SEAOI Celebrates Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards
Chicago, IL: The Structural Engineers Association of Illinois (SEAOI) will hold its Annual Banquet and present the Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards on Saturday, June 9, 2018 at the Museum of Broadcast Communcations in downtown Chicago. This event is the highlight of the SEAOI activities each year. In addition to announcing the winners of the 2018 Excellence in Structural Engineering Awards and honoring recipients of the John F. Parmer, SEAOI Service and Outstanding Young Engineer Awar...
Industry Safety Leaders Western Specialty Contractors Launches S-T-E-P-P-S to Re-Evaluate Safety on Changing Jobsites
(St. Louis, MO) The construction industry is fast-paced and ever-changing. Change can be exciting for workers and their supervisors, but it can also be challenging. Not taking the time to ask the right questions about safety when a job changes can potentially lead to unsafe choices, accidents and delays. Starting in May, Western Specialty Contractors launched its S-T-E-P-P-S (Stop, Think, Employees, Public, Property, Safety) Program designed to get workers to ask the right questions about sa...
ASCENT Announces Autodesk 2019 Courseware Roadmap
Baltimore, MD — ASCENT – Center for Technical Knowledge, a member of the Autodesk Authorized Publisher Program, announces the release of its updated Learning Guides for Autodesk 2019 software. ASCENT’s comprehensive Autodesk 2019 Courseware Roadmap outlines the release dates for over 70 titles. Titles are available in both print and eBook formats through ASCENT’s online store at ASCENTeStore.com, and in print at Amazon.com. In addition to the Autodesk 2019 offerings, ASCEN...
No Small Plans for 62-acre South Loop Site Along Chicago River
A developer has taken the wraps off one of the most ambitious real estate projects ever conceived in Chicago, laying out plans to construct 13 million square feet of buildings — including skyscrapers up to 950 feet tall — on a riverfront site connecting the South Loop and Chinatown. Related Midwest presented the long-awaited design, which includes a 100-foot-wide walkway lined by restaurants overlooking the Chicago River, at the first public meeting on the project Thursday night. The proje...
Cardno Promotes Utility Engineering & Surveying (UES) Experts to New Regional Manager Roles
Clearwater, FL - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno has promoted three UES leaders to newly created Regional Manager roles to support its growing Utility Engineering and Surveying business in the U.S. The promotions include: > Tony DiMarino – UES Regional Manager – Southeast > David Ledgerwood – UES Regional Manager – Florida > Joe Marek – UES Regional Manager – Southwest “These new positions and Tony, David, and Jo...
Jacobs Engineering Executive to Lead ConXtech
PLEASANTON, Calif. - San Francisco Bay Area-based ConXtech, Inc., a leader in construction technology, announced that Gilles Caussade, former head of Petroleum and Chemicals for the Americas at Jacobs Engineering, will join the company as its new Chief Executive Officer effective May 14, 2018. ConXtech is backed by Saudi Aramco Energy Ventures, Energy Innovation Capital, and other leading investors. Mr. Caussade is joining the company at a time of rapid growth during which ConXtech has been incr...
State-of-the-Art Engineering Lab Opens at North Central College with Funding from Omron Foundation
HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL. – North Central College celebrated the opening of a new laboratory in the Dr. Myron Wentz Science Center with a ceremonial ribbon cutting on May 8. The Omron Design and Automation Lab will give North Central College engineering students the exciting opportunity to work with a wealth of cutting-edge technologies currently used in industry while constructing their own working systems at the numerous workstations provided. Giving students access to today’s most sophisticated...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards $58.2 Million to Improve Passenger Ferry Service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced approximately $58.2 million in project selections to improve the safety and reliability of America’s passenger ferries and enhance mobility for ferry users across the United States. A total of 20 projects in 12 states will receive funding from FTA’s Passenger Ferry Grant Program. The grants will fund projects to purchase, replace or rehabilitate passenger ferries, terminals and related in...
Murphy Administration Announces $1 Million in Bikeway Grants to Improve Quality of Life Without Burdening Local Property Taxes
(Trenton) -The Murphy Administration today announced Local Aid grants totaling $1 million to help five municipalities advance Bikeway projects that will improve quality of life without burdening local property tax payers. “The Department of Transportation does much more than just maintain roads and bridges,” NJDOT Acting Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “Our Local Aid grants support a variety projects, including the Bikeway Program, which improve our communities and the quality o...
NCDOT Awards Nearly $2 Million for Traffic Operations Center Communications
WILMINGTON – The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a $1.9 million contract to route cable and conduit along Interstate 140, from its U.S. 17 Business interchange in Brunswick County to the traffic operations center on Barbados Boulevard in Castle Hayne. The contract awarded to Fulcher Electric of Fayetteville will include a fiber-optic cable, which will enable traffic engineers to better monitor and report real-time travel conditions on I-140. Work is scheduled to begin as soon...
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