Young Tapped to be Vice Chair of AASHTO’s TC3 Council
Chris Young, workforce development director for the Texas Department of Transportation, began a two-year term as vice chair of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials’ Transportation Curriculum Coordination Council or TC3 on Oct. 23; a term that will officially wrap up at the end of the 2021 TC3 Annual Meeting. TC3, launched in summer 2000, functions as a partnership among state departments of transportation, government entities, and AASHTO, along with other ind...
USDOT Official Highlights More Than $12 Million in Grants to Help Modernize Bus Service in Central Illinois
BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Transit Administration (FTA) Acting Administrator K. Jane Williams was joined today by Illinois officials to celebrate the award of more than $12 million in competitive grant funds to improve bus transit service in central Illinois. The grants will enable transit agencies to modernize bus fleets, improve service, and enhance safety for riders. Acting Administrator Williams and officials from Connect Transit celebrated the gra...
ULIS Launches ThermEye™ Building, a New Product Line Dedicated to Smart Building Applications
This thermal sensor line is for integrators needing detection and people counting capabilities for connected buildings ULIS will showcase ThermEye Building at IBS, Paris, November 6 – 7, 2018, at booth #E30 Grenoble, France – ULIS, a designer and manufacturer of a wide range of innovative thermal image sensors, today announces the launch of ThermEye Building, a thermal sensor line for system integrators of detection and people counting equipment for connected buildings. The ThermEye...
U.S. LBM Names John Gorczynski Vice President Of Exterior Products
BUFFALO GROVE, Ill. - U.S. LBM Holdings, LLC ("U.S. LBM"), a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has named John Gorczynski vice president of Exterior Products. In this newly created role, Gorczynski is responsible for developing and leading U.S. LBM's market growth strategy in exterior products. A 34-year veteran of the building materials industry, Gorczynski joins U.S. LBM from GAF, a leading roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, where...
Jacobs Names Executives for Company Strategy, Innovation and Information Technology to Extend Differentiated Leadership and Profitable Growth
DALLAS - Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. (NYSE:JEC) announced three key executive appointments to expand high-margin growth in an evolving professional services sector, including Marietta Hannigan, chief strategy and communications officer; Darren Kraabel, chief technology and innovation officer; and Madhuri Andrews, chief information officer. "Two years ago, we embarked on a strategy to strengthen our culture, transform the core of our business and expand profitable growth. Since then, we have...
Bechtel Opens Office In Downtown Los Angeles
Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement and construction (EPC), has opened a new office in Los Angeles to meet the increasing infrastructure needs in the region and state with services ranging from master planning to project delivery. The Los Angeles team is led by Bechtel principal vice president Don Wright, whose experience spans North America, Europe, and the Middle East. He has recently directed airport expansions in Las Vegas, Nev., and Muscat, Oman and has previously manage...
Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway Project Wins Canadian Consulting Engineer Award of Excellence
Tetra Tech was part of a team that planned and designed the award-winning Inuvik Tuktoyaktuk Highway (ITH) to connect communities along Canada’s Arctic Coast. The Association of Consulting Engineering Companies-Canada (ACEC) and Canadian Consulting Engineer (CCE) magazine selected the Tetra Tech-Stantec team for an Award of Excellence for innovation in planning, designing, and constructing the highway. Collectively, Kiggiak-EBA (Tetra Tech), Kavik Stantec, and the client—EGT Northwind Ltd....
ASCENT Presents Classes and Showcases Learning Solutions at Autodesk University 2018
Baltimore, MD - At this year’s Autodesk University (AU) 2018, attendees will have the opportunity to visit with experts from ASCENT- Center for Technical Knowledge, an Autodesk Authorized Author and Publisher, at the Exhibit Hall in Booth A210, as well as attend classes taught by three of ASCENT’s Learning Content Developers. “The range of topics our ASCENT speakers are presenting at AU this year is indicative of the broad spectrum of knowledge and insight our team brings to every proje...
Advanced Energy Announces Plans to Expand in Fort Collins and Denver
FORT COLLINS, Colo.— Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: AEIS), a global leader in highly engineered, precision power conversion, measurement and control solutions, today announced plans to increase its presence and activities across the Colorado Front Range. Advanced Energy plans to expand and modernize its Fort Collins facilities and laboratories by creating a state-of-the-art R&D, engineering and service hub. The company will also continue its investments in local business developmen...
Texas DOT Makes Major Commitment to Safety Embracing ARTBA Foundation’s ANSI-Endorsed Certification Program for Transportation Project Decisionmakers
(WASHINGTON) - The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has made a major commitment toward improving safety in and around the state’s roadway construction work zones. The agency has become the first in the nation to help hundreds of its employees earn the “Safety Certification for Transportation Project Professionals™” (SCTPP) credential endorsed by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). SCTPP Commission Co-chair David Walls, president & chief executive officer of Texas-bas...