Construction Underway on Ritz-Carlton Residences
With the foundation for the Ritz-Carlton Residences now complete, the 53-story luxury tower is rising on the shores of Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Thornton Tomasetti provided structural design services for the condominium building designed by Arquitectonica. A joint venture of Fortune International Group and the Château Group is developing the 800,000-square-foot project. The tower’s foundation features a 22,000-square-foot mat with more than 1,110 tons of reinforced steel. Eighty trucks deli...
Bechtel’s Barbara Rusinko Elected to Nuclear Energy Institute's Board of Directors
The president of Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental global business unit, Barbara Rusinko, has been elected to the Nuclear Energy Institute’s Board of Directors and its executive committee. The U.S. based Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) sets broad policy for the nuclear industry, champions the beneficial uses of nuclear technology and provides a unified voice on the global importance of nuclear energy. “The Nuclear Energy Institute welcomes Barbara Rusinko to its Board of Directors an...
PCL Construction| DIALOG + Stantec Named Successful Proponents of the New Calgary Cancer Centre Project
Today, the Government of Alberta announced that the PCL Construction | DIALOG + Stantec design-build team was the successful proponents of the new Calgary Cancer Project, located at the Foothills Medical Centre Campus. With an anticipated opening in 2023, the new Calgary Cancer Centre will centralize treatment and care for cancer patients in southern Alberta. Symbolizing the type of care a patient can expect to receive at the new Calgary Cancer Centre the design features two curving L shaped...
Stantec Announces the Appointment of New President and CEO, Gord Johnston
Stantec announced today that following a successful eight-year tenure as the Company’s president and chief executive officer, Bob Gomes will retire at year’s end, effective December 31, 2017. The firm also announced that Gord Johnston, executive vice president of Stantec’s Infrastructure business operating unit, was selected by the board of directors to assume the role of president and chief executive officer, effective January 1, 2018. Johnston has more than 30 years of industry leadership expe...
City of DeFuniak Springs Reselects CH2M to Continue Operating and Maintaining its Water Systems
TALLAHASSEE, Fla., June 21, 2017 - The City of DeFuniak Springs, Florida, recently approved a contract renewal with CH2M for operations and maintenance services of its water systems, extending a more than 14-year partnership. CH2M will continue to operate and maintain the City's 1.5-million-gallon-per-day wastewater treatment plant, six water wells, 40 lift stations and 150 acres of spray fields for the next five years. "It's an honor to continue our history of being proactive in communica...
Dewberry's Wayne Repich Receives Associate Design-Build Professional Certification
Dewberry has announced that Wayne Repich has received his certification as an Associate Design-Build Professional (Assoc. DBIA) from the Design-Build Institute of America. Repich is based in the firm's New York City office. With this designation, Repich is knowledgeable in the fundamentals of project delivery, the principles of design-build delivery, design-build contract and risk management, and post award design-build. Repich has more than 34 years of experience in real estate, finance and...
AECOM One of 56 Companies Awarded IDIQ Contract Valued at US$37.4-Billion to Provide Worldwide U.S. Army Strategic Services Sourcing
LOS ANGELES – AECOM, a premier, fully integrated global infrastructure firm, announced today that it is one of 56 companies awarded the Responsive Strategic Sourcing for Services (RS3) contract. The U.S. Army, multiple-award indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract supports the Department of Defense and all federal agencies. This five-year base, plus five-year option firm-fixed, cost plus fixed-fee price contract has a maximum value of US$37.4 billion. As successor to the Strategic S...
SnowEx Introduces New V-Maxx G2 Hopper Spreaders With Enhanced Controls and Spreading Performance
MADISON HEIGHTS, Mich. – Equipped with updated controls and enhanced material spreading features, the new SnowEx® V-Maxx™ G2 hopper spreaders offer greater performance and operating efficiency for contractors and municipalities on large ice control applications. A new dual variable-speed control is more compact than on previous models. This digital, self-diagnosing unit allows independent adjustment of spinner and auger speeds, while convenient buttons offer easy control of the standard...
Seiler Instrument Chooses TerraGo Magic to Build its Mobile GNSS App Platform
TerraGo is pleased to announce a new partnership with Seiler Instrument, a leading provider of surveying software and instruments. Seiler is utilizing TerraGo Magic to build an advanced GNSS collaboration app platform to provide its customers with a complete mobile field-to-GIS solution, including integration with Trimble® GNSS receivers enabling survey-grade accuracy on smartphones and tablets. “Our customers across different industries need a customizable mobile solution that delivers high-...
MMFX Expands Its Global Footprint to Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
IRVINE, Calif. — June 20, 2017 — MMFX Steel Corporation announces that it has partnered with a business development representative in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean: José Santiago Aponte will work with MMFX to sell and develop projects in the region. José brings nearly 20 years of experience in construction management for water, wastewater and road infrastructure projects; he also has pharmaceutical plant project experience. José’s unique expertise suite includes being a certified NACE Inspector...