Environmental Expert Kimberly Demuth Joins HNTB in Washington
BELLEVUE, Wash. – Kimberly Demuth joined HNTB Corporation as environmental department manager and associate vice president in the firm’s Bellevue office. Demuth brings more than 35 years of experience in NEPA, SEPA, CEQA environmental permitting and compliance, historic preservation, visual resource management, cultural resource management and project management. “Kimberly is a great addition to HNTB, allowing us to continue to serve our clients’ diverse program needs,” said Kevin Collins, P...
Gilbane Building Company Celebrates Groundbreaking of The Ion
Houston, TX – On Friday, July 19, Gilbane Building Company joined Rice Management Company, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, city leaders, Hines, Gensler Architects and SHoP Architects in celebrating the groundbreaking of The Ion. This historic renovation will transform a Sears, Roebuck & Company building that was built in 1939 and turn it into an innovation hub which consists of co-working, event, academic (classrooms and lecture rooms), restaurant and entertainment amenities. “We are now ent...
eGlobalTech Launches Artificial Intelligence Solution Auxilium
PASADENA, Calif. - Tetra Tech, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTEK) announced today that eGlobalTech, A Tetra Tech Company, launched Auxilium, eGlobalTech’s premier Artificial Intelligence (AI) solution. Auxilium is an open source chatbot solution which answers internal and external stakeholder questions efficiently and effectively, empowering teams to focus on higher-level tasks and complex business problems. An innovative and impactful tool for both federal and commercial organizations, Auxilium: Unde...
Stantec Assists 13 Communities Across the U.S. in Securing EPA Brownfield Grant Funding
Stantec worked with 13 cities, counties, and regional organizations across the US to help secure $6.9 million in federal brownfield funding through the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Assessment, Cleanup, and Multi-Purpose Grants program. The funds will be used to assess, clean up, and plan redevelopment of underutilized properties while protecting public health and the environment. The funds can expand the ability of communities to recycle vacant and abandoned properties for new, pro...
Transportation Planner Sudhish Verma joins HNTB
OAKLAND, Calif. – Sudhish Verma joined HNTB Corporation as planning department manager for Northern California. He is based in the firm’s Oakland office and works on transportation projects focused on improving circulation and connectivity throughout the Bay Area and extended region. Verma manages a team of eight professionals who deliver contracted projects and pursue other leads. Initially, his responsibilities center around the New Transbay Rail Crossing, Bay Area Rapid Transit’s General...
Terra Drone Europe Conducts Oil Rig Platform Survey and 3D Modeling for Shell
Using modern GNSS techniques, the location of each and every asset on the rig platform was determined to facilitate accurate drill rig positioning Terra Drone Europe, a group company of Terra Drone Corporation, has successfully completed the aerial 3D survey of an offshore platform in the North Sea on behalf of one of the most diversified international oil companies, Shell. The platform complex that was surveyed was positioned several years ago when GNSS survey techniques were neither very...
FRP Takes On Major Role In Nevada DOT State Route 28 Shared-Use Path Project
DAYTON, Ohio - Every year more than 1 million visitors travel Nevada State Route 28—a two-lane, mountainside road that borders 11 miles of Lake Tahoe’s undeveloped shoreline. With usage expected to double in the next 20 years, limited parking and lack of safe access spurred the Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) to initiate a design/build project that would support growing traffic yet protect the area’s fragile ecosystem. The agency chose Composite Advantage’s fiber reinforced polymer...
AISI Names Recipient of 2019 Robert J. Dexter Memorial Award Lecture
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Steel Bridge Task Force Oversight Council of the American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI), the National Steel Bridge Alliance (NSBA), and the American Association of State and Highway Transportation Officials (AASHTO) T-14 Technical Committee for Structural Steel Design have named Matthew H. Hebdon, Ph.D., P.E., assistant professor in the Charles Edward Via, Jr. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virgin...
MoDOT Now Offering Apprenticeship Program
JEFFERSON CITY - Individuals looking for a career in maintenance with the Missouri Department of Transportation can now take advantage of an apprenticeship program that provides maintenance employees with on-the-job training combined with related classroom instruction, all while earning a paycheck. The program is also available to current MoDOT employees. The U.S. Department of Labor-Missouri Office of Apprenticeship recently recognized MoDOT’s existing employee training programs as meeting t...
Georgia Department of Transportation Awards $173 Million in Construction Contracts
ATLANTA — The Georgia Department of Transportation awarded 54 construction contracts for statewide transportation projects totaling $173,927,084, the agency announced in a news release. Officials with GDOT said the projects included in the award were advertised on May 24, bids were received on June 21 and contracts were awarded to the lowest qualified bidders on July 8. Several projects will have an impact on southwest Georgia roadways. The largest single-investment contrac...