Bechtel Group Foundation pledges $100,000 to Tri-Cities for COVID-19 response
The donation comes as part of the Foundation’s new $3 million COVID-19 Relief Fund set up to support urgent human needs in communities across the world where Bechtel employees live and work. The Bechtel Group Foundation announced today it will donate $100,000 to the United Way of Benton & Franklin Counties for its COVID-19 Response Fund to help local nonprofits address food insecurity and mental and behavioral health impacts of the pandemic. The donation comes as part of the Foundation’s ne...
LINK-GIS Hires Woolpert to Provide New Aerial Mapping of Kentucky Counties
The firm will collect imagery, lidar and hydrologic data to support multiple stakeholders. COVINGTON, Ky. (April 30, 2020) — Woolpert has been contracted by the LINK-GIS Partnership, a multi-jurisdictional GIS consortium in northern Kentucky, to provide new digital aerial imagery, lidar and planimetric data, including new hydrologic data, for Kenton and Campbell counties. The seamless dataset will support the planning and development needs of the consortium’s partners, contributors and cli...
Veritas Solutions Group Launches to Provide Smart Building Infrastructure Solutions for Optimized Performance and Operability
NEW YORK - Veritas Solutions Group (“Veritas”), a provider of smart building infrastructure solutions, today announced its official company launch. Veritas will unify the engineering branch of MIH Systems Group, a leading provider of commissioning services, under one new and comprehensive brand. The Company will offer smart infrastructure services and solutions for buildings in the New York City metro area looking to enhance energy efficiency, optimize MEP systems, and meet capital objectives...
Stantec named a Top 50 STEM Workplace by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society
Stantec structural engineer Bruce Hopper presents to a group of Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program students. Firm’s strong prioritization of inclusion and diversity efforts leads to prestigious recognition ANCHORAGE, AK, NYSE, TSX:STN: Stantec—a global architecture, engineering, and design firm—was recognized by the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) as one of the Top 50 STEM Workplaces for Indigenous STEM Professionals. AISES released its listing...
Command Alkon Announces Thoma Bravo Acquisition is Complete
SAN FRANCISCO and BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Command Alkon, the leading supplier collaboration platform for construction’s heavy work, and Thoma Bravo, a leading private equity firm focused on the software and technology-enabled services sectors, announced the completion of Thoma Bravo’s acquisition of Command Alkon. As the new financial partners of Command Alkon, Thoma Bravo’s expertise in B2B enterprise software is expected to enable the company to accelerate the integration of the heavy construction...
Vectorworks, Inc. Sponsors Landscape Institute’s New Online Learning Platform
LI Campus offers high-quality educational content to landscape professionals around the world Columbia, MD (April 16, 2020)—To help nurture the professional development of landscape professionals, global design and BIM software provider Vectorworks, Inc. sponsors the launch of the Landscape Institute’s (LI) digital learning platform, LI Campus. As a collection of educational content for landscape professionals, LI Campus will give users immediate access to a wide range of content, incorp...
Woolpert Purchases Additional Leica Geosystems TerrainMapper, Expands Geospatial Bandwidth
DENVER — Woolpert announced today that it had purchased its fourth Leica Geosystems TerrainMapper, a linear-mode aerial lidar sensor, to support the firm’s geospatial growth worldwide. Woolpert collects aerial, terrestrial and bathymetric lidar data, as well as acoustic data, for projects that range from national and coastal mapping programs to road design to disaster mitigation. Woolpert owns and operates more than 15 sensors and a fleet of over a dozen aircraft and helps test new lidar sys...
Engineering Association Calls on Congress to Re-Fund the Paycheck Protection Program
WASHINGTON, DC – The American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) – the business association of the nation’s engineering industry – sent a letter to House and Senate leaders strongly urging Congress to act on legislation to provide additional funding to recapitalize the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). “The PPP program is working to help many of the nation’s engineering firms mitigate cash-flow problems and keep working on essential infrastructure projects, but we are very concerned th...
Autodesk Invests in Aurigo Software to Bolster Construction Technology Offering for Owners
Aurigo Software and Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK) today announced an alliance to develop the most comprehensive set of cloud-based solutions for public and private owners. Aurigo will integrate with Autodesk Construction Cloud, a powerful portfolio of construction management software and services, soon giving owners a single end-to-end technology platform for design, planning, construction and operations of infrastructure and private assets. As part of the alliance, Autodesk will acquire a minor...
Dewberry to Continue Providing Coastal Resilience Planning and Engineering Services for City of Virginia Beach
Dewberry to Continue Providing Coastal Resilience Planning and Engineering Services for City of Virginia Beach Dewberry recently completed the City’s Sea Level Wise adaptation strategy report. The report summarizes five years’ worth of research to understand the impacts of future flood conditions and includes recommended development planning, policy, and engineering strategies. The final integrated strategy combines community preparedness, nature-based and engineered defense interventions, and...
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