Moein El-Aarag joins HNTB in Seattle as bridge department manager
Experience includes project work for Washington Department of Transportation, Seattle Department of Transportation, Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, King County and Snohomish County. BELLEVUE, Wash. – Moein El-Aarag, PE, joined HNTB Corporation as transportation structures department manager in the firm’s Bellevue office. El-Aarag brings more than 20 years of experience in the areas of bridge design, management and construction in the Pacific Northwest. “Moein comes to our struct...
CTA Architects Completes $2.8 Million Historic Façade Restoration of 90-year old, 30-story St. George Tower & Grill Co-op in Brooklyn
CTA Architects has completed an extensive, $2.8 million exterior restoration of the historic, 30-story St. George Tower & Grill co-op residence at 111 Hicks Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. Photo by Ola Wilk/Wilk Marketing Communications Brooklyn, NY – CTA Architects has completed an extensive exterior restoration of the historic, 30-story St. George Tower & Grill co-op residence at 111 Hicks Street in the Brooklyn Heights Historic District. In compliance with the req...
Gail Lewis Brings Robust Strategic Planning and P3 Expertise to HDR’s Transportation Program
OMAHA, Neb. — Gail Lewis has joined HDR’s transportation practice as a principal advisor on our program management team. Located in our Phoenix, Arizona office, Lewis will provide infrastructure advisory services to assist clients with long term strategic planning to adapt to changes in the transportation industry. Her expertise includes evaluating policies and the application of strategic and innovative project delivery models, including public-private partnerships. Lewis will guide clien...
Cardno Announces Promotion of Susan Reisbord to CEO and Managing Director
Lone Tree, CO - Professional infrastructure and environmental services firm Cardno announces the appointment of Susan Reisbord to Chief Executive Officer and Managing Partner. In her role as CEO, she will work with Cardno’s leadership team to continue to build the firm’s capabilities across all business lines. She will focus the team’s efforts on generating sustainable and profitable growth, developing strong and collaborative teams of people across the firm, and enhancing Cardno’s value prop...
David Leard joins HNTB in Houston as project director
HOUSTON – David Leard, AICP, joined HNTB Corporation as project director and associate vice president, based in the firm’s Houston office. Leard brings more than 27 years of experience in transit program management, planning, design and construction. Leard is responsible for managing and delivering major projects and working to expand HNTB’s services to its regional transit clients. “David has an impressive background having worked on some of our country’s most visible and complex transit...
Highview Power and Encore Renewable Energy to Co-Develop the First Long Duration, Liquid Air Energy Storage System in the United States
Highview Power Storage, Inc., a global leader in long duration energy storage solutions, and Encore Renewable Energy, a developer of renewable energy generation and storage projects, today jointly announced plans to develop the United States’ first long duration, liquid air energy storage system. This facility will be a minimum of 50MW, provide in excess of eight hours of storage (400MWh) and will be located in northern Vermont. The project is the first of many utility-scale, liquid air energ...
Woolpert Acquires Southern Mapping, a Geospatial Firm Based in South Africa
Southern Mapping is an international aerial survey and mapping company that specializes in high-accuracy lidar, hyperspectral imagery and remote sensing technologies. DAYTON, Ohio — Woolpert has acquired Southern Mapping, a geospatial solutions provider and aerial survey company based in Johannesburg, South Africa. Southern Mapping has extensive high-accuracy lidar, imagery and remote sensing experience, and produces airborne topographic, hyperspectral, and thermal surveys and mapping. Sou...
ASCE honors HDR’s Timothy Dougherty with 2019 Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award
OMAHA, Neb. — HDR’s Timothy Dougherty, P.E., was the 2019 recipient of the American Society of Civil Engineers' 2019 Professional Practice Ethics and Leadership Award, an honor that goes to an engineer who embodies leadership in professional practice and ethics. “His composure and integrity are exemplary and through his leadership and mentoring have served as a benchmark for many young professionals,” said ASCE’s award letter. ASCE’s president-elect, K.N. Gunalan, nominated Dougherty for t...
FEMA Awards 5-Year Housing Inspection Contract to WSP USA
Since 1995, WSP has supported FEMA as a nationwide housing inspections services contractor, inspecting homes damaged during presidentially declared emergencies or natural disasters. WINCHESTER, VA — The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has renewed its housing inspection services (HIS) contract through 2024 with WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy. Under the contract, WSP is required to maintain a culture of preparedness for timely mobiliza...
Move offers structure around function, not mode or customer group
SALEM - The Oregon Transportation Commission has approved changes to the leadership structure of the Oregon Department of Transportation. The changes, effective immediately, do not alter the agency’s mission but instead will work to enhance that mission. ODOT's new director, Kris Strickler, proposed the following changes to the OTC on Dec. 16. Reorganize the department, establishing these four assistant directors: •Cooper Brown, Assistant Director for Operations. •Travis Brouwer, Assista...