DALLAS – Kara Lentz, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as a senior program manager, based in the firm’s Dallas office. She has 16 years of professional experience in program, project and construction management. She has significant experience in the aviation…
Atkins Appoints New Rail Asset Management Director
Atkins, one of the world’s leading design, engineering and project management consultancies, has appointed John Chappell as rail asset management director…
HDR’s Michael Keller Recognized as a Progressive Railroading Rising Star
Railroad industry "stars" aligned in Pittsburgh July 24 and among them was HDR railroad client manager Michael Keller. Keller is one of 20 rail professionals…
Study Leads to Turf Installation at Georgia Southern Football Stadium
STATESBORO, Ga. — Georgia Southern University will kick off its 2016 football season next month on solid footing, thanks to an offseason project to install synthetic turf at Bryant Field in Paulson Stadium. The project was the result of a comprehensive…
Hjelholt Joins HDR to Lead Freight Rail Sector
Bill Hjelholt has accepted a position as director of freight rail with HDR. His responsibilities include developing HDR's vision and initiatives for continued growth and expansion of the freight rail sector across North America and globally. Hjelholt is based…
USAID Awards Tetra Tech $125 Million Architect-Engineer Services Contract
PASADENA, Calif.- Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has awarded the Company a $125 million, single-award contract to provide comprehensive architecture-engineering services to USAID/Afghanistan.…
New Leadership for Latin America Region
NEW YORK, NY — WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff, a global engineering and professional services organization, has named Jorge A. Chaves Dominguez as president and Asdrubal Montenegro as chief financial officer of its Latin America region. “We look forward to…
HNTB Hires Jim Parsons as Director, National Transit Programs
SEATTLE – James Parsons, AICP, joined HNTB Corporation as a director of national transit programs and vice president, focusing on the delivery of transit planning and engineering projects. He is a senior technical resource for the firm, located in Seattle,…
ADOT&PF Completes $59 Million One-Of-A-Kind Airport Project
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities (ADOT&PF) has completed the $59 million Kodiak Airport Runway Safety Area Extension. This unusual project presented a major challenge — there wasn’t enough land for…
Burns & McDonnell Delivers A380 Gate Project at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport on Time and Under Budget
CHICAGO — Burns & McDonnell representatives joined Chicago Department of Aviation (CDA) officials this week in welcoming the arrival of the first commercial A380 flight at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. As part of a major expansion effort,…
