Hanes Geo Components Reaches Agreement to Acquire Nilex, Inc.
Hanes Geo Components, a wholly owned subsidiary of Leggett & Platt, has reached an agreement to acquire the majority of the business and assets of Edmonton based Nilex Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary Nilex USA Inc. with a view to continuing to operate Nilex’s business on a going-concern basis. Nilex specializes in the distribution of products used for erosion control, stormwater management, subgrade stabilization, gabion systems, engineered walls, and the installation of containment liners...
Sitetracker and Broadstaff Partner to Solve Telecom Workforce Challenges
Partnership combines the industry’s top project management software platform and leading telecom staffing firm Montclair, N.J.— Sitetracker, the leading deployment operations management software for critical infrastructure providers, and Broadstaff, the national leader in sourcing talent for the wireless and wireline, telecom and connected technology industries, today announced a new partnership to solve staffing challenges facing the telecom industry. Broadstaff will expand its network of...
O’Melveny Advises on US$4.2 Billion Deal to Develop New International Terminal 6 at John F. Kennedy International Airport
NEW YORK — O’Melveny represented a consortium consisting of Vantage Airport Group, JetBlue, American Triple I, and RXR Realty in an agreement to build, finance, and operate a new US$4.2 billion passenger terminal at New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK). The financial close of the deal was announced on November 17. The terminal, to be named Terminal 6, will be built as an extension of JetBlue’s existing JFK Terminal 5 and will eventually span across the entire site now occ...
Columbia, S.C. Review Board approves Stantec-designed Finlay Park revitalization project
The design for the 18.5-acre park aims to improve accessibility while integrating modern amenities. COLUMBIA, S.C. TSX, NYSE:STN: Leading global design firm, Stantec has received approval from Columbia, South Carolina’s City’s Design/Development Review Commission for the revitalization project of Finlay Park, one of Columbia’s largest and most notable public parks. Stantec serves as the prime consultant on the project having led the 2015 master plan and provides overall project managemen...
Clive Billiald Appointed New CEO of buildingSMART International
London – buildingSMART International is pleased to announce the appointment of Clive Billiald as its Chief Executive Officer, effective January 3, 2023. Clive has a track record of leading, building and reforming engineering, construction and technology organisations in a multinational environment, most recently working for Bechtel as a Regional Delivery Director. Prior to joining Bechtel, he held various roles in the UK Ministry of Defence and has been seconded to countries such as Australia an...
EW Howell Construction Group Completes 68,000-SF St. Johnland Assisted Living in Kings Park, NY
St. Johnland Assisted Living - Credit Giuseppe Iuliucci (Plainview, N.Y.) – EW Howell Construction Group, one of the region’s leading builders, announces the completion of the new St. Johnland Assisted Living at 393 Sunken Meadow Road in Kings Park, NY. The two-story, 68,000-square-foot facility on Long Island’s North Shore offers 80 residential units and 100 beds. St. Johnland is the premier provider on Long Island of skilled nursing care, with specialties in Alzheimer’s/dementia, h...
Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure Partners with Taylor & Francis To Connect Policymakers and Practitioners with the Latest Research
New Open Access Special Issue of Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure Launching Today at COP Leading knowledge services provider Taylor & Francis has announced it is partnering with the Coalition for Disaster Resilient Infrastructure (CDRI) to deliver a program of services designed to reach expert communities. This will enable CDRI to innovate and demonstrate evidence-based approaches for designing and implementing disaster resilient infrastructure systems. CDRI is committed to explori...
HDR Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary of IIJA with $649 Million in Client Grant Awards
HDR’s REM Approach Helps Agencies Prioritize and Align Transportation Projects for Funding OMAHA, Neb. — One year after the president signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law on November 15, 2021, HDR's broad-based grants support team has achieved a strong track record of success and is poised to build on it in 2023. The firm has assisted clients in obtaining $649 million in discretionary grant funding for 26 transportation projects across 19 states — with more 2022 gra...
Tyler P. Jones to Lead WSP USA’s Water National Business Line
Will guide the firm’s rapidly growing Water business, bringing 27 years of professional consulting experience, plus senior leadership and operations expertise, to an executive role. AUSTIN — Tyler P. Jones has been named Water national business line executive at WSP USA, a leading engineering, environment and professional services consultancy. Jones will assume his leadership position on Jan. 1, 2023. In his new role, Jones will direct the development and implementation of WSP’s U.S....
DFI Educational Trust Awards Stanley Merjan and George J. Tamaro Civil Engineering Scholarships
Hawthorne, N.J.: Deep Foundations Institute (DFI) Educational Trust, the charitable arm of DFI, recently awarded scholarships from the Stanley Merjan City College of New York (CCNY) Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund and the George J. Tamaro Manhattan College Civil Engineering Scholarship Fund. The students were recognized at the 15th DFI Educational Trust Gala in New York on November 3. Five CCNY Grove School of Engineering students each received $5,000 awards from the Stanley Merjan City C...