LOS ANGELES – Shahram Vahdat, PE, group transportation director and vice president for HNTB Corporation, has been appointed president of the board of directors of American Council of Engineering Companies – Los Angeles County chapter. He has been a member…
AISC Remembers Ground-breaking Architect I.M. Pei
CHICAGO - The American Institute of Steel Construction Friday remembered legendary architect I.M. Pei, who died early Thursday at the age of 102. "I.M.…
John Bailey, Former Prospect Steel President and AISC Board Member, Dies at 66
John William Bailey, president of Prospect Steel, a division of Lexicon, Inc., in Little Rock, Ark., and an AISC Board Member, passed away Sunday, May…
ARTBA Foundation Announces Financial Assistance to 16 Children of Fallen Highway Workers
WASHINGTON) - Sixteen children of highway workers who were killed or permanently disabled on the job will receive post-high school financial assistance for the 2019-20 school year from the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation…
U.S. Department of Transportation Highlights Transit Workforce Training for Innovative Technologies of the Future
THOUSAND PALMS, Calif. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams today joined SunLine Transit Agency officials and other local partners to highlight transit workforce training for…
ASCE Names Dr. Thomas Walski As Recipient of 2019 Julian Hinds Award
Exton, Pa. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated, the leading global provider of comprehensive software and digital twins services for advancing the design, construction, and operations of infrastructure, today announced that Bentley colleague, Thomas Walski,…
Karl Frank Wins Roebling Award for Bridge Engineering
Congratulations to Karl Frank, PE, PhD, for winning the Roebling Award. This award is presented annually by the Engineers' Society of Western Pennsylvania and recognizes major lifetime achievements in bridge engineering. Karl Frank, a Professor Emeritus of…
New Members Appointed to the Drone Advisory Committee
WASHINGTON – U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today formally announced new appointments to the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Drone Advisory Committee (DAC). The DAC is a broad-based, long-term federal advisory committee…
HNTB Names Craig Schneider Inland Empire Group Leader
ONTARIO, Calif. – Craig Schneider, PE, TE, joined HNTB Corporation as Inland Empire group leader. He leads the continued growth of the firm’s operations to better serve regional transportation clients, including San Bernardino County Transportation…
Mitchell, Bonamici, Langevin, and Thompson Push for Infrastructure Workforce Development
WASHINGTON – Last week during Infrastructure Week, Rep. Paul Mitchell (R-MI), Rep. Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), and CTE caucus co-chairs Rep. Jim Langevin (D-RI), and Rep. Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) introduced bipartisan H.R. 2831, the Building U.S. Infrastructure…
