To Drive Post-COVID Economic Recovery, Mayors Prioritize Infrastructure and Technology Investments, Study Finds
Study Shows Plans for Recovery Must Overcome Near Universal Budget Shortfalls Resulting from Pandemic WASHINGTON, September 16, 2020 – While a majority of U.S. mayors (94%) agree that their city’s economic recovery depends on containing and preventing community spread of the COVID-19 virus, investing in infrastructure to generate jobs and economic growth is the top immediate (69%) and long-term (71%) priority for mayors, according to “Infrastructure, Technology and Mayors’ Priorities for...
FTA Announces $928.8 Million Grant Agreement for Minneapolis Southwest Light Rail Transit Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $928.8 million grant agreement to the Metropolitan Council for the Southwest Light Rail Transit Project in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The project extends an existing light rail line from downtown Minneapolis to the southwestern suburbs in a corridor where population, employment and traffic congestion are growing rapidly. "FTA is proud to join our partners in Minnesota to improve public tra...
FTA Announces $1.2 Billion Grant Agreement for San Francisco Transbay Corridor Core Capacity Project
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced a $1.2 billion grant agreement with the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) for the Transbay Corridor Core Capacity project in San Francisco, California. "This investment in California will improve public transportation and support economic recovery in the Bay Area," said FTA Deputy Administrator K. Jane Williams. "This project will allow BART to operate additional trains...
UC Davis completes Phase I of nation’s largest student housing project
The Michaels Organization/Stantec team adds more than 1,000 beds to student campus Davis, CA- NYSE, TSX:STN : The University of California, Davis (UC Davis) opened the first phase of The Green at West Village student housing project, adding more than 1,000 beds to the University’s West Village neighborhood. Once the entire project is complete, the housing complex will add nearly 3,300 beds to the campus, making it the largest student housing development currently under construction in t...
Rebuild Beirut
Help Blast Victims in Beirut Rebuild Their Homes Last month, a chemical explosion ravaged the Port of Beirut, Lebanon. With a 5 km blast radius, thousands of homes were flattened and hundreds of lives were lost. Our engineer Carl Abinader is usually based in Sacramento, but was staying with family in his home country of Lebanon at the time of the explosion. Thankfully, Carl is safe, but his family and their neighbors’ lives have been devastated. Carl is staying i...
Manage Revit Warnings within the Autodesk BIM 360 Environment with New Service from Ideate Software
San Francisco, CA – Ideate Software, a veteran Autodesk® AEC Industry Partner, announces the launch of Ideate Dashboard for Autodesk® BIM 360®, a data visualization service that uses proprietary technology to provide information related to Revit warnings within the Autodesk BIM 360 environment. Autodesk’s BIM 360 software connects project teams and data from design through construction. Ideate Dashboard pulls design information from Revit models stored within BIM 360 projects in order to identif...
Stantec expands Community Development practice in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, PA, NYSE, TSX:STN: Leading global design firm Stantec has welcomed Brad Davis to its Community Development team as a Senior Associate. Based in the firm’s Pittsburgh office, Davis brings over 30 years of experience in largescale site and land development projects throughout Western Pennsylvania. In his role at Stantec, Davis will focus on advancing the strategic growth of the Community Development team in the region while advising on existing site/civil engineering projects. Hi...
Skyward-Parrot Partnership Brings Integration and Training for the ANAFI USA
PORTLAND, Ore. And Paris – Today, Skyward, A Verizon company, and Parrot, the leading European drone group, announced their partnership to deliver Parrot ANAFI drones along with Skyward drone program management, flight log sync, and training to U.S. enterprises. In particular, the new ANAFI USA drone speaks to a widespread need among U.S. companies and public agencies for a secure, high-end drone manufactured domestically. Sold by Skyward, the ANAFI USA and training package gives enterprises a o...
Bentley Systems Announces Launch of Initial Public Offering
EXTON, Pa., U.S.A. – Bentley Systems, Incorporated (“Bentley”) today announced the launch of the initial public offering of 10,750,000 shares of its Class B common stock. The shares of Class B common stock to be sold in the offering will be sold by existing stockholders of Bentley. The selling stockholders expect to grant the underwriters in the offering a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,610,991 shares of Class B common stock from the selling stockholders. The estimated initial...
ASME’s Engineering for Change and Siemens Announce Innovate for Impact: Siemens Design Challenge Winners
Teams from Colombia, Uganda and the U.S. selected for outstanding innovations that help meet need for clean water and adequate food supply globally NEW YORK, September 15, 2020 – Earlier today in a virtual awards ceremony, global technology company Siemens, in collaboration with Engineering for Change (E4C), a knowledge organization, digital platform and community from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), announced the two winners of the Innovate for Impact: Siemens Desig...
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Redevelopment of Horseshoe Bay Terminal
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