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Parsons’ Jannet Walker Ford Elected to APTA Board of Directors

September 23, 2016 - in News, People

PASADENA, CA – Parsons is proud to announce that Jannet Walker Ford, Vice President and North America Director of Policy and Strategic Programs, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Public Transportation Association (APTA). “Parsons…

Stantec Acquires NYC-Based Edwards & Zuck: 120-Person Premiere Buildings Engineering Firm

September 23, 2016 - in Corporate, News

Global design firm Stantec has signed a letter of intent to acquire Edwards & Zuck, a 120-person, New York City-based firm with a history of pioneering…

Jacobs Wins Upgrade Project Contract from Singapore Refining Company

September 23, 2016 - in Corporate, News

PASADENA, Calif. - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced today it received a contract from Singapore Refining Company Private Limited (SRC),…

Dewberry Welcomes Highway Hydraulic Design Expertise of Steven Bondor

September 23, 2016 - in News, People

Dewberry has announced that Steven Bondor, PE, has joined the firm's Raleigh, North Carolina, office as a senior project manager. He will support the firm's water resources division for transportation and design-build projects. Bondor has nearly 20 years of…

Sohail Khan Joins HNTB as Senior Project Director

September 23, 2016 - in News, People

AUSTIN, Texas  – Sohail Khan, PE, has joined HNTB Corporation as senior project director and vice president. He is based in the firm’s Austin, Texas, office. Khan has over 30 years of experience in planning, design, construction, procurement and oversight…

AECOM Signs Framework Agreement to Provide Infrastructure Services to Shell

September 23, 2016 - in Corporate, News

LOS ANGELES — AECOM (NYSE:ACM), a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it has signed a framework agreement with Shell regarding delivery of enabling infrastructure works (EIW) across major global projects. The types…

Associations’ Panel Urges Congress to Act Fast on 2017 Funds, End Rescission Threat

September 22, 2016 - in Financial, News

AASHTO Journal - Associations’ Panel Urges Congress to Act Fast on 2017 Funds, End Rescission Threat A panel representing three major infrastructure investment organizations is urging Congress to quickly approve 2017 transportation appropriations with already…

Autodesk Increases Share Repurchase Program

September 22, 2016 - in Financial, News

SAN RAFAEL, Calif.-Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) today announced a program to repurchase up to 30 million shares of the company's common stock, in addition to the approximately 1.5 million shares that remained at the end of the second quarter of fiscal 2017…

OGC Publishes Testbed 12 Aviation Thread Engineering Reports

September 21, 2016 - in News, Products

Members of the Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC®) recently approved the release of 7 draft public OGC Engineering Reports, products of the recently completed OGC Interoperability Testbed 12 Aviation Thread. Testbed 12’s Aviation Thread was sponsored by FAA…

BTS Releases 2nd Quarter 2016 Airline Financial Data

September 21, 2016 - in Financial, News

U.S. scheduled passenger airlines reported an after-tax net profit of $4.6 billion in the second quarter of 2016, up from $3.1 billion in the first quarter of 2016 and down from $5.5 billion in the second quarter of 2015, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…