Vectorworks, Inc. Opens New Office to Better Serve UK and Ireland Customers
Columbia, MD — To best support and grow its rapidly expanding user base, global design and BIM software developer Vectorworks, Inc. is delighted to announce the formation of a new office in the UK. To facilitate this new corporate office, Vectorworks has acquired Design Software Solutions Limited, a long-time reseller of Vectorworks software. The Vectorworks UK office will build on the support, training and sales infrastructure developed by Design Software Solutions as a launch pad for f...
$7.48 Million in Grants for Great Lakes Restoration Announced by Sustain Our Great Lakes Partnership
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Sustain Our Great Lakes partners this week announced $7.48 million in grant funding for 23 ecological restoration projects in the Great Lakes basin. Approximately $12.06 million in additional project support will be leveraged by grantees, for a total on-the-ground conservation impact of $19.54 million. The grants will support projects that sustain, restore and protect fish, wildlife and habitats in the Great Lakes basin through a focus on restoring coastal wetland habitat,...
Bentley Announces Finalists in 2017 Be Inspired Awards Program Recognizing BIM Advancements in Infrastructure Design, Construction, and Operations
EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, a leading global provider of comprehensive software solutions for advancing infrastructure, today announced the finalists in the 2017 Be Inspired Awards program. The annual awards honor the extraordinary work of Bentley users advancing infrastructure design, construction, and operations throughout the world. Ten independent jury panels comprising distinguished industry experts selected the 51 finalists from more than 400 nominations submitted b...
Comark Completes Acquisition of Data Ltd. Inc. (“DLI”)
Milford, Massachusetts – Comark is pleased to announce the acquisition of Data Ltd. Inc. (“DLI”) located in Lehigh Acres, Florida and New Taipai City, Taiwan. DLI is the industry leader in designing, manufacturing, and servicing rugged mobile computing solutions. The combination of Comark and DLI brings the consolidated customer base an industry-leading choice of industrial computing solutions. DLI’s mobile computing technology is a perfect complement to Comark’s high-value, rugged and reliab...
Fluor Awarded Contract for PETRONAS Isononanol Chemical Plant in Malaysia
IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was awarded an engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) contract by PETRONAS Refinery and Petrochemical Corporation Sdn. Bhd. for an isononanol plant located in Pengerang, Johor, Malaysia. Fluor will book the undisclosed contract value in the third quarter of 2017. “This award is a testament to the strong partnership we have with PETRONAS,” said Ken Choudhary, president of Fluor’s energy and chemicals bus...
Bechtel Selected to Build First Expressway in Kenya
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has been selected by the Kenyan National Highways Authority to build the first high-speed expressway in the country. The new 294-mile (473-kilometer) route will vastly improve the connectivity, efficiency and safety of road transport between Nairobi and the country’s main sea port, Mombasa, and will reduce the journey time from over 10 hours to under four hours. The expressway will serve as a central part of Kenya’s national...
Jacobs Receives Expanded Master Services Agreement to Provide Construction Management for Chevron’s U.S. Refineries and Terminals
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) signed a Master Services Agreement (MSA) expansion amendment with Chevron Products Company (Chevron) to provide elective construction management (CM) services on an as-needed basis at the company’s refineries located in El Segundo and Richmond, California, Pascagoula, Mississippi, and Salt Lake City, as well as at various terminals throughout the U.S. In addition to providing existing engineering and procurement (EP) services, the MSA amendment e...
Dewberry to Provide Resilience Services for the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway
Dewberry has been selected to provide resilience services to the Brooklyn Greenway Initiative (BGI), the office of Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams, and the New York Department of State to continue the development and analysis of the Brooklyn Waterfront Greenway in Red Hook and Sunset Park. Recognizing the risk that the neighborhoods of Red Hook and Sunset Park face due to climate change and severe coastal storms, Dewberry's work will address the feasibility of incorporating flood protec...
AECOM and China Communications Construction Corporation Subsidiary Establish Joint Venture Company to Service Environmental Solutions Opportunities in People’s Republic of China
HONG KONG — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it signed an agreement with China Communications Construction Company Limited Highway Consultants Co., Ltd. (HPDI), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Group Limited (CCCC), the fourteenth largest state owned enterprise in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), to establish a Beijing-based Joint Venture (JV) company for the purpose of servicing the growing need for stronger environmental...
Dewberry Awarded Multidisciplinary Environmental Term Agreement by the New Jersey Department of Transportation
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) has selected Dewberry for a $5 million, three-year term agreement to provide multidisciplinary environmental services. The firm will be tasked with developing National Environmental Policy Act and other various environmental compliance documents. Additionally, Dewberry will be responsible for conducting technical environmental studies in an array of specialty disciplines, including asbestos remediation, cultural resources, hazardous waste in...