Jobs Report: Pandemic Wipes out 429k Clean Energy Jobs in 2020
For first time, clean energy sector ends year with fewer workers than when it began At current recovery rate, sector would not reach pre-COVID employment level until 2023 Women and Hispanic workers lost jobs in December despite overall uptick in employment WASHINGTON (January 13, 2021) – Due to the hard-hitting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the clean energy industry finished 2020 with its fewest number of workers since 2015. It also marked the first year clean energy saw...
Deery Joins Gannett Fleming as Senior Vice President, Expands Infrastructure Growth in Western U.S.
(Harrisburg, Pa.) Gannett Fleming recognizes that solutions implemented today must also deliver safe, efficient, and reliable functionality in the infrastructure ecosystem of the future. To expand the firm’s multi-market services and help clients navigate the next era of infrastructure delivery, Gannett Fleming is pleased to welcome Joseph Deery, PE, as a senior vice president and market executive. As market executive, Deery will lead client and project development strategies with an emp...
Telecommunications Industry Association CEO David Stehlin Joins ANSI Board of Directors
Arlington, VA – The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA), the leading association representing the manufacturers and suppliers of high-tech communications networks, today announced the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) elected TIA CEO David Stehlin to join its 2021 Board of Directors as a director-at-large. As coordinator of the U.S. voluntary consensus standardization system, ANSI is a private non-profit organization whose mission is to enhance both the global competitive...
Simpson Strong-Tie Scholarship Applications Now Open
Pleasanton, Calif. — Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, announced the opening of the application window for its Student Scholarship Program. The online scholarship application for the 2021–2022 academic year is now available to students in participating universities at strongtie.com/scholarships. The deadline to apply is March 15, 2021. Awards are for undergraduate study only (junior and senior years) in civil/structural engineering, archit...
Steve G. Bradbury Becomes Acting Secretary of Transportation
Steven G. Bradbury became the Acting Secretary of Transportation on January 12, 2021. As Acting Secretary, he oversees the Department’s operating administrations and coordinates policies to provide a safe, efficient, and modern transportation system that boosts our economic productivity and global competitiveness. He leads the Department's activities and its more than 55,000 employees and $87 billion budget. Since September 10, 2019, as authorized by President Trump, Mr. Bradbury has been per...
DFI Announces Board of Trustees Election Results New President, Officers and Trustees
Hawthorne, N.J. : The DFI Board of Trustees has selected a new roster of officers including a new president, and DFI’s membership elected four new members to the DFI Board of Trustees, and re-elected two trustees. New President and Executive Committee New DFI President Michael H. Wysockey, Ph.D., P.E, is the president of Thatcher Foundations, Inc., a specialty contractor working in design-build earth retention, pile driving, drilled foundations, and marine construction. Wysockey rece...
Forney LP Names Peter Jones as Platform Sales Manager for ForneyVault®
Pittsburgh, PA: Forney LP recently named Peter Jones as Platform Sales Manager. The new position supports the company’s focus on the sales growth of ForneyVault®, its automated, integrated construction materials testing (CMT) platform. Jones is a results-oriented business leader who has driven the growth and visibility of complex sales, marketing and business operations initiatives. Prior to joining Forney, Jones was Senior Municipal Software Specialist/Multi-Link Division for Link Compu...
USDOT Sec. Elaine Chao Resigns Over Capitol Hill Riot
Elaine Chao (above) stepped down as U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary on January 7, with her resignation to take effect January 11, due to the Capitol Hill riot that occurred on January 6. “Our country experienced a traumatic and entirely avoidable event as supporters of the President stormed the Capitol building following a rally he addressed,” Sec. Chao explained in a January 7 email to USDOT staff. “As I’m sure is the case with many of you, it has deeply troubled me in a way that...
John O’Neill Brings His Leadership Experience to Gannett Fleming
I am pleased to announce that John O’Neill, PMP, has joined Gannett Fleming as a senior tolling and mobility advisor. John has extensive leadership experience in the transportation industry, including 15 years serving the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) and its customers, most recently as its chief operating officer. In his new role, John will continue tackling challenging transportation issues with a commitment to developing powerful partnerships that result in delivering transforma...
Kay Maschek Rejoins Clayco as Director of Design Strategy
Co-leading the Consolidated Distribution Unit, Maschek will assist in advancing Clayco’s strategic approach to design and procurement, particularly with multifamily and other residential construction. CHICAGO—National commercial real estate, design and construction leader Clayco announces Kay Maschek returns to Clayco as Director of Design Strategy within Clayco’s Consolidated Distribution Company (CDC), a Clayco business unit dedicated to providing cost-effective procurement solutions. Masch...
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