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DOT Awards Grants for Transit Needs of U.S. Tribes

January 2, 2018 - in Financial, News

Transportation is a lifeline for residents of tribal communities. Residents in these communities often must travel many miles to reach jobs, healthcare and other basic services. That’s why the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded nearly $5 million…

USDOT Announces Winners of 2017 Road Safety Student Art Contest

January 2, 2018 - in Awards, News, People

The USDOT is delighted to announce the 2017 Road Safety Student Art Contest winners. Top honors go to 2nd grader Avni Choudepally of Morrisville, North…

Atlas Copco Completes Acquisition of South African Exploration Manufacturing Business

January 2, 2018 - in Corporate, News

Stockholm, Sweden, January 2, 2018: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has completed the acquisition of the assets…

Zeyad Alkaisi Joins HNTB as Senior Project Manager

January 2, 2018 - in News, People

NEW YORK – Zeyad Alkaisi, CCM, joined HNTB Corporation as a rail transit senior project manager and associate vice president. Based in the firm’s Empire State Building offices in New York City, he is a member of HNTB’s program management and construction…

Plans4Less Teams with Procore: Seamlessly Delivers Construction Plans from Anywhere to Anywhere – for Just $1 Per Page

January 2, 2018 - in News, Technology

Beacon Falls, CT (JANUARY 2, 2018) – “This new partnership gives anyone in the construction industry something that is rare: Peace of mind.” That’s how one project manager summed up his experience using the newly-partnered Procore construction project…

Power on the Way to Major Urban Areas as Fluor Completes Work on Priority Lines in Puerto Rico

December 29, 2017 - in Corporate, News

IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) confirmed today that the company, working under its contract with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) in support of a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) mission to help repair and restore the power…

Atlas Copco Announces Three New Members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB

December 26, 2017 - in News, People

Stockholm, Sweden: The Board of Directors of Atlas Copco AB today announces appointments of three additional members of the Board of Directors of Epiroc AB – the company planned to be listed in 2018.  The Board of Epiroc will have eight members including…

Atlas Copco to Divest Concrete and Compaction Business to Husqvarna Group

December 26, 2017 - in Corporate, News

Stockholm, Sweden: Atlas Copco, a leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions, has agreed to divest its concrete and compaction business to Husqvarna Group’s Construction division.   The business had revenues of approximately MEUR 57…

November – December 2017 TRENDS

December 23, 2017 - in Featured, Trends

In this section, Informed Infrastructure compiles infographics from trusted sources that reveal insight on infrastructure spending. We also compile some of the top infrastructure stories that shouldn’t be missed. For ongoing news coverage, turn to Informed…

Phil Murphy to Appoint Former N.J. Turnpike Boss to Cabinet

December 21, 2017 - in News, People

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy will announce Wednesday he's nominating former New Jersey Turnpike Authority executive director Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti as commissioner of the state Department of Transportation, NJ Advance Media has learned. Murphy is expected…