Power Control System Service and Updates Provide Cost Savings and Greater Uptime
By Steve Dunn, Aftermarket Product Line Manager, Russelectric Inc. Aging power control and automation systems can carry risk, both in terms of downtime of mission-critical power systems, through reduced availability of replacement components and the knowledge to replace existing devices within. Of course, as components age, their risk of failure increases. Additionally, as technology advances, these same components are discontinued and become unavailable, and over time, service personnel lose...
HNTB Announces New Officer Appointments
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – HNTB Corporation announced 91 new officer appointments firmwide, including 17 to senior vice president and one to executive vice president. They include: Mike Sweeney, Eastern Region president, to executive vice president. Nick Antonucci, Arlington office leader, to senior vice president. Len Becker, Tampa office leader, to senior vice president. Gary Bua, Massachusetts office leader, to senior vice president. Stephen Dilts, New York office lead...
Propex GeoSolutions Launches New, Green-Friendly Paving Fabric
Chattanooga, Tenn. (Feb. 14, 2019) – For 50 years the paving industry has relied on PETROMAT® as the most trusted asphalt paving fabric in the market. This week Propex GeoSolutions launched PETROMAT® Enviro, a patent pending technology that is engineered to easily mill into small pieces and be recycled into new asphalt pavement. “Recently, the millability of typical paving fabrics has come into question,” said Mike Gorey, President and CEO of Propex Operating Company “To address this, we engi...
Sasol Achieves Beneficial Operation of First Lake Charles Chemicals Project Production Facility
LAKE CHARLES, La.- Sasol today announced its new U.S. linear low-density polyethylene unit has achieved beneficial operations — the first of the seven LCCP production facilities to come online. "Reaching beneficial operations of our first LCCP unit is a defining moment in Sasol's history and a significant milestone in delivering on the promise of LCCP," said Mike Thomas, senior vice president of Sasol's North American Operations. "This success is attributable to our team of Sasol employees, c...
Macquarie Infrastructure Partners Completes Acquisition of Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. From Energy Capital Partners
PORTSMOUTH, N.H.- Macquarie Infrastructure Partners ("MIP") and Wheelabrator Technologies Inc. ("Wheelabrator") announced today that MIP, acting through one of its managed funds, has completed the purchase of Wheelabrator from funds managed by Energy Capital Partners ("ECP"). MIP operates within the Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets ("MIRA") division of Macquarie Group. Wheelabrator is a leading owner and operator of waste-to-energy (WtE) facilities. Wheelabrator provides critical wast...
Kaman Announces Appointment of Lea Ann Smith as Technical Sales Specialist
Middletown, CT – The Measuring Division of Kaman Precision Products, Inc., the world leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance position measurement systems, announces the appointment of Lea Ann Smith as Technical Sales Specialist. She will be based in the Colorado Springs, Colorado facility. Mrs. Smith will focus on customer application engineering and integration. She will also help customers with product conceptualization and design, as well as configuration. In addition, she...
U.S. Department of Transportation Announces $30 Million Funding Opportunity for Passenger Ferry Service
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) today announced the opportunity to apply for approximately $30 million in Fiscal Year 2019 competitive grant funding for passenger ferry projects nationwide. The Passenger Ferry Grant Program is authorized by Congress for projects that develop and support ferry service on many of the nation’s waterways, including the purchase, repair, and modernization of ferry boats, terminals, and related facilities that...
Flint Safe Water Case Update: 2019 Terms Will Improve Efficiency in Pipe-Replacement Program
Flint, MI – The City of Flint agreed to use a data-driven approach to finding the remaining lead pipes delivering drinking water to residents’ homes, as part of the landmark legal settlement directing the City’s response to the water crisis. The agreement filed today imposes detailed requirements to improve the efficiency of the City’s pipe replacement program to ensure that all remaining lead pipes are identified and removed. The parties to the settlement in Concerned Pastors for Social A...
ARTBA Foundation Announces Key 2019 Scholarship, Awards & Recognition Program Deadlines
WASHINGTON - The American Road & Transportation Builders Association Transportation Development Foundation (ARTBA-TDF) has announced key deadlines for its 2019 scholarship, awards and recognition programs. They include: The Lanford Family Highway Worker Memorial Scholarship Program Established in 1999, this first-of-its-kind scholarship fund provides post-high school financial assistance to the children of highway workers killed or permanently disabled on the job. More than 160 scholarships...
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...
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