Million Credit Facility for Portfolio of Battery Energy Storage Projects
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. - esVolta, LP today announced that it has closed an approximately $140 million senior secured credit facility to finance a portfolio of its utility-scale battery energy storage projects. The credit facility was provided by CIT’s Power and Energy business as the Mandated Lead Arranger, and Siemens Financial Services (SFS), CoBank, ACB, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. as Joint Lead Arrangers. esVolta is a leading developer of utility-scale battery energy storage projects i...
Jennings County Schools to Host Groundbreaking Ceremony for Wrestling Addition March 5
The first-class facility, designed by Woolpert, will be dedicated to the district’s award-winning wrestling program. NORTH VERNON, Ind. — The Jennings County School Corporation (JCSC) will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for the 24,000-square-foot wrestling addition to Jennings County High School at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 5. The ceremony will be held in the high school’s Auxiliary Gym. The first-class facility will be dedicated to the district’s wrestling program. It will be connected on t...
US DOE to fund support for clean coal research as coal-fired plants retire at near-record pace, says GlobalData
The cumulative coal capacity declined from 342.30 gigawatts (GW) in 2010 to 257.14GW in 2019 at a negative compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 1.4% between 2010 and 2019. Furthermore, 5.8GW of US coal capacity is scheduled to retire in 2020 and three-quarters of new generating capacity will be from renewable energy, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. With approximately 21.4GW of coal capacity going offline by 2024, the US Department of Energy (DOE) has committed...
NSBA Recognizes 19 Outstanding Bridges
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction and the National Steel Bridge Alliance are proud to announce the winners of the 2020 Prize Bridge Awards. All of the 2020 Prize Bridge Award winners have made an enormous impact on the lives of the people they serve--some in particularly dramatic ways. The Pfeiffer Canyon Bridge reconnected a California community after a landslide damaged a concrete bridge beyond repair (so much so that groceries and fuel had to be brought in by helicopte...
Tudor Named New Director of Arkansas Department of Transportation
Following the announcement of the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ArDOT) director’s retirement, the Arkansas Highway Commission quickly convened to name his replacement. In a letter dated February 19, current ArDOT director Scott Bennett announced his intention to retire in March 2020. His final day is set to be March 20. The Arkansas Highway Commission held a special meeting on Feb. 20 to determine Bennett’s successor. The commission announced that Lorie Harris Tudor will serve as...
Enscape Introduces Version 2.7 of its Real-Time Rendering Software
New BIM-driven Workflows and Enhanced Performance Make Enscape the Perfect Complement to the Building Design Process Karlsruhe, Germany — Enscape, the leading provider of real-time rendering and visualization technology to the global Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) market, announces the version of Enscape 2.7. This newest version brings improved performance, quality enhancements, and new BIM-driven workflows. “Enhancing BIM workflows and improving usability are the majo...
World's Largest Cricket Stadium Opens in Ahmedabad
Walter P Moore serves as the structural engineer for Motera Stadium’s fabric roof system AHMEDABAD, INDIA, Feb. 24, 2020 - Motera Stadium is poised to become the world’s largest cricket stadium following its inauguration in February 2020. The stadium will accommodate over 110,000 (1.1 Lakh) cricket fans, surpassing its preceding record holder, Melbourne Cricket Ground. After two years of demolition, the new facility is completing construction on the same 63-acre site as its predecessor, S...
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