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Bechtel Congratulates International Team on Chornobyl Milestone

December 12, 2016 - in News, People

Bechtel, the global engineering, construction, and project management firm, today congratulated an international team for completing a historic milestone at the site of the Chornobyl nuclear plant: the successful sliding of a massive containment arch that…

AECOM Appoints Bob Leonetti as General Manager of Civil Construction & Mining

December 12, 2016 - in News, People

LOS ANGELES  — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today announced that Bob Leonetti has been named general manager of its…

Arcadis North America Appoints New City Leader in Chicago

December 7, 2016 - in News, People

CHICAGO -- Arcadis North America today announced the appointment of Alan Baxter as the company’s new city executive for Chicago. In his role at Arcadis,…

Water Standard’s CEO, Amanda Brock, Recognized as an Innovator in the Energy Industry

December 7, 2016 - in Awards, News, People

HOUSTON - Water Standard, a global leader in water treatment solutions for the energy industry, is pleased to announce Amanda Brock, CEO, has been recognized as an "Innovator" in the Houston Business Journal's Women in Energy Leadership Awards. At an exclusive…

Dewberry Announces the Promotion of Melissa Whitney

December 6, 2016 - in News, People

Dewberry announced the promotion of Melissa Whitney, PE, to senior associate in the firm's Fairfax, Virginia, office. As a project manager for the firm's disaster recovery team, Whitney manages contracts and systems development for individual recovery efforts.…

Fluor Named to Forbes JUST 100 List

December 6, 2016 - in News, People

IRVING, Texas - Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that it was named to the inaugural Forbes JUST 100 list. Fluor was also ranked as the most just company in the Capital Goods category. “We are honored to make the Forbes inaugural JUST 100 list…

BTS Opens New Fellows Program in Geospatial and Library Science

December 5, 2016 - in News, People

The Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), one of the federal government’s principal statistical agencies, has opened a new fellows program for people looking to bring transformative change to data and geospatial information.…

Dr. Todd Helwig Delivering NASCC Keynote Address

November 30, 2016 - in Buildings, People

Todd Helwig, PhD, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, is the 2017 recipient of the T.R. Higgins Lectureship Award. His lecture will focus on the stability of exural systems in steel buildings and bridges with a particular emphasis on bracing…

AECOM Appoints Andy Sallis President of Global Oil & Gas

November 30, 2016 - in News, People

LOS ANGELES (Nov. 30, 2016) — AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, today announced that Andy Sallis has been named president, global oil & gas of AECOM’s construction services organization. In this role, Mr. Sallis is charged…

AASHTO Supports Nomination of Elaine Chao as U.S. Transportation Secretary

November 30, 2016 - in News, People, Transportation

WASHINGTON - The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials looks forward to working with Transportation Secretary Nominee Elaine Chao and the administration of President-elect Donald Trump to fully fund the nation's critical transportation…