Stantec’s Vince DiCamillo Recognized with Lifetime Achievement Award
Laurel, MD- NYSE, TSX: STN: Stantec’s Mid-Atlantic Environmental Services sector leader Vince DiCamillo has been honored with the Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award by the Association of State Floodplain Managers (ASFPM). The award was bestowed on May 23 at the ASFPM National Conference in Cleveland, Ohio. The ASFPM Meritorious Lifetime Achievement in Floodplain Management Award recognizes individuals who, throughout their career, have achieved success in a s...
McCain Inc. to Unveil Transparity® TDX, at the Intelligent Transportation Society of America's Annual Meeting
VISTA, California – McCain, Inc. announced today that it will formally unveil Transparity® TDX during the Intelligent Transportation Society of America’s (ITS America) Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C., being held June 3-7. Transparity TDX (Transportation Data Exchange) will provide a new cloud-based software platform serving a network of standards compliant transportation applications and data processing services. As individual transportation systems are advancing, Transparity TDX is the answe...
ASCE Institute Announces Inaugural Joint International Conference with the Institution of Structural Engineers (UK)
Reston, Va. — Today, the Structural Engineering Institute (SEI) of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) announces an inaugural joint international conference with the Institution of Structural Engineers (UK) called Iconic Global Structure: What Can We Learn? Join structural engineers, architects and project stakeholders to explore the successes and challenges of constructing iconic global structures. Keynote speakers will share experiences from three complex building styles: large v...
GSSI Releases Improved StructureScan™ Mini XT GPR Concrete Inspection Features with Software Update
GSSI, the world’s leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, announces the release of a major software update for the StructureScan™ Mini XT – the newest generation of GSSI’s popular all-in-one concrete inspection GPR system. The update expands StructureScan™ Mini XT capabilities with an increased depth range, improved Focus Mode, and a new Auto Drill feature. The update increases StructureScan™ Mini XT’s depth range by 20% to up to 24 inches for greater visibility in s...
ITD Launches New Online Services Website for Many Division of Motor Vehicles Transactions
BOISE--Idahoans needing to renew their driver’s license, identification card or vehicle license plate can now “skip the line by going online” through a new website, Drive Idaho. “Our new online services page, Drive Idaho, brings all of the new and existing DMV’s online services into one, easy-to-navigate page,” Division of Motor Vehicles Administrator Alberto Gonzalez said. “Qualified Idahoans can now skip the line at the county sheriffs’ and assessors’ offices by going online for DMV service...
Great Lakes Water Authority Surpasses State Goal Of Reducing Phosphorus Levels By 40 Percent By 2025
DETROIT— The Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA), Michigan’s largest drinking water and wastewater treatment service provider, has reached a milestone achievement: surpassing federal and state regulators’ goal of reaching a 40 percent reduction in phosphorus levels by 2025, six years ahead of its deadline. GLWA has not only met the federal and state requirements, but it has been able to reduce its phosphorus levels by approximately 60 percent in treated and discharged waters from its Water Res...
LoRa Alliance™ Reports Significant Growth in LoRaWAN® Metering Deployments; Will Show Technology’s Value for Water Metering and Management During AWWA ACE 2019
Fremont, Calif.– The LoRa Alliance™, the global association of companies backing the open LoRaWAN® protocol for the Internet of Things (IoT) low-power wide-area networks (LPWANs), announced today that it, along with its member ecosystem, will showcase LoRaWAN® solutions for water metering and management applications at the AWWA ACE19 Conference and Exposition, June 9-12 in Denver, CO. For the utilities market, smart meters are foundational toward enabling new operational efficiencies and serv...
Fluor Joint Venture Selected for $1.7 Billion I-635 LBJ East Infrastructure Project in Dallas
IRVING, Texas – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced today that the Fluor-led joint venture company composed of Fluor and Balfour Beatty Infrastructure, Inc., was selected by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to design and construct the I-635 LBJ East Project in Dallas. The Fluor team’s scope of work includes the widening and full reconstruction of about 11 miles of I-635, also known as LBJ Freeway. The contract also includes an option for Fluor to provide capital maintenance se...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $500,000 for Emergency Repairs to Flood-Damaged Roads in Vermont
WASHINGTON – U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine L. Chao today announced the immediate availability of $500,000 in “quick release” Emergency Relief (ER) funds from the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) to help repair flood-damaged roads throughout Vermont. The funds were approved shortly after being requested by the Vermont Agency of Transportation. Vermont experienced flooding and rapid runoff as the result of heavy rain and snowmelt on April 15-16 and on April 19-20. The damage was exp...
Leica Geosystems Opens Nominations for Carl Pulfrich Award 2019
(HEERBRUGG, SWITZERLAND - Leica Geosystems, part of Hexagon, is calling industry-related professionals to submit their nominations for this year’s Carl Pulfrich Award, the prestigious industry honour that recognises advancements in the fields of photogrammetry, remote sensing and earth imaging. Nominees will be considered on the basis of experience, activities in field of photogrammetry and remote sensing, and contributions to the advancement of all aspects of the earth imaging field. Applied...