ARTBA Announces 2019-20 Officers at National Convention in Savannah, Ga.
WASHINGTON — The American Road & Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) announced the election of its 2019-2020 officers during a September 23 annual business meeting at the association’s national convention in Savannah, Ga. They include: Chairman: Steve McGough, president and chief financial officer, HCSS, Sugar Land, Texas Senior Vice Chairman: Ward Nye, president & CEO of Martin Marietta Materials, Raleigh, N.C. First Vice Chairman: Tim Duit, president, Duit Construct...
KAI Enterprises Promotes Dan Forguson to Chief Financial Officer
(St. Louis, MO) KAI Enterprises announces the promotion of Dan Forguson to Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Forguson has been with KAI since June 2018 when he was hired as Vice President of Finance. As CFO, Forguson will work closely with the Leadership Team as he leads, manages and is accountable for the activities of KAI’s Finance Team, which includes major functions of accounting, budgeting, cash flow analysis, project controls and financial planning. He is also responsible for work progress...
MVE + Partners Recognized With Prestigious AIAOC 25-Year Design Award
IRVINE, Calif. - Leading architecture, design and planning firm MVE + Partners proudly announces that its Newport Beach Bayview Mixed-Use Center project was awarded the prestigious 25-Year Award by the American Institute of Architects, Orange County Chapter (AIAOC). Selected from a pool of five competitive entries, the 25-Year Award is an honor bestowed by the AIAOC Past Presidents and College of Fellows Committee to recognize Orange County architecture that has stood the test of time and change...
ARTBA Honors WSP USA Diversity with Glass Hammer Award
Prestigious award honors WSP’s successful initiatives to increase female leadership across all business segments over the past year. SAVANNAH, GA — In recognition of its commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workforce, WSP USA, a leading engineering and professional services consultancy, was selected as the 2019 winner of the American Road and Transportation Builders Association (ARTBA) Foundation Women Leaders Glass Hammer Award. The award was presented Monday at the Found...
South Australia Looks to Take Lead in Green Hydrogen Race
An Australian state with and abundance of renewable energy has unveiled a plan to become a leading global exporter of certified green hydrogen. South Australia is already a world leader in wind, solar and battery storage to the point where excess renewable energy is often shed during peak production periods. The South Australian Government today released its Hydrogen Action Plan in a bid to use that cheap renewable energy to generate hydrogen, which can be used as fuel o...
New Scoop Research Reveals That 62% of Americans Did Not Apply for a Job Because of the Commute
SAN FRANCISCO - Scoop, the largest enterprise carpooling solution in the country, today unveiled the results of its first-annual State of the American Commute report, which offers key insights and a better understanding of the impact of lengthening commutes on American workers’ physical, financial, and emotional well-being. The report, which highlights how commuting leads to lower productivity, higher costs, longer workdays, and different lifestyle choices, is based on a survey of more than 7,00...
USDOT Announces Nearly One Billion Dollars in Infrastructure Grants to 354 Airports in 44 States
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced that the Department will award $986 million in airport infrastructure grants to 354 airports in 44 states and Puerto Rico and Micronesia. This is the fifth allotment of the total $3.18 billion in Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program (AIP) funding for airports across the United States. “Infrastructure projects funded by these grants will advance safety, improve travel, generate jobs and provi...
Cummins Pilots New Experiment for On-demand Multimode Transportation at Purdue University
Web-based mobile app and micro transit shuttles enable campus commuters to request a free ride along Purdue’s West Lafayette and airport routes Today, Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced a four-month pilot project in Indiana to evaluate an on-demand transit solution, in partnership with Purdue University and Energy Systems Network (ESN). The pilot begins September 30. The collaborative experiment called, Leaper X, includes a web-based mobile application powered by Cummins,...
Tama Snow Joins Stantec to Lead Southern California Water Practice
San Diego, CA -mNYSE, TSX:STN: Tama Snow has joined Stantec—a global engineering, architecture, and consulting firm—as a senior principal and water area manager in the firm’s San Diego, California, office. Snow will apply her nearly three decades of experience in water resources planning and infrastructure to the firm’s Southern California-based water practice. Snow is a professional engineer specializing in the planning, design, and construction of water-related facilities—water delivery, re...
Pype Secures Second Patent and Multiple ENR Enterprise Partnerships Following Rapid Growth
WASHINGTON - Pype, a leading software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider for the construction industry has experienced tremendous growth this year following multiple enterprise partnerships with top ENR companies while also securing its second patent, #10417178. The company has more than doubled its staff following two years of rapid revenue growth, further accelerated by new investments from Pritzker Group and Blackhorn Ventures. Reflective of this accomplishment, the software company has moved it...