Bechtel Wins Award for Digital Innovation
HOUSTON - Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement, and construction leader, has been awarded the prestigious 2018 Digital Edge 50 Award in recognition of its new Pipeline Integrity Management (PIM) tool. With support from Bechtel's Future Fund, an internal incubator which finances development of disruptive technologies, innovators from the Bechtel pipeline business designed the tool to help customers prioritize critical pipeline integrity work and improve overall safety. The tool integrates p...
Topcon and Bentley Systems Announce kick-off of Constructioneering Academy
LIVERMORE, Calif., U.S./ CAPELLE A/D IJSSEL, the Netherlands – Topcon Positioning Group and Bentley Systems announce the kick-off date of their collaborative Constructioneering Academy initiative. The first session is scheduled for February 13, 2018 in Livermore, California. Topcon and Bentley have joined efforts to provide opportunities designed to allow construction industry professionals to learn best practices in constructioneering, a process of managing and integrating survey, engineeri...
Jacobs Completes CH2M Acquisition, Creating $15 Billion Professional Services Leader Focused on Delivering Innovative Solutions for a More Connected, Sustainable World
DALLAS & DENVER- Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) today announced the completion of its acquisition of CH2M via a cash and stock transaction. The combination, which received broad affirmative support from CH2M shareholders, is expected to further drive the company’s profitable growth strategy. “This is a transformative step-change that brings together the industry’s foremost expertise and services to fulfill our vision to provide leading-edge solutions for a more connected, sustainabl...
YellowScan and Geotrim Sign a Distribution Agreement for Finland
YellowScan and Geotrim have concluded a distribution agreement for Finland. Headquartered in Vantaa, Geotrim is the Finnish Distributor of Trimble Geomatics solutions with long time experience on Imaging and UAV technologies. The agreement broadens YellowScan´s coverage in the Scandinavian regions. UAVs in combination with LiDAR technologies are now recognised as one of the most effective and reliable solutions for aerial 3D point cloud acquisition. Easy to use and flexible, LiDARs for UAV pro...
Jacobs and CH2M Announce CH2M Stockholder Approval of Merger and Preliminary Merger Consideration Election Results
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) and CH2M HILL Companies, Ltd. today announced that, based on a preliminary vote tally from the special meeting of CH2M stockholders held on December 13, 2017, CH2M stockholders approved the proposal pursuant to which Jacobs will acquire CH2M pursuant to a reverse subsidiary merger. The preliminary results show that approximately 95.57% of the outstanding shares of CH2M common stock and CH2M preferred stock (on an as-converted basis) voted in fav...
Fluor Named One of America’s Most Just Companies by Forbes and JUST Capital
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was named to the JUST 100 list by Forbes and JUST Capital for the second straight year. Fluor was also ranked as the most just company in the Industrial Goods category and in the top 25 across all categories. “Fluor believes in conducting business in a socially, economically and environmentally responsible manner to benefit current and future generations,” said David Seaton, chairman and CEO of Fluor. “We are honored t...
Stantec Named Technical Advisor for Metrolinx’s Bowmanville Rail Expansion
Global design firm Stantec, along with our partner, Amec Foster Wheeler, has been awarded a contract to provide technical advisory, design, and construction support services for Metrolinx’s Bowmanville Rail Expansion project. This commuter rail expansion project will provide infrastructure improvements to accommodate a 20 km extension of Metrolinx’s GO Transit service along their Lakeshore East rail corridor, from Oshawa to Bowmanville. “The Bowmanville rail expansion represents an exciting i...
CH2M Awards $1 Million for Endowed Professorship to Oregon State University
DENVER - CH2M has made a $1 million gift for one endowed professorship in OSU's College of Engineering. The endowment honors CH2M's founders and their roots at OSU while investing in the future workforce promoting science, technology, engineering and math education. "Our strong ties with CH2M are seen all over our campus, at Merryfield Hall, the CH2M HILL Alumni Center and the CH2M HILL Auditorium in Kearney Hall," said Scott Ashford, Kearney Professor and dean of OSU's College of Engineering...
Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC) Selects Jacobs for Front-End Engineering Design for Greenfield Petrochemical Facility in Alberta
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) has been awarded a contract by Canada Kuwait Petrochemical Corporation (CKPC) to provide front-end engineering design (FEED) services for a proposed greenfield, integrated propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene facility located in Sturgeon County, Alberta, Canada. CKPC is a joint venture of Pembina Pipeline Corporation (Pembina) of Canada and Petrochemical Industries Company of Kuwait. “Jacobs’ strength in front end project delivery, combin...
Alaska Signs Letter of Intent with Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd.
Tokyo, Japan – The Alaska Gasline Development Corporation (AGDC) and Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. yesterday signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) regarding the sale and purchase of LNG from AGDC to Tokyo Gas Co., Ltd. as well as a commitment to explore other opportunities to materialize Alaska LNG. Alaska LNG is an integrated gas pipeline and LNG infrastructure project that will provide a direct and reliable link between the vast proven, conventional, natural gas resource on Alaska’s North Slope with the gr...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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