Four Students Take Top Honors in Annual Video Contest on America’s Transportation Infrastructure
(WASHINGTON) - High school students from Arizona and Nebraska, a graduate student from Texas Southern University in Houston and a post-graduate student at Regis University in Boston are the 2018 winners of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) 8th Annual “Student Transportation Video Contest.” They will each receive a $500 cash prize. The association received 21 submissions from students across the country, representing 14 states, in two categories: general transp...
NEXT Renewable Fuels and Shell Trading (US) Company enter Renewable Diesel Purchase and Sale Agreement
(Houston) NEXT Renewable Fuels, Inc (NEXT) and Shell Trading (US) Company (Shell) have entered a long-term Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase of renewable diesel from NEXT’s planned Port Westward, Oregon facility. Representing an investment of more than $1 billion (USD), NEXT continues to develop its Oregon renewable diesel facility with an expected annual processing capacity of 13.3 million barrels (600 million gallons). Scheduled to open in 2021, NEXT will supply Shell and other pa...
Naples Bay Restoration and Water Quality Improvements at the Cove Project Earns Envision Silver for Sustainable Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Naples Bay Restoration and Water Quality Improvements at the Cove Project in Florida has received the Envision® Silver award for sustainable infrastructure, designated by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). To reach Silver status, a project must demonstrate that it delivers a heightened range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the host and affected communities. “Our team is proud to support the City of Naples in its mission of environmen...
Clean Water and Clean Energy: The World's First Solar-Electric Sewage Pump-Out Boat is Powered by Torqeedo
Crystal Lake, Ill. USA – Torqeedo has supplied an integrated electric propulsion system for the world’s first full-size solar-electric sewage pump-out boat, which was recently delivered to the township of Branford, Connecticut. The 25-ft. aluminum boat was built for the East Shore District Health Department by Pilot’s Point Marina in Westbrook to provide free sewage pump-out service for boats, preventing the discharge of untreated human waste into the area’s waterways. The propulsion syste...
Envirocleanse LLC inTank ™ Ballast Water Treatment System Receives US Coast Guard Type Approval
HOUSTON- Envirocleanse LLC, division of Charter Brokerage LLC, a BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY company has received US Coast Guard Type Approval for its inTankTM Ballast Water Treatment System (BWTS). inTankTM is the only Type Approved BWTS which treats water during the voyage, leaving port activities unchanged. The inTankTM BWTS uses a unique dispersion system patented by the US Geological Survey and developed by marine engineering firm Glosten for mixing the active substance in the ballast tanks. Th...
KETOS Secures Funding to Revolutionize Water Infrastructure and Safety
SAN FRANCISCO, CALIF. – February 5, 2019 – KETOS, a water intelligence innovator, today announced it has closed a $9 million Series A round of financing from a powerful collection of traditional venture capitalists, impact investors and industry leaders. New investors Broadway Angels and Plum Alley Ventures, as well as strategic angels from water.org, the semiconductor industry and an investor represented by Energy Innovation joined existing investors Rethink Impact and Better Ventures in the ro...
WSDOT Opens HNTB-designed SR 99 Tunnel in Downtown Seattle
BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Transportation officially opened the SR 99 tunnel in Seattle — designed by HNTB Corporation — with a series of special events last week. The project is part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement program, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States. The SR 99 design-build project was led by Seattle Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Dragados USA and Tutor Perini. Serving as lead designer and engineer of recor...
Renaissance Roofing, Inc. a Finalist for NRCA Roofing Alliance 2019 Gold Circle Award
BELVIDERE, Ill., Feb. 4, 2019 - Renaissance Roofing, Inc. today announced that the company is a finalist for the National Roofing Contractors Association (NRCA) 2019 Gold Circle Award in the category of Outstanding Workmanship for their historical restoration of the copper roofing systems of the Cascade County, Montana, courthouse. The award presentation will be announced on February 12 at a ceremony in Nashville, Tennessee. After nearly two years of work in Great Falls, Montana utilizing loc...
Audrey Daly Becomes Second General Counsel in Gannett Fleming History
The Gannett Fleming board of directors has promoted Audrey Daly, Esq., to the role of general counsel. Daly becomes the second person to hold this role in the firm’s 104-year history. “In her prior role as corporate counsel for Gannett Fleming, Audrey demonstrated an amazing capability to create an agile and responsive approach to addressing our legal needs,” said Bob Scaer, PE, chairman and CEO. “Now, in her role as general counsel, she will guide the firm on a wide range of legal matters, i...
Jacobs to Present at the Cowen Aerospace/Defense and Industrials Conference
DALLAS - Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) COO and President of Aerospace, Technology, Environmental and Nuclear Terry Hagen will present at the 40th Annual Cowen Aerospace/Defense & Industrials Conference in New York on Thursday February 7, 2019, at 2:05 p.m. ET. Interested parties can listen to the presentation and view accompanying slides on Jacobs' investor relations site. The company will host its investor day on February 19, 2019, in Miami. Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou, CFO Kevin Berryman, COO Buil...
Video: Crashes Drop Measurably After Rural Road Safety Improvement Project on US 521 in Lancaster County
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