Eco Wave Power Announces Collaboration Agreement with Publicly Traded Lesico for the Production of Floaters for the EWP EDF One Project in Israel
Stockholm, Sweden, October 4, 2021– Publicly traded wave energy developer, Eco Wave Power Global AB (publ) (“Eco Wave Power”) (Nasdaq US: WAVE, Nasdaq First North: ECOWVE), announces today that a collaboration agreement was signed with the publicly traded company Lesico Ltd. (TASE: LSCO( (“Lesico”) for the production of 8 floaters for the EWP EDF One project in Israel, through its subsidiary EDF EWP One Ltd. Lesico, which was founded in 1969, has more than 52 years of experience in providing...
Skanska invests USD 216M, about SEK 1.8 billion, in the office development project 17xM in Washington, DC, USA
Skanska invests USD 216M, about SEK 1.8 billion, in the office development project 17xM in Washington, DC, USA. The construction contract is worth USD 105M, about SEK 890M, which will be included in the US order bookings for the third quarter 2021. The office space in the building is more than 50 percent leased. 17xM will become a 30,700 square meter, 11-story office building located in Washington, DC’s Central Business District, at the intersection of 17th Street and M Street Northwest. It i...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Nearly $100 Million in Grants to Support Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Efforts
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced today that it is awarding $98,800,117 in grants to states, territories, and tribes to help enhance pipeline and hazardous materials safety programs at the community level for 11 different safety programs. “States and community groups play an important role in addressing the safety challenges associated with pipelines and hazardous materials,” said PHMSA Acting Admin...
City of Toronto Selects Trimble Unity for Water Infrastructure Management
SUNNYVALE, Calif.- Trimble (NASDAQ: TRMB) announced that Toronto Water has selected the Trimble® Unity™ software platform to support its vision to improve operational efficiency across the entire organization. Trimble Unity can automate asset and infrastructure management workflows, improve data accuracy by eliminating redundancy and streamline processes between field and office teams to enhance Toronto Water's commitment to customer service and quality. Toronto Water is responsible for drink...
Oldcastle Infrastructure Enhances Solutions Offering with National Pipe & Plastics, Inc. Acquisition
ATLANTA, Ga. (October 1, 2021) – Oldcastle Infrastructure™, A CRH Company, announced today that it has acquired National Pipe & Plastics, Inc. (“National”). National provides PVC pipe based end-to-end solutions serving the potable water, wastewater, electrical conduit, and drainage markets from two East Coast locations. The company is headquartered in Endicott, New York, with manufacturing locations in Endicott and Greensboro, North Carolina. National has served the PVC pipe market for over 50 y...
Plex-Earth 5D: Plexscape launches new platform during Autodesk University 2021 - Taking the guesswork out of civil design
Plexscape, developers of Plex-Earth, a full-blown popular platform for AutoCAD that brings the world’s largest aerial and satellite imagery providers under a single umbrella, participates again in this year’s Autodesk University as a premier sponsor. Plexscape will be officially launching Plex-Earth 5D, its latest most powerful version during Autodesk University, as it is the year’s biggest event for the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry. In today’s rapidly changing...
New Jobba Release Features Latest API Updates that Allow Seamless Data Flow
Jobba releases multiple new tools and feature enhancements. Chicago, IL— Jobba, the roofing industry’s leading software provider, recently added a number of new tools and features to its platform. Updates include new API connections, scheduling, estimating and accounting advancements that enhance the already robust platform. Jobba is committed to delivering what the roofing industry needs for unsurpassed data flow and management. “We are tuned into the industry and the overriding need f...
CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS: Second International Drone Show Competition
(Riga, Latvia) - European, North and Latin American and Asian drone show experts have joined efforts for the 2nd year in a row to unveil the best practices of the growing industry and run the Second International Drone Show Competition. The goal is to bring together the best representatives, their shows, animations and business approaches to exchange knowledge about breakthrough sustainable technologies for outdoor light events. Each of six winners will receive a diploma, special prize, and educ...
The Department of State Dedicates New U.S. Embassy in Maputo
In a display of the enduring friendship and strategic partnership with Mozambique, U.S. Ambassador Dennis Walter Hearne, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO) Managing Director Tracy Thomas, Mozambican Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy Ernesto Max Tonela, Maputo City Secretary of State Vicente Joaquim, and Maputo Province Governor Julio Parruque today dedicated the new U.S. Embassy in Maputo, Mozambique. The new campus provides a secure, innovative, sustainable, and resilient p...
Contractors from Virginia, Louisiana, and Illinois Receive 2021 ARTBA National Contractor Safety Awards
WASHINGTON — Transportation construction companies from three states were recognized for their outstanding employee safety programs during the American Road & Transportation Builders Association’s (ARTBA) Annual Convention, held in Pinehurst, N.C. The annual ARTBA “Contractor Safety Awards” were created to promote worker safety and health as core values of the transportation design and construction industry. The contractor finalists were competitively selected, based upon their accident an...