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McCain Manufacturing Deploys More Than One-and-a-Half Miles of Modular Walls to Denver International Airport

August 22, 2018 - in News

VISTA, Calif. - McCain Manufacturing has been contracted by Saunders Construction Inc. to deliver 8,600 linear feet of its flagship modular wall product, McCain Walls®, to Denver International Airport (DEN) in support of a three-and-a-half-year renovation…

KWK Architects Designs Flexible Student Gathering Space at Midland University in Nebraska

August 22, 2018 - in News, Projects

St. Louis, MO - Students returning to Midland University in Nebraska following summer break will be able to re-connect, grow and build lifelong relationships…

HDR to Help Identify Site/Plan Space for Wounded Combat Vets’ Residence

August 22, 2018 - in News

Wounded Warriors Family Support, an Omaha-based national nonprofit, has retained HDR to help identify the space planning and site requirements for a new…

Milliken & Company Announces Leadership Transition

August 21, 2018 - in News, People

Milliken Names Halsey Cook as Next President and CEO, Effective September 1   SPARTANBURG, S.C. – Milliken & Company’s board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Halsey M. Cook Jr. as president and CEO effective September…

Predict: Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s New Feature Identifies Wind Component Failures Before They Occur

August 21, 2018 - in News, Products, Technology

Up to 30% of the life-cycle cost of wind farms is due to wind turbine component failures and maintenance. Predict, Greenbyte Energy Cloud’s new innovative feature is now on commercial release and available for new and potential users. Greenbyte is launching…

Central Concrete Adopts CarbonCure Technology, Further Reducing the Carbon Footprint of Concrete

August 21, 2018 - in News

SAN JOSE, Calif., Aug. 21, 2018 - Central Concrete Supply Co., Inc. ("Central Concrete"), a northern California business unit of U.S. Concrete, Inc. (NASDAQ: USCR) ("U.S. Concrete" or the "Company")  announced that it has adopted the CarbonCure Technology…

Jennifer Homendy Sworn in as NTSB Board Member

August 21, 2018 - in News, People

WASHINGTON  — Jennifer Homendy was sworn in Monday as a board member of the National Transportation Safety Board during a brief ceremony at NTSB headquarters. The addition of Homendy means the agency now has all five board member positions filled. The…

Brookings Institution: View Infrastructure as an ‘Economic Anchor’

August 20, 2018 - in Featured, Financial, News

Political leadership at the local level should be encouraged to view infrastructure projects ranging from water treatment plants, power plants, seaports, airports, to transit networks in both large cities and rural areas alike as “key economic anchors,”…

GHSA Report Examines ‘Human Interaction’ Issues with CAVs

August 20, 2018 - in News

A new 41-page report on connected-autonomous vehicles or CAVs by the Governors Highway Safety Association and funded by insurance company State Farm discerned several “human-interaction” issues with the technology in the near future. Authored by Dr. Jim…

Finding the Future Workforce for State DOTs Becoming Tougher

August 20, 2018 - in News

With the unemployment rate hitting an 18-year low of 4 percent this July and “Baby Boom” generation workers now retiring at roughly 10,000 per day, industries across the United States are finding it harder to recruit and retain workers. A study released…