Siemens Highlights Alternative Financial Solutions to Support Infrastructure Modernization Initiatives
For cities, implementing intelligent technology and infrastructure upgrades comes down to a question of affordability. But increasing access to private capital investment via public-private partnerships (P3s) and alternative financing models such as performance contracting have allowed cities to benefit from sharing project risks and fill gaps in funding in order to meet local public service obligations. As a sponsor of 2017 Infrastructure Week, Siemens is highlighting the successful applicat...
Architectural Digest names Howard Hughes’ Ward Village "Best Master Planned Community in the Nation”
Howard Hughes’ Ward Village was recently named the "Best Master Planned Community in the Nation” by Architectural Digest, which applauded the Kakaako community for its design, materials and location. “The entire community has been a part of this redevelopment and that effort being recognized at a national level is, simply put, extraordinary,” Todd Apo, vice president of community development at Ward Village, said in a statement. “Ward Village is creating a new way of living in Hawaii, and thi...
AASHTO and AAPA Hold Infrastructure Week Briefing on Freight
WASHINGTON - In conjunction with Infrastructure Week (May 15-19), the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), the American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA), and the Congressional PORTS Caucus Co-Chairs Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) held a panel briefing today on an array of freight related issues. Chief among them was implementation of the freight-related provisions under the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, the...
IMAGINiT Technologies Releases 2018 IMAGINiT Clarity Family of Products
OWINGS MILLS, MD ― May 18, 2017 — Rand Worldwide (OTCBB: RWWI), a global leader in providing technology solutions to organizations with engineering design and information technology requirements, announces that its IMAGINiT Technologies division has released IMAGINiT Clarity 2018. In addition to compatibility with 2018 and previous versions of Autodesk Revit, the 2018 update to IMAGINiT Clarity allows users to monitor, access and use the most valuable data stored in Revit software models. By exp...
HNTB Executive Paul Yarossi named ARTBA Foundation Chairman
WASHINGTON - HNTB Executive Vice President Paul Yarossi, P.E., has been named chairman of the American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) Board of Trustees. The announcement was made May 17 during the association’s Federal Issues Program in the Nation’s Capital. Yarossi has been a volunteer ARTBA leader for nearly two decades, serving as 2011 chairman and as ARTBA-TDF vice chair since June 2014. His other ARTBA posts have included: sen...
Rio de Janeiro Partners with World Bank Group to Expand Early Childhood Education and Modernize its Public Street Lights
Rio de Janeiro —The City of Rio de Janeiro has just signed a contract with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) – a member of the World Bank Group – to help structure and implement a public-private partnership to build and maintain approximately 130 new schools, providing thousands of children with access to a pre-school and kindergarten education. Despite the increase in public spending on education over the last four years, Rio de Janeiro has a waitlist of 32,000 seats for kindergart...
Zurich North America Participates in “Infrastructure Week 2017” Activities - Joins Conversation with New Webpage, White Paper and Panel Appearance
Schaumburg, IL - Zurich North America has launched a webpage dedicated to the Challenges of our Nation’s Aging Infrastructure as part of its participation in “Infrastructure Week 2017.” Infrastructure Week is a national week of events, education and advocacy efforts to elevate infrastructure as a critical issue impacting all Americans. Zurich is especially concerned about the economic impact that the debilitated state of our nation’s roads, bridges, rail, airports, water systems - and more - is...
KDOT Unites with Strategic Partners for UAS
The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) Division of Aviation visits Dallas, TX this week for the largest gathering of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) industry leaders in the world at the Association of Unmanned Vehicle Systems International’s (AUVSI’s) Xponential 2017. Over 7000 industry professionals and 850 exhibitors unite to participate in a 3 day workshop and exhibition. “This is great opportunity to showcase Kansas as a leader in UAS, continue the growth of this segment and foster s...
Dewberry to Collect and Process Lidar Data for Southwest Florida Water Management District
Dewberry has been selected to collect, process, and assess airborne topographic lidar data for Hillsborough County, Florida, covering approximately 1,200 square miles within the Southwest Florida Water Management District (SWFWMD). Dewberry performed airborne topographic lidar mapping for this project in early 2017 using the new, fully integrated and calibrated Dual Channel Airborne Mapping System Riegl VQ-1560i sensor. The VQ-1560i's laser pulse repetition rate provides more than 1.3 million...
Report: Mortenson Will Build Football Stadium for Raiders in Las Vegas
M.A. Mortenson Co. will build a $1.9 billion football stadium in Las Vegas for the Raiders, who are moving from Oakland. Raiders President Marc Badain told the Las Vegas Review-Journal he's close to finalizing a contract for the Golden Valley-based construction company to become the stadium’s general contractor. Badain told the newspaper he was impressed by the job Mortenson did in building U.S. Bank Stadium on time. Mortenson, in a span of about 31 months, tore down the Metrodome and repl...
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