Pfannenberg Announces PQF Premium Quick Filter
A Simple and Effective New Way to Protect Critical Equipment from Particulates and Oily Mist Lancaster, NY – Pfannenberg, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of thermal management technologies, announces PQF Premium Quick Filter, a new, easier way to filter out particulates and oily mist from an air inlet on critical equipment enclosures. This simple and innovative solution increases the life of equipment and reduces downtime by solving one of the most common problems causing equipme...
AEIS Hires Terence Hampton as Project Manager
Leading inspection and testing agency hires experienced civil engineer New York, NY (August 12, 2021)—Atlas Evaluation & Inspection Services (AEIS), providing inspection, testing, certification, failure analysis, engineering and material research services for infrastructure projects with an emphasis on welding metallurgy and non-destructive testing, announced Terence Hampton, EIT, has been hired as a Project Manager. Terence (Terry) Hampton is a civil engineer with over 25 years of experie...
NARUC on the Infrastructure Bill: ‘A’ for Effort, ‘C-’ for Utility Content
Weak on Transmission Siting and Broadband Provisions WASHINGTON — The bipartisan infrastructure bill passed by the United States Senate represents a landmark piece of legislation for the nation. Although the effort put forth to develop a comprehensive package is laudable, the final bill does not include key provisions advocated for by the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, the trade association that represents state utility regulators in the United States and its...
NIBS Convenes Built Environment Leaders for Social Equity Roundtable
NIBS to sign PwC CEO Action for Diversity & Inclusion and collect and share DEI best practices with industry CEOs (WASHINGTON, DC ) – The National Institute of Building Sciences recently convened an executive Social Equity Roundtable, meeting with dozens of leaders to help move the needle on diversity, equity and inclusion in the built environment. The late July meeting was a follow up to a December 2020 executive roundtable entitled “Improving the Workforce of the Built Environm...
Viewpoint Collaborate Conference Broadens Reach, Opens Registration for 10th Annual Event
Virtual Event Offers Expert Insight on Current and Projected Construction Industry Trends and Continuing Professional Education (CPE) Credit Options Beyond Clientbase Portland, Ore. – Viewpoint, a Trimble Company (NASDAQ: TRMB) and construction management software leader, today announced that registration is open for its annual Collaborate construction technology user conference, which will be held virtually September 14-16, 2021. The event will bring thousands of construction indust...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces up to $499.5 million loan to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority for the Complete 540 Phase 1 Project
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Build America Bureau (the Bureau) has provided up to $499.5 million to the North Carolina Turnpike Authority (NCTA) for the Complete 540 Phase 1 Project (the Project). The Department provides Transportation Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act (TIFIA) and other surface transportation infrastructure financing through the Bureau. As part of COVID-19 relief to borrowers, th...
DOTD announces 23 projects selected for Transportation Alternatives Program
Baton Rouge, LA – Today, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development (DOTD) announced that 23 projects statewide have been selected for the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP). Federal funding for these projects totals $19.6 million. “We’re pleased to have these 23 projects around our state selected to be part of TAP,” said DOTD Secretary Shawn D. Wilson, Ph.D. “As important as our major infrastructure projects are, we must remember that smaller infrastructure projects, e...
U.S. Department of Transportation Awards Colorado $11.6 Million in ‘Quick Release’ Emergency Relief Funding for I-70 Glenwood Canyon Mudslides
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $11.6 million in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds to help the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) make repairs to Interstate 70 in Glenwood Canyon damaged by mudslides. I-70 is a critical connection for people and freight between Western Colorado and the rest of the State, as well as for national east-west traffic. “The damage to I-70...
AASHTO Lauds Passage Of Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill
WASHINGTON – The following is a formal statement from the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials regarding today’s passage of the bipartisan Senate infrastructure bill, the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. “AASHTO is grateful the Senate was able to work in a bipartisan way to pass this historic infrastructure legislation, which provides a robust funding increase for all modes of transportation,” said Jim Tymon, AASHTO executive director. “The bill allows for...
New Era for IFPTE -- Union for Highly-Skilled Professionals in the Public and Private Sector Elects New Top Leaders with a Record of Success in Halls of Government and the Utility Sector
The fast-growing International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers, which counts engineers at Boeing and rocket scientists at NASA among its members, also announced this week that it will ramp up efforts to organize workers employed by nonprofits, the energy sector and in Canada. WASHINGTON -- The International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers (IFPTE) elected Matt Biggs as its new president and Gay Henson for secretary-treasurer at its convention hel...