The government's combined receipts from all excise taxes in the Highway Trust Fund showed no growth in the federal fiscal year that ended Sept. 30, the Treasury reported, as a large decline in retail taxes on commercial trucks more than offset mild gains from…
TTWiiN Brings Innovative Damping Technology to Tall Buildings
TTWiiN, the technology accelerator of Thornton Tomasetti, the global leader in engineering design of supertall buildings, is proud to introduce Hummingbird…
Bechtel Partners with Society of Women Engineers to Inspire Students to ‘Dream Big’ About Careers in Engineering
Bechtel, a global engineering, procurement and construction leader, partnered with the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) to host a free screening of the…
CH2M’s Dale Sands elected Chair of ARISE-US, the United Nations Private Sector Initiative to Create Risk Resilient Societies
DENVER - CH2M's Dale Sands, senior vice president and global practice director for the private sector, was elected Chairperson for ARISE-US on October 13, International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction. ARISE was launched by the UN Office for Disaster…
Stantec Acquires North State Resources, Inc.
Global design firm Stantec is bolstering its growing environmental service presence and capabilities across northern California by acquiring Redding, California-based North State Resources, Inc. (NSR). Founded in 1986, NSR is a 60-person environmental consulting…
Brendan Cassels Wins 2017 RTSA Young Rail Engineer Award
Arup’s Brendan Cassels has been recognised with the Railway Technical Society of Australasia (RTSA) 2017 Young Rail Engineer award, which recognises excellence and involvement in railway engineering. A chartered engineer and RPEQ, Brendan’s first major…
AECOM Completes Transition on US$3.6 Billion Contract to Provide U.S. Air Force with Range Support Services
LOS ANGELES — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that URS Federal Services Inc. (an AECOM company) has completed the transition phase for the 16-year contract for the U.S. Air Force to provide range support services.…
HNTB Celebrates 50 Years of Shaping Infrastructure in Illinois
CHICAGO – HNTB today celebrated its 50th business anniversary of providing infrastructure solutions in Illinois. HNTB first established a Chicago office in 1967, and since then, has played a key role in planning, design and construction for many of the region’s…
University of California, Davis, to Expand Campus Housing Offerings with West Village and Orchard Park Developments
As one of the first major steps in creating its two newest student housing facilities, the University of California, Davis, (UC Davis) has selected its project teams to develop and design the West Village and Orchard Park apartment sites, which will add room…
IMI’s Inaugural Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Design Competition Rethinks the Future of Masonry in Design and Construction
Bowie, MD – The International Masonry Institute is pleased to announce the creation of the Joan B. Calambokidis Innovation in Masonry Design Competition, which challenges architects and engineers to imagine the future of masonry design and construction.…
