Beacon Communications Completes Eagle Pointe Recreation Center
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. - Beacon Communications has recently completed its contributions to the Eagle Pointe Recreation Center renovation project in Commerce City, Colorado. Construction on the $14 million project began on Jan. 28, 2018 and added 6,000 square-feet of additional space, including a therapy pool, family locker rooms, expanded fitness area, improved dance and fitness facilities, community meeting spaces, a technology lab, improved restrooms and the relocation of a steam room. Beacon Commu...
Blue Water Advisors LP Announces Agreements with Grupo Energía Bogotá with Respect to the Electro Dunas Group, Blue Water’s Electricity Distribution, Generation, and Services Platform in Peru
New York, NY – Blue Water Worldwide LLC, a fund managed by Blue Water Advisors LP (BWA), and its subsidiary Electro Dunas Cayman Holdings Ltd. have reached an agreement with Grupo Energía Bogotá S.A. E.S.P. (GEB) pursuant to which GEB will initiate, upon satisfaction of certain conditions, a public tender offer in the Lima Stock Exchange for the acquisition of 100% of the shares of Dunas Energía S.A.A. (DESAA), a company listed in the Lima Stock Exchange. DESAA owns 99.96% of the shares of Ele...
Tennessee Department of Transportation Turns to PlanGrid to Boost Productivity on Infrastructure Construction Across the State
PlanGrid’s construction productivity software is now mandated on all TDOT projects, empowering stakeholders to collaborate efficiently on civil infrastructure projects San Francisco, CA — PlanGrid, recently acquired by Autodesk and a leader in construction productivity software, today announced the Tennessee Department of Transportation is now using PlanGrid for state infrastructure projects beginning with the March 2019 letting. TDOT is requiring PlanGrid’s software to be used by all prime c...
The LiRo Group Completes Installation of New York City’s First Antimcrobial Cooling Tower at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln in the Bronx
New $11.5 Million Antimicrobial Cooling Tower Protects the Health of the Community Frequently Exposed to Legionnaires’ Disease and Saves Energy The new system reduces energy consumption by 40 percent and features antimicrobial design and properties that greatly reduce the chances of bacterial growth in the city that has experienced Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks almost every year in the last decade Bronx, NY – NYC Health + Hospitals, The LiRo Group, and the New York Power Authority (...
Oklahoma City Selects Woolpert for Asset Management, Sewer Condition Assessment
OKLAHOMA CITY (Feb. 13, 2019) — The Oklahoma City Water Utilities Trust (OCWUT) has signed Woolpert to an eight-year, multimillion-dollar contract to provide asset management and sewer condition assessment services throughout the city. The information will be used to establish an asset management program based on the likelihood of failure and consequence of failure for assets throughout the system, and to form the basis for OCWUT’s annual Capital Improvement Prioritization Report and Operations...
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany to Expand US Biopharmaceutical R&D Facility to Advance Innovative Clinical Pipeline
Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany investing $70 million in U.S. Research & Development Hub Expansion of R&D footprint to accelerate science and innovation in Oncology, Immuno-oncology and Immunology globally BILLERICA, Mass.- Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, which operates its biopharmaceutical business as EMD Serono in the U.S. and Canada, today announced a $70 million investment to expand its state of the art research and development (R&D) facility in Billerica, Massachusetts. The ne...
DXA Studio to Design Community Development in Northern Zambia
New York – DXA Studio, a New York based architecture and design firm known for a diverse range of projects primarily in Manhattan and Brooklyn, has announced that the firm has begun designing orphanage community development on a 17-acre site in Zambia. The project specifically targets children who are highly vulnerable and orphaned. The site will host a variety of programs including a chapel, school, health clinic, orphanage homes, a sports field and administration buildings. The NyameNsa Villa...
Denver Zoo Breaks Ground on New Animal Hospital
Denver, CO - Denver Zoo, Colorado’s most visited cultural attraction, held it’s official groundbreaking on February 7 for its new animal hospital. This is the first major step in the Zoo’s Phase I Master Plan to guide future development. The existing hospital was originally built 51 years ago, and the redesign will modernize its aging infrastructure and improve operating efficiencies. Led by Stantec, a global architecture, engineering, and consulting firm, the 22,000-square-foot facility will...
Naples Bay Restoration and Water Quality Improvements at the Cove Project Earns Envision Silver for Sustainable Infrastructure
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Naples Bay Restoration and Water Quality Improvements at the Cove Project in Florida has received the Envision® Silver award for sustainable infrastructure, designated by the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure (ISI). To reach Silver status, a project must demonstrate that it delivers a heightened range of environmental, social, and economic benefits to the host and affected communities. “Our team is proud to support the City of Naples in its mission of environmen...
WSDOT Opens HNTB-designed SR 99 Tunnel in Downtown Seattle
BELLEVUE, Wash. – The Washington State Department of Transportation officially opened the SR 99 tunnel in Seattle — designed by HNTB Corporation — with a series of special events last week. The project is part of the Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement program, one of the largest infrastructure projects in the United States. The SR 99 design-build project was led by Seattle Tunnel Partners, a joint venture between Dragados USA and Tutor Perini. Serving as lead designer and engineer of recor...