Steve Aiken earns highest MWEA honor
Aiken accepts his award at the Leadership Celebration Luncheon as part of the 2023 MWEA Annual Conference. Pictured from left to right: Granddaughter, Mackenzie Fris, Wife, Diane, Steve, daughter, Cori Fris, and Granddaughter, Taylor Fris. Long-standing Duperon team member receives 2023 Dan Wolz Clean Water Award for Environmental Excellence Saginaw, Mich. – Dedicated to the water and wastewater industry for more than half a century, Duperon Regional Sales Manager Steve Aiken has been...
Stantec hires Eric Plapper as Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Lead within Smart(ER) Mobility
New position will consolidate Stantec’s EV strategy across business lines and disciplines CHARLOTTE, NC TSX, NYSE:STN – Stantec, a global leader in sustainable design and engineering, has hired Eric Plapper, AICP, to lead its Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure program in North America. His role will integrate the efforts of myriad Stantec experts who have been working on EV infrastructure, including urban planning, architecture, transit advisory, EV installation, and emerging technolog...
Architect and Designer Elina Cardet, AIA, IIDA, NCARB, WELL AP Joins Arcadis
Cardet Joins Arcadis to Strengthen the Firm’s Design Excellence and Revenue Growth Arcadis has welcomed Elina Cardet as Principal for the firm’s Miami Office. With an illustrious global career spanning over three decades as an architect and designer, Cardet specializes in creating innovative and sustainable designs for various project types, including workplace, retail, hospitality, residential, education, cultural, and civic spaces. Cardet’s work highlights her dedication to create soci...
KAI Enterprises CEO Michael B. Kennedy Named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year 2023 Heartland Finalist
Honor celebrates ambitious entrepreneurs who are building bolder futures (St. Louis, MO, June 14, 2023) KAI Enterprises CEO Michael B. Kennedy has been named an Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2023 Heartland Award finalist. Now in its 37th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is one of the preeminent competitive business awards for transformative entrepreneurs and leaders of high-growth companies who are building a more equitable, sustainable and prosperous world for a...
FitzGerald Principal Receives CSI Chicago’s First Annual Alan Itzkowitz Mentor Award
Timothy Blatner Recognized for Commitment to Improving the Life and Career of Others CHICAGO—FitzGerald, a national architecture, interior design, and sustainability firm, is excited to announce that partner and technical director Timothy Blatner, CSI, CDT, is the recipient of the Construction Specifications Institute (CSI) Chicago Chapter’s first annual Alan Itzkowitz Mentor Award. Established in 2022, the Alan Itzkowitz Mentor Award recognizes one individual who has made an outstan...
NELSON Worldwide Welcomes Allan Taylor as National Practice Leader, Asset Strategy
The experienced leader will deploy new, effective business development strategies across key regions for the practice LAS VEGAS, NV – NELSON Worldwide, an award-winning architecture, design and strategy firm, is excited to announce the addition of Allan Taylor as National Practice Leader, Asset Strategy. Taylor will leverage his 10-plus years of professional experience to drive nationwide growth for NELSON’s Asset Strategy practice. “Allan’s impressive, successful history in strengt...
Woolpert Welcomes Accomplished Client Manager and Strategist Donna Becco Schroeder to Lead Public Market
Schroeder has 30-plus years of client and account management experience and a global design portfolio that includes commercial, office, mixed-use, retail, industrial, hospitality, and education projects. CHICAGO — Woolpert has hired Public Market Director Donna Becco Schroeder to lead strategy and client development for public sector architecture and engineering clients, nationally and globally. Schroeder’s national and international design and project management experience has equipped her w...
National Institute of Building Sciences Board Welcomes Four New Members
New slate of board officers also recently were elected to serve one-year terms, starting October (WASHINGTON, DC) – The National Institute of Building Sciences has added four new members to the board of directors. John (JC) Hudgison, CBO, Assoc. AIA, serves as Construction Services Center Manager and Chief Building Official with the City of Tampa, Florida. Hudgison’s career has included building inspections, code enforcement, and the development of construction plans and specification...
Central Arkansas Water employees awarded AWWA’s Heroism Award; Regional Municipality of York wins Innovation Award
(Denver, Colorado) - The American Water Works Association (AWWA) is proud to award its Heroism Award to two Central Arkansas Water employees and its Innovation Award to the Regional Municipality of York. The Heroism Award recognizes an act of heroism performed by a water utility professional who puts themself in personal danger while doing so. Stephen Shirley, a Central Arkansas Water (CAW) foreman, and Chris Duncan, a water distribution specialist II, helped two injured gunshot victims who...
McGuireWoods Consulting Adds Economic Development Leader Steven Pearce
CHARLOTTE - McGuireWoods Consulting has added Steven Pearce, a leader in regional economic development efforts, to the firm's national infrastructure and economic development team. Pearce will assist clients with site selection and incentive negotiations across the country. Pearce joins McGuireWoods Consulting from the AllianceSTL Initiative, where he served as president and chief business attraction officer. Under his leadership, the Greater St. Louis area was a finalist for the largest pote...