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Mortenson Women Wielded Hammers & Drills to Help a St. Paul Somali Family Build a Home

July 28, 2016 - in News, People

A team of 15 women from Mortenson aided homebuyers Marian and Abdikani to do interior trim and finishing work on a house just north of Frogtown in St. Paul, Minnesota. Construction Executive Kelly Mansell led the Mortenson Women Build team along with women…

Kara Lentz Joins HNTB in Dallas as Senior Program Manager

July 28, 2016 - in News, People

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…

Atkins Appoints New Rail Asset Management Director

July 27, 2016 - in News, People

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

July 27, 2016 - in News, People

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 under 40 to be honored as a "Rising Star" by Progressive Railroading magazine. He was joined by 19…

Hjelholt Joins HDR to Lead Freight Rail Sector

July 27, 2016 - in News, People

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…

New Leadership for Latin America Region

July 27, 2016 - in News, People

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

July 27, 2016 - in News, People

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,…

Dewberry’s Chris Zambito Elected Chair of the Florida Floodplain Managers Association

July 25, 2016 - in News, People

During the Florida Floodplain Managers Association (FFMA) annual conference held in March, Dewberry’s Chris Zambito was elected as its new chair. Zambito, a project manager in Dewberry’s Tampa, Florida, office, began his term as chair on June 1, 2016.…

Charlotte, NC and River Falls, WI Students Connect with Tsunami-Affected Japanese Schools Through Books

July 21, 2016 - in News, People

Charlotte, NC – Students from Charlotte, North Carolina and River Falls, Wisconsin delivered over 1,500 books to fellow learners in Hirono, a town in Fukushima prefecture, Japan, trying to rebuild from the devastating effects of a magnitude 9 earthquake…

Cat Brown to Serve on APTI Board

July 21, 2016 - in News, People

Cat Brown, Assoc. AIA, LEED GA, architectural project coordinator in the Denver architecture studio, has been elected to the Association for Preservation Technology International (APTI) Rocky Mountain Chapter's board. APTI is a cross-disciplinary membership…